Comments on: How To Travel Outside Your Comfort Zone

By: PassportDave

PassportDave — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:20:59 +0000

Such true words. Especially the paragraph on staying open to getting lost. Some of the best adventures ever had are when you are lost in a new place.

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:39:25 +0000

@Kevin: I couldn’t agree more about waking up early. In certain parts of the world (Southeast Asia & parts of Latin America) waking up early can be when the markets and streets come to life. Often, it’s the best time to see a market.

We’ve become bike enthusiasts more and more over the years and love how it provides you with the ability to see so much in one day. And because you are still close to the action/pavement you observe and experience so much. Always nice to end a bike ride with a good pub, too, so you can meet locals

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By: Kevin Kato

Kevin Kato — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:20:03 +0000

Something I like to do (of which my wife is not a big fan) is to wake up early – 5am or so – and go for a walk and see what people are doing. Seeing a place in the early morning hours lends a brand new perspective to what life is like in the place you are.

To take your suggestion of walking a step further (no pun intended!) I’ll say hands down the best way to travel is by bicycle. To be sure, cycling across a continent is not for everyone, but even a one-day excursion out of town and back can open you up to something truly amazing, where you will likely end up way out of your comfort zone and experience many if not all of the points you mention. The good thing is, you can always pedal back!

Nice post guys – and just as relevant two and a half years later and for as long as people travel.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:19:00 +0000

@budgetwanderer: Glad we could be of service. Though I don't recommend going overboard when it comes to travel...then you can get burn out. Maybe I can turn you onto 7 Habits of Highly Effective Travelers!

By: thebudgetwanderer

thebudgetwanderer — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:16:16 +0000

Very informative. You gave us a bit of a push to go overboard on our travels.

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By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:39:34 +0000

@Josh: Depending on the city, bicycle is can be terrific. Take northern European cities like Berlin, Copenhagen and Amsterdam and we totally agree. Take others, like Prague (where we lived for 5 years) and cycling across the city, you are putting your life at risk. Same goes for more compressed cities throughout the developing world.

Am glad you enjoyed the article and in particular, found it accessible to anyone, not just avid travelers.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:52:24 +0000

I like the way you guys make it easy to the regular people that only travel a few times during the year. And those things I’ve been so cautious about are often the things keeping me from having interesting stories, which I’m growing in.

Btw another idea to get around is on a bicycle. That way you can get to basic destinations in the city and greet people and enjoy the air at the same time.