Dejarlo todo y llegar a Bangkok. Nadie dijo que dejarlo todo fuese fácil.
Irse suena bien, dejarlo TODO parece la parte complicada. Y es que la sensación de recogimiento interior cuando llega la hora de decir adiós es más intensa de lo que yo podía llegar a pensar. Treintaycuatro horas después (llenas de transportes, esperas y nervios) llegas a Bangkok, una ciudad tan inmensa que, de tenerlas apaciguadas, activa tus dudas, miedos y demás agonías en un solo vistazo. Una sensación que, por suerte, sólo dura hasta el momento en el que duermes las horas retrasadas.
Así fue cómo realmente ocurrió: Dejarlo todo y llegar a Bangkok. El corazón palpita más rápido que nunca cuando tomas el primer vehículo que te acercará a tu próximo destino. Pero entonces paro a respirar. Tomé mi tiempo. Una vez en el hostel, todavía preguntándome qué hacía yo allí, y sin poder hacer el check-in me cambié de ropa, dejé mi mochila y fui a dar mi primera ruta por los alrededores: en busca de la famosa calle Khao San Road. Elegir un país al que viajar sola: Tailandia (mis 12 razones)
Cuando una toma la decisión de dejarlo todo, coger la mochila y ponerse a viajar le surgen muchas dudas.
Muchísimas. Y elegir un país al que viajar sola por primera vez es una de las más importantes. Porque ¿cómo elegir el correcto? ¿Qué país elegir para viajar sola? Lo más probable es que una vez allá, si todo va bien, continúes a un lugar o a otro, pero la primera impresión es importante ¿no? Quien sigue el blog sabe que esta es la segunda ocasión en la que busco un país al que viajar sola por primera vez.
100 little things that travel has taught me. Travel has been one of my most valuable teachers.
Rather than sit in a classroom and learn about the world through a someone else’s eyes, I did it through adventures and misadventures, tears and laughter. I know I still have so much to discover, but here are some lessons that sometimes I had to learn the hard way. Some of them I already kinda knew, some I are silly, some are serious, some are obvious, and some are embarrassing.
Maybe this collection will help open up new doors in your own life and own travels, and although we will all learn our own lessons, I hope maybe I will help someone avoid some of my mistakes (example: #14). Happy travels! 1. 21. 28. 43. The world’s best secret islands.
Looking for a romantic spot that's (almost) all yours?
Here’s a list from our brand new Best in Travel 2011 guide to reignite your love affair with desert islands, with picks from across the globe. 1. Torres Strait Islands, Australia Image by Killer White Fluff As far as you can go in Oz without falling off the map, the Torres Strait Islands are Australia as it might have been if Europeans had never arrived. Permits to visit outlying islands must be obtained at least one month in advance from the Torres Strait Regional Authority. 2.
Image by ajari The idyllic Yaeyama Islands are tucked away at the very southern tip of the Japanese archipelago. Japan Transocean Air flies daily from Tokyo to Ishigaki, which is connected to the other islands by regular ferries. 3. Image by Antoine Hubert Most people have heard of Devil’s Island, but few would be able to stick a pin on a map. The world’s best secret islands. New York City's Hidden Subway Station.
Deep in the belly of New York’s subway system, a beautiful untouched station resides that has been forgotten for years with only a limited few knowing of its existence.
Stunning decoration with tall tiled arches, brass fixtures and skylights run across the entire curve of the station, almost a miniature imitation of Grand Central Station… But it sounds like something straight out of Harry Potter, right? It was opened in 1904, with the hope of making it the crowning glory of the New York subway system in elegant architecture and a place for commemorative plaques to honour the work that had resulted in such a successful underground mass transit system.
It was to be the original southern terminus of the first ‘Manhattan Main Line’; however the station was closed and boarded up in 1945. The Moses Bridge is Invisible to The Eye. A series of moats and fortresses were built over the West Brabant Water Line region of the Netherlands during the 17th century in order to provide protection from invasion by France and Spain.
Fort de Roovere was surrounded with a shallow moat that was too deep to march across, and too shallow for boats. In turn the earthen fort had remained protected –until now. From afar, the Moses Bridge is invisible to the eye. The flow of the moat appears continuous, as the water level remains at the same level, reflecting the surrounding foliage. As visitors approach the fort, the bridge appears as a break in the water with its sloping walls containing it. First lying flush with the earth, the bridge then descends deeper into the ground. The bridge can’t be seen from a distance because the ground and the water come all the way up to its edge.