Comments on: Beyond Your Borders Experiencing the World

By: Rodney

Rodney — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:49:17 +0000

Another way to pay for a trip or to perhaps get it at a lesser price, is through Church organized mission trips.
My wife and I were able to travel to Romania a few years ago by doing this. We stayed in a house with a local family during our stay. We worked during the days in a small poverty stricken village doing house repairs. In the evenings and on free days We either explored or hung out with the family that was hosting us.

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By: Desi Quintans

Desi Quintans — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:41:40 +0000

More and more I suspect that the idea of travel and ‘expanding your horizons’ is yet another way for people to justify how terribly they rank as a member of their community.

By: Shannon @ Luxury Travel Company

Shannon @ Luxury Travel Company — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:53:41 +0000

Great quote to start the article! Traveling is also one of the greatest forms of education a person can get. Perhaps if more people traveled and absorbed different cultures they will be more tolerant of other people, possibly making the world a more peaceful place. The more we understand how another person lives, the more we realize why he is how he is.

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By: Justin Ache

Justin Ache — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:36:23 +0000

Watch how you do things though, in Cairo (or, specifically Giza, where the pyramids are), the camel rides aren’t worth what they sell them for. Do horseback instead, trust me on this one

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By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:08:01 +0000

A couple of tidbits from an older traveler…

Learn the local language, if you can. Even a few phrases will earn you points. I spent two weeks in France armed with two years of high school French (dating back 30 years) and a phrasebook. Worked fine. I was able to rent a car en Francais, even hit the local McDonalds (it’s interesting to see the differences). The French were surprisingly hospitable. BTW, remember that the Romance languages are similar, enough so that a Frenchman in Italy can make himself understood. If you know one, you are equipped in all of them.

Get out of the big tourist cities. The UK does not equal London. France does not equal Paris. You’ll be surprised at what you find. BTW, the same counsel applies to foreign visitors to the United States.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:20:27 +0000

America, get off your butts and go see the world! We will all be the better for it.

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By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:17:14 +0000

Experiencing the world is a fantatic way to not only see what else is out there, but also to get to know yourself better. Understanding different cultures and appreciating that not everywhere is the same can have a tremendous impact on the way you see the world, and your place in it.

As Chris says though, don’t just go to a resort in Thailand, stay somewhere local, where you can appreciate what is going on around you. If you’re struggling for more inspiration, check out First Class Backpacker.

By: Brett C

Brett C — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:48:27 +0000

Backpacking through Europe was the best thing I ever did. We did it two years ago and I still think about it everyday. My three buds and I traversed eastern and western Europe for 5 weeks after we graduated from college. Looking back this is really when I became a man. College wasn’t for me and I really couldn’t have taken part any less, I am just not a classroom person. But I decided to go backpacking on my own, without family help. I paid for it myself, we planned it ourselves; everything from plane tickets, hostels, museums, restaurants, bars, sights and trains. I had never taken so much responsibility for my own goals before this, and I haven’t looked back. Live in the winds and love the world. I want to help anyone who has the desire to travel the world from becoming discouraged, so here are some links to help you on your way.

http://www.thereareplaces.com/default.htm (brainstorm of places to go)
http://www.statravel.com/ (getting cheap airfare for students)
http://www.railsaver.com/railsaver.asp (getting a rail pass for Europe)
http://www.hostelworld.com/ (finding recognized hostels)
http://upl.codeq.info/ (packing calculator)
http://www.guideforeurope.com/ (excellent forum for Europe)

One last tip. As natural as it might seem to plan out every last detail, especially since you could be in a very foreign place – don’t. Do not book every hostel in advance. Flexibility in travel is so important. If the world is your playground, you wouldn’t want to be stuck on the swings all day.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:07:44 +0000

I am having my first out-of-country trip this summer. My wife and I are doing community building in southern France… I am rather excited.

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By: Nt4thBook

Nt4thBook — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:00:08 +0000

Traveling abroad changes your perspective on life. When I was 20, I went into the remote salt flats of Northeast Colombia and spent my time working with an orphanage. Eating as they ate, rising when they arose, sleeping in a hammock strung between two trees, exposed to the elements and stars that sat on the horizon. I wrote my family once, cell phones were the size of bricks then and definately not available in Colombia. I was literally a century away from home. I traveled into the mountains to an ancient Kogi Indian settlement and ate fish over an open fire while trying to understand their perspective of the creation of the world. In the streets of Miacao, I was nearly run over by 5 SUV, whom which I turned to glare. But, before I could say anything to the driver of the last vechile, I was whisked away by friends, who told me they were “mafia”. I witnessed the aftermath of an assassination attempt on the Mayor of Ciengina, bodies strewn on the highway and continuance of gunfire, deep in the jungle. I slept on the terrance of million dollar condo and played soccer on the beach of a luxury resort. While planting shade trees in a school yard, I dug up a pre Colombian grave. The body was folded in a fetal potion and enclosed in an urn. But the thing that stood out most on this trip, was watching men, who had worked six days from sun up to sundown wearing the same clothes everyday, show up to worship their Savior on Sunday. Wearing the same shirt and the same pants, but washed clean of the weeks toil. Hearing these men, raise there voices in song to Thank God for what he has done for them… For what he has given them… Words fail me.
All this was twenty years ago…, yet I still remember the disdain that I felt when I returned to Miami International airport and was ask to pay $8 for a hamburger…
Last year, I took some friends for what I thought would be a similar adventure, deep into the mountains of Guatemala, we worked on a building project. I was amazed that cellular service was advertised on every rock and available 5 hours into the hills!!! I have been in less remote areas of the U.S. that have no cell towers… The world is getting smaller…. GET OUT and see it before it disappears!…
Hutch is right you will talk of the adventures for the rest of your life… look at me!