Have you ever smelled sap oozing from a balsam fir or white pine in the crisp air of early winter or late fall? It's chilling, revitalizing, enthralling and it makes you feel like you're using your lungs to the fullest capacity with every breath. I can't even begin to describe just how much this exact smell has made me want to ditch city life and move up to a pine grove in Northern Minnesota.
Through my own rushed packing or tips from fellow travelers, I've realized that there are twelve things that you'll never find me travelling without. And no - I'm not just talking about someone forgetting their passport. Though - I know some in which this has happened to them. More than once, if you can believe it.
I can understand why people love to get an early start. Similarly, I can understand why people love a jammed day full of things to do. But, if I’m being honest – I’m getting a little bit tired of the constant need to be busy.
The question still stands, how did the girl terrified of eating alone and challenged at navigation become one so keen on solo travel? Did this new, confident traveler just appear out of thin air?
I love to travel. I’m just not willing to spend my entire savings account on a plane ticket. A budget traveler’s best kept secret? Layover flights. Think about it like this – the money saved could be another international plane ticket on an off-peak travel date. Crazy, right?
