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Neil Island in Andaman Islands

We often hear people say ‘what a small world’… but in reality, the world is not small at all. We are. And when we start traveling around the world, we begin to see that. We begin to realize what little space we occupy in this world and how tiny we are in relation to other living things. Begin to learn that the world doesn’t actually revolve around us! We realize how little of the world, in all it’s beauty and natural wonders, we have experienced so far. We notice how tiny we and our problems are in comparison to that of the rest of the world. Most of all, we start to realize that our time on this Earth is very limited. But that there is soo much still left to see and do! That is why I encourage traveling as often as you can. No matter which stage of life or situation you are in. After all “Travel is never a matter of money but of courage” as quoted by Paulo Coelho in his book, Aleph.

I’ve made a personal goal of traveling to at least one new country, one state in the United States, and a few nearby cities each year. This way, I hope to visit and experience at least a small portion of this beautiful world.
Comment below if have any similar goals! Or if you’re just not sure how to get started or where to start traveling and need some advice.

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Travel puts life into perspective. It forces you to adjust with situations around you. It makes you realize how much we take for granted in our own lives. Living in America, we tend to think we are entitled to everything we have or want. Traveling abroad and seeing how other people live allows you to see how easy life comes for most of us.

Now, I’m not talking about the ‘big’ things like owning a phone or laptop. Or being able to drive to work or even attending grade school for free. I’m talking about the little daily things that we don’t think twice about. The things we feel like we are just supposed to have, as if it’s the norm. I’m talking about very simple things, like the free glass of water we get when we go to a restaurant. I’m referring to being able to use the public restroom without paying a fee.

In Italy, you must pay for water at a restaurant. At the same time, you can get free drinkable water from a fountain outside. In India (and some European countries), you have to pay a mandatory small fee to use a public restroom. Majority of the time, these restrooms are far from clean! We fail to notice or be thankful for these little things that are readily available to us. It isn’t until we travel somewhere where the ‘norm’ isn’t the norm that we notice them.

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**To work around the water dilemma in the restaurants, we all had water with us in different containers. My sister carried around her 12 oz glass water bottle. I carried a plastic bottle that I bought from a supermarket. My friend’s choice of a collapsible water bottle, similar to this one I found on Amazon, worked the best. She was able to refill it at the water fountains and hook it onto her backpack. When it wasn’t being used, it was folded and tucked away, taking up less space. Another great one is this fold-able, flexible and slightly cheaper Vapur Element water bottle.

For a list of other travel essentials and a full on gift guide, check out the Travel Must Haves post!

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