[Help] I really want to travel all around the world, but I'm too young... Updates to this post /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:50:56 +0100 Reply from pinkpanthergir /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5115744 [quote ChunkyCinnamon]check out couchsurfing.org, wwoof.org and helpex.net.

couchsurfing: ‘hosts’ let you crash on their couches for a night or two while you’re traveling

wwoof and helpex: work 3-5 hours a day (at a farm) in exchange for free meals and accommodations

… there are more sites like these on the net…

anyways, so you CAN realize your dream with just a little bit of money… you just have to be willing to put in some work and/or sleep on strangers’ couches. And also, since you can paint maybe you can sell your paintings along the way for some spending money.

it’s also my dream to travel the world. right now i’m still trying to save up for it. since i’m planning to travel for a whole year (and since i don’t have any useful skills to help me earn money along the way), it will probably take me another 2 years to save up enough money. my plan is to couchsurf and wwoof my way to and around south east asia. even though i’m enjoying my job right now, i can’t wait to embark on that adventure.

by the way, how old are you?[/quote]

Not old enough to go on my own or buy a plane ticket, apparently. D:

]]> pinkpanthergir Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:29:58 +0100 Reply from ChunkyCinnamon /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5113651 check out couchsurfing.org, wwoof.org and helpex.net.

couchsurfing: ‘hosts’ let you crash on their couches for a night or two while you’re traveling

wwoof and helpex: work 3-5 hours a day (at a farm) in exchange for free meals and accommodations

… there are more sites like these on the net…

anyways, so you CAN realize your dream with just a little bit of money… you just have to be willing to put in some work and/or sleep on strangers’ couches. And also, since you can paint maybe you can sell your paintings along the way for some spending money.

it’s also my dream to travel the world. right now i’m still trying to save up for it. since i’m planning to travel for a whole year (and since i don’t have any useful skills to help me earn money along the way), it will probably take me another 2 years to save up enough money. my plan is to couchsurf and wwoof my way to and around south east asia. even though i’m enjoying my job right now, i can’t wait to embark on that adventure.

by the way, how old are you?

]]> ChunkyCinnamon Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:29:14 +0100 Reply from Anonymous /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5112800 good!! And since u’ll be painting u can say it’s sum sort of project…. :) good luck!

]]> Anonymous Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:21:21 +0100 Reply from pinkpanthergir /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5112793 Thanks everyone! You all helped me think about this alot, and I’m sure I’ll be abe to achieve my dreams soon! :D

]]> pinkpanthergir Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:19:02 +0100 Reply from Anonymous /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5112784 well yeah it would cost more w/sumone else… it would be cool if u have someone u want to go with, then u guys start a job together or , u know, put ur money in a ‘iceland trip fund’ or whatever, and that way u’ll have enough money, u’ll have thought it through, u could even look for nice bed&breakfasts to stay at along the way… lots of time to plan it out, and time to make ur ‘rents feel comfortable about it!

]]> Anonymous Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:57 +0100 Reply from pinkpanthergir /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5112775 [quote Anonymous]lmao. yeah it is pretty i’m sure! greenland and iceland are opposites, quite funny.
it would be nice to go w/a friend… and like the other person said, ppl are very generous and i’ve travelled too (when i was 16) and u really don’t need much as long as u have a friend with u!!!
if u can wait to make ur parents happy, i guess u should… i mean, if ur life is good at home, then why not wait a couple yrs?? but if not… and u can’t wait… and it’s killing u… then if i were u, i’d get a friend and be off!
but u will have the same amount of fun in a couple of yrs too! u don’t want ur family to be mad at u!![/quote]

Thank you, you made a very good point in those last few sentences. :) I’m just worried about the money, because if I took a companion then it would cost MORE. It would be great to convince my parents as well, but I don’t think they’d go for it at all. ):

I could try though, lol.

]]> pinkpanthergir Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:16 +0100 Reply from Anonymous /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5112766 lmao. yeah it is pretty i’m sure! greenland and iceland are opposites, quite funny.
it would be nice to go w/a friend… and like the other person said, ppl are very generous and i’ve travelled too (when i was 16) and u really don’t need much as long as u have a friend with u!!!
if u can wait to make ur parents happy, i guess u should… i mean, if ur life is good at home, then why not wait a couple yrs?? but if not… and u can’t wait… and it’s killing u… then if i were u, i’d get a friend and be off!
but u will have the same amount of fun in a couple of yrs too! u don’t want ur family to be mad at u!!

]]> Anonymous Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:07:45 +0100 Reply from pinkpanthergir /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5112761 [quote Anonymous]would u be going with sumone? if ur by yourself, i don’t know if it’s such a good idea. if ur going with sumone, u don’t need that much money and it sounds like a great adventure!![/quote]

Yes, but I asked my parents about it and they said that it was too much money for all of us to go, so then I said what about just me or two of us. But no one in my family wants to go to Iceland. ):

They have that misconception that Iceland is actually JUST ICE. It’s a very pretty place…

I thought about going with my friends, but they wouldn’t allow that either. They’re very overprotective of me. It would be so much fun to go with my friend Gabby, though.

]]> pinkpanthergir Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:04:45 +0100 Reply from SensiblyCommon /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5112759 You could try traveling the world for free. There was a television show about that.

When traveling, ask locals! They know where to get stuff cheaper (i.e. food, travel, etc). Also, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Every once in a while you may come across someone very generous.

I recently traveled about 400 miles away from home (DEFINITELY the furthest I’ve been away by myself, I’m only 18). I had a blast.

]]> SensiblyCommon Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:04:16 +0100 Reply from Anonymous /post/291334-i-really-want-to-travel-all-around#reply-5112744 would u be going with sumone? if ur by yourself, i don’t know if it’s such a good idea. if ur going with sumone, u don’t need that much money and it sounds like a great adventure!!

]]> Anonymous Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:59:03 +0100