Top 5 Travel experiences, and Top 5 Future experiences
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| Drew, The Hungry Partier in Cappadocia |
First
off, I want to say thank you to Shereen for letting me write a guest post on
her blog! This is always a fun and
exciting opportunity for me.
Over
the past 2 years, I have been living/traveling abroad and working as a
full-time travel blogger. I have visited
70 countries since 2012, mostly in Europe and Asia. I was teaching English in Korea for 19 months
while building up my blog, and now, I am working hard to sustain a lifestyle of
travel.
In
this article, I’m going to talk about my top travel experiences in the past and
some upcoming trips that I’m looking forward to taking. I hope that by reading my article, you’ll get
some new ideas for your upcoming travels.
And
just so you know, it was REALLY hard to choose only 5 experiences, but I did my
best.
Okay
so here we go -- Please comment with any questions and let me know if you’ve
shared the same experiences!
Top 5 Travel Experiences
1. Camel Ride around the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt
To
be honest, Cairo wasn’t my
favorite city, but the camel ride around the Pyramids was probably most
exciting travel experience of my life. I just did it 2 weeks ago! The camel ride was 2 hours long and I had a
private tour guide. He took me all
around the desert and I got some incredible photos.
I
was even allowed to climb one of the smaller Pyramids which I had no idea was
allowed! I’ll never forget my experience
there.
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| Drew, The Hungry Partier in Cairo! |
2. Hot Air Balloon Ride in Cappadocia, Turkey
I
also did this about 2 weeks ago (right after Cairo) and I was blown away by
everything about this adventure.
Cappadocia is a mysterious land in the center of Turkey that is made up
of Volcanic rocks that look like little mountains. I was staying a Cave hotel (yes literally a
cave in the rocks) and I woke up at 5AM to take a hot air balloon ride for
sunrise.
It
was magical. Just let the photo do the
talking!
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| This photo of Drew, The Hungry Partier, is just too awesome to only have once in this post! |
3. The Great Wall of China in Beijing
I
was actually in Beijing for a 24 hour stop over on my way from Ho Chi Minh City
to Seoul. And luckily, I was able to get
a FREE transit Visa, so I could leave the airport and explore the city!
From
the airport, my friends and I took a taxi about 1 hour to the nearest part of
the wall called Mutianyu (which turned out to be the most preserved part). We only had about an hour to hike up the
Wall, but that was enough time to take it all in. I am still awe struck by how perfectly
constructed and long this wall is.
How
could humans even build this?
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| Drew, The Hungry Partier in Beijing! |
4. 70 Kilometer Trek in Myanmar
I
spent 2 weeks in Myanmar in January of this year. This is my favorite country in Asia because
it’s the most authentic and untouched.
But now that is rapidly changing because tourists can now easily get
visas on arrival!
My
favorite experience in Myanmar was taking a 3
day trek from Kalaw to Inle Lake.
Every morning, we woke up at sunrise and walked until sunset. It was exhausting, but so cool to see life
unfold in small Burmese villages!
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| Drew, The Hungry Partier in Myanmar |
5. Hiking Sri Pada Mountain in Sri Lanka
I
spent 8 days in Sri Lanka in early 2014.
This was my first trip to a third world country, so it was one of the
most eye opening trips of my life.
While
I was in a historic city called Kandy, someone told me about a crazy hike up
5,000 stairs to the tallest peak in the country. Without thinking twice, I took a train there
and completed the 6-hour hike. I felt
like I could rule the world when I was finished!
Now
that you’ve heard about my favorite past experiences, I am going to tell you
about 5 things that I’m looking forward to in the near future!
1. Going on an African Safari
It’s
always been a dream of mine to go on an Africa Safari. I really want to
visit Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and Malawi!
I think I’m going to make this happen sometime in 2015.
2. Backpacking Through South America
South
America is the only continent (bestides Antartica) that I haven’t stepped foot
on. The closest I’ve been is Costa Rica
– but that’s central America!
I am
going to set apart 3-4 months for an epic adventure around South America that
will include Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina and Chile! I am conversational in
Spanish, so this trip is just calling my name.
3. Island Hopping in the Caribbean
I’ve
been to several Caribbean islands such as The Bahamas, Haiti and St. Maarten,
but that was before I was 16! I didn’t
have the same appreciation for such a trip when I was so young, and obviously
my perspectives are much broader now.
The
countries that I’m burning to visit are Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Bermuda
and Aruba!
4. Siberian Railway through Russia
Russia
is a place that I always wanted to go, but the only thing holding me back has
been the visa. It’s very hard and
expensive to get. I’ve extensively
traveled throughout Eastern Europe, and I know how to speak basic Russian, so I
really want to do go there.
I
heard that it’s inexpensive to take a Siberian Railway journey (from West to
East) over a few weeks. That sounds like
fun!
5. Visiting the “Stan” countries
Central
Asia is another region that I haven’t really visited (other than Georgia,
Armenia and Turkey). The Stan countries
have always fascinated me because they are very off the beaten path. The countries in specific that I’m referring
to are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkeminstan,
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Thank
you for reading about my travel experiences!
I encourage you to contact me or comment below with any questions or
thoughts that you have :)
A massive THANK YOU to Drew for taking the time to organise this for us! For those of you wanting to read more about his adventures, please check out his site here: The Hungry Partier ... you won't regret it, it's full of awesomeness!
To catch his adventures LIVE and to travel with Drew make sure you add him on SnapChat (@Drewbinsky) - currently travelling through Ukraine! Saving me from my current 9-5 worklife one snap at a time :D
We could not have survived our trip without having this to guide us through. It is a fantastic collection of trip itineraries, attractions to see, restaurants to visit and places to sleep! Well worth the money and not as heavy as I thought it would be carrying it. Enjoy your South East Adventure!
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