Greetings from a mildly seasoned traveler

[raleighthecyborg]

Greetings! I'm Raleigh, or Ra. Whichever rolls off your tongue easier. This last summer I worked as a volunteer for a non-profit organization in Belgium, and I got to do a little bit of European travel (I got to tick off 5 countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and England). Unfortunately, I had a lot of time and money restraints over there. I've done a lot of travel with my family, too. I'm realizing I really don't want to be another piece of society's puzzle. I want to be free to be my own shape and find my own fit -- Even if that means I have to break out and find a different puzzle entirely.

I kind-of-accidentally found this site, and well... What the hell, here I am, and we'll see where this leads me. I'm eager to learn more, and maybe someday I'll break out of this cage and hop a few trains.

 

[Tude]

Welcome to STP, mildly seasoned traveler And even though you were under constraints in the UK - you must have seen a lot in your 5 country travels! You've fallen into a wealth of information here - go read some of the stories here and other items in the subforums. Something to really pique your traveling interest - head into the urban exploration - some great stuff in there - I personally enjoy finding the abandoned stuff.

 

[iflewoverthecuckoosnest]

Welcome aboard! We're all about breaking out of cages around here.

 

[raleighthecyborg]

Welcome to STP, mildly seasoned traveler And even though you were under constraints in the UK - you must have seen a lot in your 5 country travels! You've fallen into a wealth of information here - go read some of the stories here and other items in the subforums. Something to really pique your traveling interest - head into the urban exploration - some great stuff in there - I personally enjoy finding the abandoned stuff.

Thank you! I was really excited to find this forum! There's an incredible variety of resources from other travelers and I love how people share links from other sources as well. So I'm sure I'll paddle around and poke my nose into as many things as possible around here -- For the sake of learning! And I'll have to check out that subforum, it sounds interesting!

 

[iflewoverthecuckoosnest]

I hope that this site is as much of a help to you as it has been to me Definitely played a big part in getting me on the road for the first time. There's no feeling like it.

 

[raleighthecyborg]

I hope that this site is as much of a help to you as it has been to me Definitely played a big part in getting me on the road for the first time. There's no feeling like it.

Thanks! This place sure does make it seem more real and enticing. Not just the glamor of it all, either.

 

[Deleted member 14481]

Welcome! I'm new here as well, and I would say I'm an amatuer traveler, but a traveler none-the-less! I'm currently in the northeast of the USA, looking for a travel partner to help me with some things I've yet to do in my travels.

Maybe we'll cross paths!