This article is tourism topic.
Many travelers dream of making a long trip like three months America a tour or a year trip around the world. When planning such a trip, it is worth remembering that tourism can be a difficult task in the long run. A long trip can include a dozen new destinations or a longer stay at a destination. In any case, you will face daily challenges when you have to work in a new environment. You have to re-learn things like buying a bus ticket or going to the store - repeatedly.
Before the trip
- Talk to others who have made a similar journey. If you don’t know anyone personally, look online for people’s own Travel Stories, preferably as detailed as possible.
- Plan loosely. Read all about the areas where you plan to stay. There may be attractions you didn’t know about before. A rough plan can consist of three or four main points and several route options. You don’t want to notice until after six weeks that the information in the travel guide or the promised weather conditions were not correct. In some places, it is not necessary to plan the trip completely in advance.
- Make a pre-trip plan that no panic strikes as the day of departure approaches. See a doctor as needed, buy plane tickets, check your passport, get visas and travel insurance well in advance, and greet friends and relatives before your trip.
- The longer the trip, the lighter it is worth packing. While it may sound strange, it is still true. Even if you could iron heavy bags from one place to another for a week or two, do you really want to do it for a year? Just pack the essentials and buy as much as you can on the spot. It is not wise to carry a six-month toothpaste stock in the United States. If you visit places with a varied climate, you should visit warm places first and cold places last. Therefore, you can buy the jackets and lengths you need on site and there is no need to wear them all the way. The alternative is to send the clothes home by mail when you no longer need them. A good rule of thumb is one layer of warm weather, one for cold weather, and one intermediate option.
- Prepare for uncomfortable stages. Sometimes you may find yourself crowded for hours in some cramped seat; this is especially true for long flights. If you want to arrive at your destination fresh, you should bring a good pillow, earplugs and eye protection. However, don’t use cheap U-shaped pillows sold at airports - as you sleep your head will bend forward and you will wake up with neck pain.
- Plan your trip around activities and not just attractions. If you visit Paris in every church or Kathmandun in every temple so get bored before late. Activities such as cooking, language courses or volunteering can turn your trip into an adventure.
- Take contact with locals before departure. Maybe you have an acquaintance you know or you remember an exchange student from high school or you know someone local through someone’s travel site. Many are willing to meet the traveler either in a cafe or restaurant or by providing accommodation.
En route
- Write a travel diary. This can be just a list of places and dates or a whole "real diary". Later, it is nice to read and when reading you can remember all sorts of details. It is a good idea to write a travel diary, for example, when eating breakfast or in the evening. If you travel alone, a travel diary also acts as a kind of travel companion. A travel diary is also a convenient place to gather reviews of hotels, restaurants, and other travel services you use.
- Keep a pampering budget: If you just live hand to mouth, the trip can turn into a pretty boring experience. A better meal or going to the movies every now and then will cheer you up!
- Take a vacation from your trip - and from your travel partner: a visit to a massage or a bath in a hot spring can be an invigorating experience. Budget a couple of hours a week when you and your travel companion are allowed to be on their own. Two people see more than one and then there is also something new that can be told at dinner.
- Change your style. On the long haul, it’s easy to get stuck in a similarity - always the same hotel, always the same means of transport, and ultimately all the places look the same. If you’re traveling alone, embark on a guided tour - meet new friends and learn something new. If you usually travel in a group, go on an adventure yourself. Many travelers buy one guidebook and follow it like the Bible. Try exchanging the guidebook for a day with another traveler. If you sometimes spend a little more or less money on hotels, restaurants and getting around you can see a whole new side of town. Moving around the city at different times of the day can also be an experience. A night owl may be surprised by everything you can see in the morning at the local market or cafe.
- Design a node : select a central traffic node with a lot of different traffic to nearby areas. You can use this city as your "home" even if you are only there for a couple of days. Pack several smaller bags for different stages of the trip and keep them locked in a luggage depot in your "hometown." After each stage, return "home", rest for a day or two, take your next bag and head to the next stage.
- Learn the local language: a long trip is perfect for this. If you visit many different countries, choose the language that interests you most and try to learn it as much as possible.
- Bring your hobby with you: even traveling can take a long time. Bring a player with you and play it in the park or learn a local board game like Chinese chess and play it with a new person every day. You can create a new adventure around almost any point of interest: follow in the footsteps of a historical person, travel from history to modern times looking at art, shipbuilding or military costumes, or learn a new recipe every week.
- Leave a guidebook in your hotel room: head to the city on a discovery trip and ask the locals for suggestions.
- Get fit. Even your mind stays fresh.
- Meet people. It is often nice to chat with other travelers.
- Stay connected. Call, text, email and mail home.
- Know your travel companion. On the long journey, even the best friends can quarrel and thus the journey becomes even longer.