bored with life and mad to travel at 36

MMKC1

Hi, I am a 36 year old male and have worked pretty hard for a few years and would love to travel. I have been dealt with some fairly harsh life experiences over the last few years and it has made me realise that life is pretty short. I would love to travel and see lots of different places and have new experiences. I dont think i am the settling down type as it just has notcome my way so i figure not everyone ends up getting married and does the 2.5 kids mortgage, dog and all. I would like to hear from anyone that has decided to pack it all in and Travel to have new life experiences.:rolleyes:

keefg

GO FOR IT!!!!

Your a long time dead.

As long as you have a few quid behind you no reason why you can't have a ball.

I regret not travelling in my 20's but I make up for it now by taking as many hols as I can. I am lucky enough to have the money to travel in style (backpacking was never my thing)

brian_rbk

Carpe diem! Just do it. I did a year backpacking in SE asia, Oz and the Us when i was 22. It was amazing. Met loads of fellow backpackers from ages 20 - 40 and made alot of friends for life who i still meet up with 5 yrs later

keefg

Just out of interest OP, where are you thinking of going?

Europe, US, Asia? How long you going for?

allypal

go for it......ive taken 3 year out breaks already and im only 32......(and theres been lots of mini breaks as well) .....I cant imagine just have gone straight from college and into a job and a relationship and just stayed there. theres more to life than work marraige and the rest.......(better to find a different obsession other than your house).......i've had incredible experiences and met wonderful people......and bags of fun.......SO......i guess i'm saying...take a risk .....and a year (at least)....a one way ticket...and go give your self a culture shock (its very nice)......you deserve it.......enjoy!!!!have a ball!!!!

MMKC1

Not sure where to go yet and would like to hear any suggestions. Would like to get some ideas going, where to go and the like. I was thinking of hooking with some fellow travellers along the way

How Strange

OP, go for it. I think if you see that the conventional 'marriage, mortgage and kids' thing isn't part of your life plan then you can either sit around mopping and wondering why or you can live the life you have. Cheap philosophy but its also true.

Go to your local travel agent, book a ticket for south america or SEA and just see what happens. Stay in hostels and you'll meet lots of people along the way.

MMKC1

Cool thanks for that. I will head into a travel agency next week and reply back to tell whats going on. Wonder what kind of finance ye would need for a year travelling in a backpacking situation:cool:

How Strange

Don't really know but at a guess €4k so you can do tours, treks etc. You can always volunteer to save money. There is this thing called woffing not sure of spelling but its working overseas for food or something. Google it. If you really want to do it then you'll be inventive with ways to save a few quid here and there.

Glowing

I spent about 14,000 for an entire year travelling in relative luxury (adequate guesthouses, the odd internal flight, eating out 3x a day etc), saw Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, HongKong, Fiji, Australia, NZ, Singapore, Borneo, Malaysia. China was the highlight of our trip, spent almost 2 months there and regret not having the time to fit in Tibet and Nepal. We've met people from all corners of the world and would do it all again tomorrow if I could. Amazing experience. Go for it!

You'll only ever regret NOT doing it when you had the chance!!

Zaph

A friend of mine was 38 when she did a round the world trip a few years ago. Circumstances changed in work and rather than hanging about for a year waiting to see what was going to happen in the place she just packed it in and went to Asia, New Zealand and some Pacific Islands, with shorter stops in a few other places on the way. When she came back her only regret was not having done something like that when she was younger, so if you have a chance to do it my advice is to go for it.