There is always a story, a photo, a holiday package, a top ten through to 100 list there to make you feel bad about your own travel experiences. The friend who found frog's legs in France while you ate pizza every night, the yoga retreat you can't afford, amazing photography that makes your digital memories look childish and travel magazine bucket lists that surmise what you should want to see and disregard everything you loved but nobody has ever heard of.
While travel envy is always somewhat of a motivation to keep exploring it should by no means influence your own choices. The best part of travelling is that there are minefield of choices. Freedom of exploration and instinct.
My travel rules-
1. Don't make any major plans.
2. Walk everywhere.
3. Venture off beaten paths and down random alleyways. (Just not dark ones.)
4. Don't be put off by a lack of money, time or energy. Get up early, go to bed early, buy an espresso, sit and watch.
5. Don't go where everybody else does.
6. Don't pay to get in anywhere.
7. Take as many photos as possible but know when to put your camera down and stop living life through a lens.
8. Try not to make lists, be spontaneous and let your mood decide where you are going.
9. Don't be afraid.
10. Keep dreaming.
