I want to see the world

LayJay · Jan 23, 2019

Hi everyone. I'm 18 now and for months I have thought about leaving home and seeing the world. I'm just bored with life and the same places. I'm from Finland, so I still have to serve in the army for a while. I thought it would be good to give myself a head start and begin to learn about travelling and hitchhiking early.

I want to travel the world to see amazing places and meet even more amazing people. Would be great if I could make some like-minded friends from here.

The Hiker · Jan 23, 2019

You're in the right place to meet other travelers, hope you find what you need!

roughdraft · Jan 23, 2019

in general you can't go too wrong going further from what's familiar at your age

until then there's some good info here you can search for

how long do you need to serve for, at this point?

noothgrush · Jan 23, 2019

Finland is bucket list for me. I would swap spaces with you right this moment.

LayJay · Jan 23, 2019

roughdraft said:
in general you can't go too wrong going further from what's familiar at your age

until then there's some good info here you can search for

how long do you need to serve for, at this point?

I can choose between 6 months and a full year. Not yet sure which one. I'll see how much time I need to prepare.

Tony Pro · Jan 23, 2019

You're starting off in a good position. You have a strong passport and you can travel to Europe, Asia and Africa overland without spending any money.

Where's the #1 place you want to go?

LayJay · Jan 23, 2019

Tony Pro said:
Where's the #1 place you want to go?

I've never visited Asia, so that is quite high on the list. Europe is of course first because it is the closest. There is a place in Spain I would love to visit again.

roughdraft · Jan 24, 2019

LayJay said:
I can choose between 6 months and a full year. Not yet sure which one. I'll see how much time I need to prepare.

That is not much time at all, you'll be departing before you know it. As for preparation - well living rough or at least being cam to travel without luxury is - to me - not too hard to understand, what is challenging is experience itself which of course in this life never ends.

LayJay said:
I've never visited Asia, so that is quite high on the list.

same here. I understand we as westerners cannot find a more extreme culture shock than India offers, also it is incredibly diverse in both ppl culture and microclimates...so that's where i will go first if I go to Asia...Japan also very appealing but almost for the opposite reasons..

rando · Jan 26, 2019

This is a great book to get your hands on. It discusses traveling the world without having a real job. It goes beyond a lot of the things you'll read on this forum about trainhopping\hitchhiking and talks more in depth about traveling the world at large.

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