Look at a map or globe. Let your mind wander to unusual destinations that may not have crossed your mind previously.
Ask your friends where they are going next. Can you piggybank onto their adventure?
Look up intriguing festivals, gigs or events that you’ve always wanted to go to such as the La Tomatina festival in Valencia or the Burning Man in Nevada.
Think of an experience that you’d really like to have. It may involve volunteering, teaching, tasting new foods or immersing yourself in a particular culture.
Watch a film or read a book that transports you to your dream destination. Eat, Pray, Love may conjure images of Bali, Ab Fab of Southern France, Lord of the Rings of New Zealand and Call Me By Your Name of summer romance in Italy. These are all examples that motivated me in real life.
Consider a feeling that you’d like to experience. Adjectives that might pop to mind might include passionate, challenged, happy, excited or transfixed. Follow the feelings…
Make a travel board. Add anything that inspires, encourages or motivates you. This visual cue can help get us going and focus our intentions.
Read blogs or watch YouTube channels that focus on travel. Make travel part of your regular radar.
Begin learning a new language which may assist you when you get to your dream destination.
Start a course that could assist you with work overseas. TEFL qualifications are a good place to start if you are interested in teaching. Other options might include digital work such as blogging, conservation and roles that are in demand elsewhere in the world i.e. nurses and plumbers.
Traveller - Writer - Gemini
For as long as I can remember, I've fancied myself as a mixture of James Bond, Xena Warrior Princess, Indiana Jones and Lara Croft!
I've had the travel bug since childhood but as an adult, it's become a full-blown addiction.
As we all have, I've lost time to my own laziness and malaise as well as to necessary day-to-day responsibilities. Feeling restless and painfully aware that I didn't always utilise my time, I came up with the concept of the 'Adventure List.' It's like a bucket list but less morbid.
I decided that I would write down EVERYTHING that I had ever wanted to do and aim to tick off at least one item from the list per month.
Naturally, it's not always possible to disappear to Africa for a Safari on a whim or to jump in a car and travel America by road just like that, so I decided to include minor goals and dreams too, like a pole fitness class or learning to make my own pizza.
The 'Adventure List' keeps me focused on what I believe is the most important thing in life:
Happiness, adventure, fulfilling your potential and chasing after your dreams.
As children our dreams are at the forefront of our minds. As adults, they start to become murky and disappear. I hope that I can inspire my readers to pursue their own adventures and perhaps even assist if you find that your adventures and dreams are similar to my own!
I've explored 34 countries including Thailand, Italy, Indonesia, America and Mexico and I aim to see many more!
Join me as I complete my Adventure List and be sure to create one of your own!
All my love
Kayleigh
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