My friend and I JUST booked the first half of our travel and I am psyched!
My friend and I have been thinking to go travel ever since we got out of highschool and it has finally come to life! The last couple of months we have been saving up, deciding where to go and have meetings with Kilroy, a travel agency for backpackers.
WHO IS MY FRIEND
HER NAME IS ANNE AND WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. She likes arranging things and photography!
Where we are going
So! My friend is leaving two months earlier because she wants to see Vietnam and stuff, however Vietnam doesn't appeal to me as such and neither do my funds, haha.
I will be joining her in Thailand in January
Then, our next flight will be from Indonesia to New Zealand in April. This means that we have about three months to wander around in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia before we are leaving for our next destination. We do not have any concrete plans as such yet! If there is something TOTALLY A-MA-ZING which we absolutely can't miss out on, please do let me know!
What we want to do
EVERYTHING! I want to meet locals, eat local food, party a bit, enjoy the beauty of nature and go on adventure as well as having our off-days relaxing and enjoying the weather. I would love to learn how to surf and canoe in those river with glowing algae, as well as learning about the new cultures we will discover. We want to see nature in it's purity. Barely or untouched by humans and see the animals in the wild - how they are supposed to be. Are there any cool, wicked things in the countries I mentioned before? UH I NEED TO KNOW IM SO EXCITED.
What we need to pack
No idea. I have yet to buy a backpack which fits perfectly to my needs. I do not want too heavy luggage, so I was thinking of 40 to 50l backpack. I will definitely bring my Macbook (this trip was the whole reason I got it!), due to it's lightweight and performance, so I can keep on Steeming and working as a webdesigner!
The Benefits of Kilroy
Initially, I wasn't such a fan to go somewhere and have someone else figure it out. I figured it would be much, much more expensive to arrange it through a third party and I'd rather do it myself. However, now we've booked it, I see the charm in it. All we have to do is focus on the trip, on the experience - and she does the rest. We do not need to manage anything, and if we have questions, we can simply call her up and ask her to book something new.
We decided to get our main flights booked through Kilroy. So basically the bigger distances between countries. Just so you already have those set and something to look forward to (or dread if you're having a blast). Also, she arranged insurance, a bed for the first couple of days and our first jungle trip. From then on we are on our own. It's super convenient and the price they charge for their service was just € 35,-. Now, I am pretty sure they earn on the our flights due to an affiliate system of some sorts, but still. Having two major flights, insurance and their service for € 1.500 is pretty reasonable in my book.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. IT'S ALMOST TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME. Well, January. But you know, can you imagine being a full on backpacker in six months? Because I can't.
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Wow gaaf zeg, zie dat je al aardig ingeburgerd bent op steem ;) En zo gaaf dat je op wereldreis gaat. Vietnam ben ik ook geweest en daar heb je zoveel mooie plekken en niet echt heel duur hoor.
Als je in de buurt van Bali bent dan kan ik je het eiland nusa lembongan aan bevelen, kan je een dagtripje naar toe maken maar ook overnachten maar daar heb je Manta point, daar kan je snorkelen met manta roggen. Het gaafste wat ik ooit gedaan heb.
Ik ga je volgen, ben benieuwd naar jullie reis belevenissen!
Haha ja! Ben begonnen rond SF1 maar gebruikte het niet super veel. Ben de laatste paar maanden wel wat meer in de weer ermee!
Oo, dat klinkt heel gaaf! Is dat ook een beetje te betalen?
Thanks! :D Ik heb trouwens ook een comment gezet bij die Alliance :)
Geen idee wat we betaald hebben. Het was het iig meer dan waard 😊
Komt definitely op mn to-do lijstje!
Aww !
That's really awesome to have a friend like anne.
Thailand is fabulous! You'll get to know about thai culture especially thai massage ! Hehe
And newzeland ah ! Best option for a tour with friend ! You'll surely enjoy it.
Keep steeming and keep sharing your tour photos and videos with us
I love massages! I just hope we're talking about the same ones, haha.
I definitely will keep it up!
Yeah ! We're talking about the same massage
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HAHA this only makes me question the same thing!
My advice to you: don't take that massage daily ! It will make you tired ! Hehe
Keep steeming
Girl you are amazing. Keep it up . Following you now .
Thanks ^^
welcome
very interesting post. thanks for share. I love travel too and playing poker in different countries! My current travel was in Antalya turkey, but only for rest. :) not playing poker :)
aha I see now you are from Berlin> I had a curious case in Berlin :)
Ooh! Well rest is good too! I love those chilling vacations!
now I posted travel in Barcelona. do you ever been in Barcelona?
Yes, I have! I loved it. Very beautiful city with great food!
yeah I agree! last month I was in Barcelona! I make 2 posts about my travel there. if you are interested you can see. we can change follow. you are interested person
I'd kill to become one! But, Oh well. Really happy for you though love.
<3
That's awesome... My dream is to live in a different country every 6 months.
Oo, yes.. Same here! Digital nomads _
Yes, Just waiting for my teenagers to finish high school
How many years left?
Unfortunately 3 more years. 😟😟😟
The good thing is I will have plenty of time for research and maybe planning few destinations.
Very nice :)
Sounds amazing! Happy travels :)
Thank you! I hope it to be amazing! haha.
I have a question.. How are you getting so much $ per post? Like seriously, spill the beans young lady :D
I'm trying hardd.. hhaa
I could've guessed lol! Okay, well we can chat later :) For now, I will leave a follow and stay in touch! Keep on keeping on :D
I'm trying to post everyday and keep encourgaging other Steemians too :)
Thanks bro!
Same here! Let's do this. Now get on the GRIND! xD
@sjennon great! I admire people who can just leave normal life and go travel for few months! Waiting for you next stories.
Maybe you visit Poland... I have created some post about Warsaw. Please check them :)
Hah thank you! I am really pumped. You should do it too!
I will definitely post during my travels aswell!
I actually have been to Warsaw very briefly once :)
Following you and looking forward for your stories! :)
Thank you. I hope I can handle such pressure! haha!
JanuarY .. .. but .. .. but .. .. LISBON is 'in' NOVEMBER ?? - ))
.. i think YOU should start earlier !! - ))
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.. kind of like . this GUY !! - ))
(( the radiance of excitment = PRICE-LESS !! - ))
@peazfulman ... talking OVER HERE - )))
Stop! You're makin' me all jelly! Indo's da dream rights! Heeeyyyohhh!! Shakaaaa bruddah!!
.. i'm SO excited FOR YOU !! - ))
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.. i hope this HELPS !! - ))
PumpeD & reSTEEMed !! - ))
I'm definitely coming to Lisbon in November! But then going back home :P
Thanks bro!
Awesome. I could never do bagpacking 😅
Why not? :D
Love your blog!
Thank you so much <3
Super cool! I want to make a world trip myself too and I'm just getting excited by reading this article.
Leuk zeg! Veel succes en natuurlijk heel veel plezier op je reis.
Ik kwam op je account via @steemspoker. Coole posts heb je!
Aas super tof! Thanks! :D
That's AMAZZZZIIING!