Independent Travel
Examples:
Panama to Mexico Overland
Cycling Florida to Niagara Falls
Yang Shou China
Van Camping from Utah to Jasper NP
Spanish Immersion Guadalajara
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In my travels, I have met as many women as men traveling independently.
Independent Threaded Travel
Philosophy | Planning | Doing | Stress
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Cheryl Gelder
Philosophy
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Why I travel
Lessons of traveling well
Traveling is exciting which means it is stressful and tiring
Plan for and get enough sleep while you travel. It will make the every day challenges easier to sort out and even enjoyable
I always seem to plan more than I can reasonably accomplish during any given travel.
Let go of some of it along the way as you can. Then focus on what you are doing, not what you chose to give up.
Walking
Is great during my travels for:
Interacting with my local world up close up and personal.
Getting exercise
Reducing stress
Gaining perspective
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Planning
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Getting started independently
Challenges and limits
Resources for planning
Planning
Budget
Passport
Immunizations
Vagabond not Vagabondage
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Doing
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Getting started independently
Money
Transportation
Something to eat
A place to sleep
Staying safe and healthy
Dealing with language differences
Staying in touch
Price bargaining and paying
Crossing borders
Changing plans on the fly
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Stress, Fear and Other Emotions
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The first step is to determine if something physical like hunger or lack of sleep is accentuating the emotion.
fear
sadness
depression
homesickness
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