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![]() I’md certainly recommend you learn how to fix a bike (or carry a book that tells you how, plus the appropriate tools). You do not need to be an expert to cycle a very long way.At least not until your knees have packed up and you have to go for a wee three times each night. You will never again have so much free time and so few commitments. Ask them if they think you should go do it. They may be good ties (family, career, a home), but they certainly are ties that make adventure more complicated. Ask them if they have six months spare to go cycle off into the sunset? Ask them about the ties that bind their lives. If you doubt me, speak to any tired-looking 40 year old on any commuter train in any town. But please believe me when I tell you this is the very best time in your life to go and explore. I cannot think of a single occupation that you will be worse at after spending time slowly exploring the world. Anyone who tells you that it is is an idiot. You have so many years and decades of “career” ahead of you that delaying this for a while whilst you go do something crazy is not a bad idea.Watch his eyes light up as the torrent of tales pour forth about those glory days. Ask him about his first youthful adventures, mishaps and escapades. If you’re doubting how worthwhile it may be, go speak to your Grandpa. The rite of passage journey is thousands of years old, and rightly so. To learn, to grow up, to make your CV awesome, to have fun. But these are all good reasons why you should try to be brave enough to head out into the world. No offence, but you’re probably pretty clueless about many things – finance, logistics, expedition skills, interacting with different kinds of people. This may be your first extended period away from home, away from your friends and family, away from the comfortable familiarity of your own country. ![]() If you’re nervous, that’s probably a good thing. Doing your first ever big trip is daunting.You could cycle all the way from the UK to Japan for that amount of money, and I promise you that is £1000 that you would never, ever regret having spent. £1000 is loads of money for a cracking adventure. ![]() Here’s how to save £1000 without really noticing.
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