Escape the routine, discover new places, learn from new cultures or ways of living are just some of the things that excite anyone who likes to travel. Living any of these experiences (or all), make it worth taking a trip, whatever and where. We wanted to make a list of 10 trips to do before you diewhich we consider essential, especially for those who like to travel, in which we include trips for all types of people: for lovers of backpacks or suitcases, for those who stay in hotels or looking for low cost accommodations, for which They travel by public transport or prefer to go by car with a driver, for those who eat in street stalls or choose restaurants ... If the important thing for you is to enjoy the trip to the fullest and grow as a person, these trips have everything to get it. Because in the end, the important thing is not only destiny, but the way there is to reach it.
1. India
India is one of those trips that leave a mark, that mark, either for better or for worse, nobody returns indifferent to this trip. As they say: India or do you love her or hate her. To all of us who like to travel we have this country in our mind as a dream destination, one of those trips to do before you die. In our experience we can confirm that the trip to India has been the trip that has impressed us the most, causing us a succession of mixed feelings, which at times we were not able to control or understand. And it is that India is not only seeing the Taj Mahal, India is mixing with its people, understanding (or at least trying) its culture, its way of life and above all not judging, just observing and beginning to be aware that this trip You will not be the same again.
Country of contrasts, inequalities, of a thousand colors and smells, of material poverty and extreme spiritual wealth, a country that must be lived, felt and seen with your own eyes, and then talk about it. If you want a trip that breaks your schemes into a thousand pieces, India is your destination.
Varanasi in India
2. Route 66
Route 66 is one of the mythical and legendary trips of the world. Renting a Ford Mustang convertible or a Harley-Davidson and traveling the 3945 kilometers that separate Chicago from Los Angeles, is the dream of many travelers, including ourselves that we have it as a trip marked in red after making a few kilometers of the route in Our trip to the West of the United States, which could not be otherwise, left us wanting more. We have to be clear that Route 66 is not exactly a trip to visit monuments or museums, it is a trip designed to enjoy the freedom of the road in which to stop in places full of charm and history and roadside motels that preserve the decoration and the atmosphere of his most glorious time. We cannot miss some points like Cadillac Ranch, a symbolic place on the route where we will find cars nailed On the ground, the town of Williams, live Las Vegas for a few days or find the sign of the end of Route 66 on the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles. You dare?
Route 66
3. Italy
For us, Italy is that country that brings together everything that any traveler is looking for: a combination of art, culture, history and an unsurpassed gastronomy. Can we ask for something else? Regions with incredible landscapes and villages such as Tuscany, the lakes of Lombardy or Sicily. Coastal tale villages in the areas of Cinque Terre or the Amalfi Coast. Some of the most beautiful cities in the world such as Venice, Rome, Florence or Siena or places and emblematic monuments such as the Colosseum, Herculaneum and Pompeii, the Tower of Pisa or the Trevi Fountain…. If we add to that a gastronomy based on fresh and quality products, beyond pasta and pizza, the union of all this makes Italy the perfect destination for all types of travelers. Although what can we say that we have already visited the country 13 times and we are already looking at the calendar looking for when to make a new escape ...
Cinque Terre in Italy
4. Southeast Asia
We could say that Southeast Asia is the mecca for most backpackers and a paradise for many travelers. The low cost of the trip, its good gastronomy, incredible landscapes, and especially friendly and lovely people, are some of the many reasons to travel to this area of the world. An ideal country to start getting to know this area is Thailand, the most tourist country with the best tourist infrastructure, which you can easily visit while enjoying one of the most incredible countries in the world (and that is not always everything tourist is bad… ). After having a little experience in this area of the world you can start to move around the neighboring countries, knowing places like Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia or Myanmar, countries where some of the most wonderful attractions are located of the world like the Angkor Temples in Cambodia, the Island of Bali in Indonesia, Luang Prabang in Laos, Bangkok in Thailand, the Halong Bay in Vietnam, the islands and beaches of the Philippines or the jungle of Malaysia. We just had a horrible desire to hang our backpack, and you?
Borneo in Indonesia
5. Motorhome trip
Another of the trips to do before you die It is a motorhome route. Bringing the house in tow allows you to sleep anywhere, travel at your own pace and, among many other things, enjoy nature more. Although it is an expensive means of transport, in the end if you tell what you would spend on restaurants, transport and hotels, you will see that renting one is not as expensive as it may initially seem. And if you also reserve the rent with time, especially in high season and in countries where the cost of living is higher, we assure you that the prices will surprise you.
Among the best motorhome trips, we have 3 favorites: New Zealand, Iceland or Alaska. Three countries that bring together the most wild and impressive nature, which are very accessible by motorhome and that bring together everything that, we are sure, any traveler is willing to discover.
Traveling by motorhome, one of the trips to do before you die
6. Safari in Africa, one of the trips to do before you die
Given that Africa is the best place to see wild animals in freedom, from big cats like lions, leopards or cheetahs, to rhinos, elephants, giraffes, zebras or hippos, we can say that raising a safari in Africa is one of the trips to do before you die. In our safari through Kenya and Tanzania we were able to visit some of the best parks such as El Serengeti, Masai Mara or the Ngorongoro Crater, which showed us nature in its purest essence and that we can say, it was one of the trips we have most enjoyed . Although doing a safari in Africa does not only involve Kenya and Tanzania, there are many more areas, as or more incredible as the Okavango Delta, northern Botswana with the Moremi and Chobe parks or the Kruger in South Africa, a perfect area to visit If you feel like doing the tours for free, renting the car directly on your own. If to all this we add that sleeping in camps inside the parks, sheltered by thousands of stars is another of the great experiences you can have, we are sure that you will think like us, and you will see in the safaris a trip that must be done to the At least once in a lifetime. And if you also have a few extra days, ending the trip in Mauritius, Seychelles or Zanzibar can be the perfect icing.
The Serengeti
7. Japan
If there is a trip that breaks all the schemes, this is Japan, a perfect mix between tradition and modernity, which never ceases to amaze us, no matter how accustomed we are. There are many things that fall in love and surprise in Japan, starting with the extreme education of the Japanese, that will make not knowing the language is not at any time an impediment to make the trip. Its cuisine, with the best sushi, sashimi, soup, tempura, meat or ramen you have ever tasted or the security of being able to leave any belongings in a public place and have the certainty that nobody will steal it from you, are just some of the things which make Japan one of the most special destinations in the world. If we add to all this the attachment to technology and a certain point of freak in the way of dressing and having fun of young people, the silence of a wagon full of people, vending machines of all kinds of food and drink or hot toilets and music, a trip to Japan becomes one of the dreams of Anyone who likes to travel.
The Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto
8. The Camino de Santiago
A trip to find oneself, to feel solidarity, friendship and also to get fit. With a religious origin, from the time when pilgrims from different parts of the world went to Santiago de Compostela to venerate the relics of the apostle Santiago el Mayor, we found several routes to do, many of them departing from France and others closer of the destination, which according to the days we have, we can adapt. Although we know many travelers who have made the Camino de Santiago by bicycle, the most traditional way is to do it on foot, sleeping in the hostels and with a backpack behind. Although now the Camino de Santiago has become very touristy, it remains one of our short-term objectives and one of the trips to do before you die.
The road to Santiago
9. Cruise
Another of the trips that we have in the inkwell and that causes us more doubts for not knowing if it fits or not with our way of traveling is to enjoy a vacation on a cruise. We have read that it is the perfect way to travel in a relaxed way, without having to worry about traveling, hotels, food or even carrying your bags. Navigating the immensity of the sea, sunsets, interesting scales and comfort, can be much cheaper than doing a traditional trip.
Among all the opinions we have read and the different options, there are three cruises that have always caught our attention: a cruise through the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean, touring places like Mexico, Bahamas or Belize, a Mediterranean cruise stopping at different cities of Italy that we already know, where you can enjoy only the walks through its streets or the Greek Islands or a cruise through the incredible Norwegian fjords. Will next year be the time to embark on any of them?
Cruise
10. Train ride
A train ride is another essential, one of those trips to do before you die. No matter what we choose, no matter the destination, the only pleasure of enjoying the train transfer, is already a unique trip. One of the options that we have closer is to buy the Interrail pass that allows you to travel at a good price for most countries in Europe, a very attractive trip for young people, who start, many of them, in the world of Travel through it. But if what you want is a more mythical trip, you can always do the Trans-Siberian, a route of more than 9000 kilometers that in 7 days will take you from Moscow to the city located in the Sea of Japan, Vladivostok. This train trip will also allow you to link with two other legendary routes: the Transmanchurian or the Transmongolian that reach Beijing, making some emblematic stops such as the impressive landscape of Lake Baikal, Novosibirsk, the capital of Siberia and some city of the Golden Ring nearby from Moscow
Another of the train trips that we should do at least once in a lifetime is what is considered as one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world which takes you from Beijing to Lhasa, in Tibet, in just over two days, covering more than 4000 kilometers, 960 of which run at more than 4000 meters of altitude. We already have a date to do it: in 5 months, do you sign up?
Train ride
Whatever trip you dream about, what you can't forget is to take out insurance, something essential for traveling quietly and above all, protected against any unforeseen events. Travel by motorhome, train, cruise, backpack or suitcase, in Mondo you will find insurance that suits your needs, with coverage for medical assistance, the most important thing on a trip, or the possible cancellation or interruption of the trip! Don't play it!
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