Oh, I know your shaking your head right now saying “Nope, this will not happen to me. I have a plan, I will not be getting stuck whilst traveling.”…Well you might be right, it might not happen to you – But in all likeliness, it will at some point.
Take it from a long-term traveler, you might just wake up one day and realize that you have not left!
Before I embarked on my first adventure back in 2010, a traveling friend had warned me about it but I laughed it off. I was adamant it wouldn’t happen to me, I had a full proof, iron clad plan…
…Well guess what…It happened straight away, and it wasn’t the only time!
The longer you travel, you’ll see it happens to backpackers all the time. It’s just part of traveling life.
**Different reasons you might end up getting stuck whilst traveling.
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Something you will learn very quickly on your travels is how things can change in a whim, there will be times when the sturdiest of full proof plans will just crumble. You can plan and have backup plans all you want but it’s only once you’re actually traveling, that you realize the different factors that come into play.
Below are some of the common reasons why you might end up getting stuck whilst traveling.
Comfort zones:
It doesn’t matter who we are, that moment we step foot in a new country, we are out of our comfort zone. Everything is new, the surroundings are new, the people are new, in some countries the cultures are completely opposite to what we’re used to. So it’s human nature to look for and grasp onto things that we find familiar, something we can relate too like other backpackers or hostels.