Posted: 9/18/17 | September 18th, 2017
As a solo backpacker, there are specific areas of travel I’m not yet an professional in. Fortunately, there are lots of experts in our neighborhood who can share their travel experiences with us! Lately, there’s been a growing pattern among boomers taking sabbaticals, early retirements, as well as buying vans as well as just stating “Screw it! តោះទៅ!” when the youngsters move out.
More as well as more of my emails come from boomers looking for advice — not young college kids. It’s an incredible trend. So, today I wished to share an interview with Esther as well as Peter. They’re couple from Canada traveling the world on a year-long sabbatical. They share their advice on health and wellness issues, budgeting, as well as much more!
Nomadic Matt: Hi Esther! thanks for doing this interview. tell us about yourself!
Esther: I am an elementary institution primary who has taken a self-funded leave for one year. I remarried a few years ago, as well as my husband, Peter, is my travel partner. I celebrated my 52nd birthday at the Pyramids of Giza, as well as Peter celebrated his 58th at a range show in Bangkok. We phone call North Delta (a suburb of Vancouver) home.
How did you get into travel?
I believe it occurred in stages. When I was still in elementary school, my parents bought me a desk that had a map of the world on the top. I utilized to gaze at that as well as dream of all the incredible locations there are to check out in the world. Then, when I was thirteen, my parents bought a time-share. This enabled our household to travel to Mexico as well as Hawaii, which were my very first tropical experiences. I liked the seems as well as smells as well as the exotic feel of it.
As a university trainee I examined languages in both Freiburg, Germany, as well as Bordeaux, France.
During those two years I traveled in Europe, as well as I believe that is when the travel bug truly bit me. I have yet to recuperate from that bite!
Where have you been?
Before this round-the-world tour, I had already traveled extensively in Europe, Mexico, Hawaii, Cuba, China, as well as Canada. since August 2016, my hubby as well as I have visited Holland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Sri Lanka, India, as well as Nepal, as well as we are currently in Thailand.
We still have three or four months of traveling ahead of us, as well as the present plan is to check out Southeast Asia, however we are available to other possibilities, too. Ironically, as we travel, my listing of locations to go to is growing longer rather than getting shorter!
What’s been the biggest lesson so far?
The biggest lesson I’ve discovered is that the world is simultaneously little as well as big. By this I mean that it is little sufficient to explore. It is big, however, in that there is an abundance of whatever we need to sustain ourselves. If we were to put aside politics as well as borders as well as just focus on ensuring that we distribute the riches of the world, there would, I honestly believe, be more than sufficient of whatever for everyone.
Living out of a carry-on suitcase has taught me that we really “need” extremely little.
What’s your primary piece of advice for new travelers?
Plan, plan, as well as plan some more. It is not only necessary however exciting! then be prepared to abandon your carefully made plans for unforeseen chances that will arise. This trip we decided to forego a part of Eastern Europe to serve as team on a sailboat in the Dodecanese Islands, as well as we blew our budget plan to sail down the Nile on a dahabiya (passenger boat). We don’t regret those decisions one bit.
A second piece of advice would be to document your journey. I am not normally one to journal, however I do while traveling, as well as it is tremendous to look back on even now. We likewise are sharing our travel adventures with blogging as well as social media. I am positive that the digital as well as difficult copies will ended up being treasured memories when the trip is over.
How do you travel on a budget?
We basically draw from three pots of money: my salary, Peter’s pension as well as cost savings for the trip, as well as the earnings from renting our house. We are fortunate that all three sources of earnings are available in monthly, which makes it simple to budget. We likewise have cost savings to dip into should the requirement arise, however so far we haven’t had to.
We look for budget plan accommodation. Hotels.com is where I do most of our bookings; since I compose evaluations of our stays, I get a portion off subsequent stays as well as a free night for each ten paid nights. We have likewise utilized Airbnb on occasion.
We have been fortunate to spend a long time with my relatives in Austria as well as likewise with many Couchsurfing hosts. I hesitate to put either of theseនៅក្នុងចំណាត់ថ្នាក់ផែនការថវិកាទោះបីជាយើងមិនប្រើប្រាស់របស់ទាំងនេះដើម្បីសន្សំប្រាក់នោះទេប៉ុន្តែចាប់តាំងពីវាគឺជាបទពិសោធន៍ដែលធ្វើឱ្យប្រសើរឡើង។ យើងមានសំណាងណាស់ដែលបានទទួលការអស្ចារ្យក្នុងរយៈពេល 8 ខែកន្លងមកនេះ។
តើអ្នកមានព័ត៌មានជំនួយអ្វីខ្លះសម្រាប់អ្នកធ្វើដំណើរផ្សេងទៀត?
តាមដានរាល់ខែដែលអ្នកចំណាយ។ ខណៈពេលដែលពេត្រុសតាមដានអ្វីៗប្រើប្រាស់កម្មវិធីឌីជីថលមួយដែលមានឈ្មោះថា Andromoney ខ្ញុំព្យាយាមរក្សាការរត់រួមនៅក្នុងក្បាលរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ ជារឿយៗរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺជាវិធីសាស្រ្តដែលបានបិទព្រោះវាសាមញ្ញក្នុងការខកខានក្នុងការចងចាំជិះតាក់ស៊ីកាហ្វេកាហ្វេមួយពែងអាហារសម្រន់នៅផ្លូវឈរនៅតាមដងផ្លូវ។ យើងមានចំនួន 150 ដុល្លាររបស់យើង [ជនជាតិកាណាដា] សម្រាប់យើងពីរនាក់ក្នុងមួយថ្ងៃដោយដឹងថាយើងមានតម្រូវការធ្វើឱ្យវាឡើងលើអ្នកដទៃ។
Hubby របស់អ្នកមានបញ្ហាសុខភាពនិងសុខភាពខ្លះ។ តើអ្នកដោះស្រាយវានៅតាមផ្លូវយ៉ាងដូចម្តេច?
ខណៈពេលដែលយើងបានរៀបចំផែនការធ្វើដំណើរជុំវិញពិភពលោកនេះអស់រយៈពេលពីរបីឆ្នាំមកហើយដែលការតាំងចិត្តរបស់យើងបានកើនឡើងខ្ពស់នៅពេលដែលលោក Peter មានជំងឺដាច់សរសៃឈាមខួរក្បាលកាលពី 2 ឆ្នាំមុន។ គាត់បានធ្វើការលំបាកក្នុងការជាសះស្បើយទោះយ៉ាងណាវាជាការរំ that កថាជីវិតមិនប្រាកដប្រជាក៏ដូចជាយើងមិនយល់ច្បាស់ថាតើមានរយៈពេលប៉ុន្មានថ្ងៃឬប៉ុន្មានឆ្នាំរបស់យើងដែលមាននៅពីមុខយើងក៏ដោយយើងគួរតែបំពេញនូវអ្វីដែលយើងស្រឡាញ់។
យើងពន្យារពេលធ្វើដំណើររបស់យើងមួយឆ្នាំខណៈដែលពេត្រុសបានធ្វើការលើការជាសះស្បើយឡើងវិញ។ ដើមឡើយយើងបានរៀបចំនៅលើការបើកបរជុំវិញប្រទេសអ៊ីស្លង់ដូច្នេះយើងប្រហែលជាឡើងទៅប្រភពទឹកក្តៅធម្មជាតិ។ ជំងឺលើសឈាមឈាមខ្ពស់របស់ពេត្រុសក៏ដូចជាប្រភពទឹកក្តៅមិនមែនជាការរួមបញ្ចូលគ្នាដ៏អស្ចារ្យដូច្នេះយើងបានសំរេចចិត្តបង្ហាញខ្លួនសម្រាប់កង់ក៏ដូចជាដំណើរកម្សាន្តតាមទូកនៅប្រទេសហូឡង់។
ស្ថានភាពសុខភាពរបស់គាត់បានបណ្តាលឱ្យយើងជឿដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្នអំពីការធានារ៉ាប់រងលើការធានារ៉ាប់រងដែលនឹងគ្របដណ្តប់លើលក្ខខណ្ឌមុនដែលមានស្រាប់។ លោក Peter បានខ្ចប់ថ្នាំដែលមានតម្លៃមួយឆ្នាំក៏ដូចជា Cuff សម្ពាធឈាមរបស់គាត់ក៏ដូចជាគាត់ឃ្លាំមើលសម្ពាធឈាមរបស់គាត់ឱ្យបានទៀងទាត់។ លើសពីនេះទៀតខ្ញុំមានត្រគាកមិនល្អក៏ដូចជាគ្រូពេទ្យបានប្រាប់ខ្ញុំថាខ្ញុំនឹងត្រូវការការជំនួសត្រគាក។ យើងមានបំណងដាក់អ៊ិនធឺរណែតនូវអារម្មណ៍ដែលមានសុខភាពល្អជាពិសេសសត្វបួសក្នុងជីវិតនៅពេលធ្វើដំណើរទោះយ៉ាងណាវាពិបាកក្នុងប្រទេសជាច្រើន។
រវាងយើងទាំងពីរនាក់យើងគិតដល់កំរិតរាងកាយរបស់យើងក៏ដូចជាសកម្មភាពមួយចំនួនដែលយើងប្រហែលជាបានអនុវត្តក្នុងវ័យ 20 ឆ្នាំរបស់យើងដែលមិនសម្រាប់យើងឥឡូវនេះ។ នោះគឺជាការពិតនៃការរីកធំធាត់ (សម្រាប់យើងយ៉ាងហោចណាស់) ។ យើងនៅតែអាចធ្វើសកម្មភាពទាំងអស់ដែលយើងរីករាយ … គ្រាន់តែធ្វើមាត្រដ្ឋានត្រឡប់មកវិញបន្តិច។
តើអ្នកត្រូវមើលវេជ្ជបណ្ឌិតប្រភេទណាមួយនៅលើផ្លូវទេ? តើការទទួលបានថ្នាំដែលមានតំលៃមួយឆ្នាំមានការលំបាកប៉ុន្មានឆ្នាំទេ?
ខ្ញុំមានជំងឺត្រជាក់ខ្លាំងក្នុងពេលនៅស្រីលង្កាជុំវិញបុណ្យណូអែលដូច្នេះយើងបានទៅមន្ទីរពេទ្យ។ មន្ទីរពេទ្យនឹងទៅក៏ដូចជាថ្នាំមានចំនួនតែ 25 ដុល្លារប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
ខ្ញុំក៏ត្រូវមានគ្រូពេទ្យធ្វើឱ្យមានផ្ទះមួយដែលទាក់ទងយើងទៅសណ្ឋាគារខណៈដែលនៅប្រទេសឥណ្ឌាដោយសារតែតំបន់ Vertigo បានកើតឡើងដោយការបង្កើតទឹកនៅក្នុងត្រចៀកក៏ដូចជាគាត់គិតថ្លៃ 23 ដុល្លារសម្រាប់ការហៅទូរស័ព្ទតាមផ្ទះក៏ដូចជាការប្រើថ្នាំ។
សម្រាប់អន្តរាគមន៍វេជ្ជសាស្រ្តទាំងពីរនេះយើងបានបង់ប្រាក់តាំងពីវាមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់ទេក្នុងការផ្ញើទៅធានារ៉ាប់រងសុខភាពរបស់យើង។
តាមការប្រើថ្នាំដែលមានតំលៃនៅឆ្នាំនេះដោយមានផែនការវេជ្ជសាស្រ្តកាណាដាអ្នកអាចទិញបានត្រឹមតែ 6 ខែប៉ុណ្ណោះដូច្នេះពាក់កណ្តាលទៀតនៅក្រៅហោប៉ៅ។ តាមមើលទៅយើងប្រហែលជាបានជ្រើសរើសថ្នាំទាំងនេះដែលមានតំលៃថោកនៅលើប្រទេសមួយចំនួនទោះជាយ៉ាងណាបានរកឃើញថាវាយឺតពេលហើយ។ ខ្ញុំមិនប្រាកដថាយើងចង់ឱ្យបានរាប់បញ្ចូលនោះទេចាប់តាំងពីយើងបានរកឃើញថាសូម្បីតែព្យាយាមធ្វើឱ្យថ្នាំអាស្ពីរីនរបស់ទារកក្នុងកំរិតត្រឹមត្រូវអាចជាបញ្ហាប្រឈម។
តើអ្នកពេញចិត្តនឹងអ្នកធ្វើដំណើរដ៏អស្ចារ្យរបស់អ្នកនៅតាមផ្លូវទេ? បើដូច្នេះតើធ្វើដូចម្តេច?
នេះគឺជាល្បិចកល។ អ្នកធ្វើដំណើរភាគច្រើនអាយុរបស់យើងមាននៅលើដំណើរទេសចរណ៍ជាក្រុមដូច្នេះពួកគេមិនមានទំនោរចង់ខិតខំពង្រីករង្វង់មិត្តរបស់ពួកគេទេ។ ខ្ញុំធ្វើឱ្យចំណុចមួយចាប់ផ្តើមការសន្ទនាជាមួយមនុស្សគ្រប់ទីកន្លែងក៏ដូចជានៅពេលណាដែលខ្ញុំអាចធ្វើបាន។ សណ្ឋាគារក៏ដូចជាការរស់នៅសណ្ឋាគារគឺជាតំបន់ដ៏អស្ចារ្យដែលត្រូវភ្ជាប់ទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយមនុស្ស។
ការប្រជុំជាច្រើនដែលមានច្រើនបំផុតគឺមានជាមួយ CouchSurfing ។ នៅពេលដែលស្វែងរកម្ចាស់ផ្ទះខ្ញុំមិនផ្តោតអារម្មណ៍ក៏ដូចជាអាយុរបស់យើងដែលមានអាយុរបស់យើងធ្វើឱ្យមានផ្នែកតូចមួយនៃពិភពសាឡុង។
ក្រៅពីនេះខ្ញុំអាចរីករាយនឹងអាជីវកម្មរបស់អ្នកណាម្នាក់ដោយមិនគិតពីអាយុរបស់ពួកគេ។ ការភ្ជាប់ទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយមនុស្សវ័យក្មេងក៏មានភាពអស្ចារ្យផងដែរក៏ដូចជាការធ្វើឱ្យមានភាពស្រស់ថ្លាជាងមុន។ យើងពិតជាបានធ្វើឱ្យមានមិត្តភាពនៅលើផ្លូវដែលខ្ញុំមានភាពវិជ្ជមាននឹងស៊ូទ្រាំ។
តើអ្នករកឃើញថាការធ្វើជាអ្នកធ្វើដំណើរចាស់ធ្វើឱ្យពិបាករកម៉ាស៊ីនបង្ហាប់សាឡុងទេ? កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងដ៏អស្ចារ្យរបស់អ្នកធ្វើដំណើរដ៏ធំមួយដែលទាក់ទងថាគេហទំព័រនេះគឺ “សម្រាប់យុវជន” ។
ខ្ញុំមិនជឿថាអាយុរបស់យើងគឺជាបញ្ហាទាល់តែសោះជាមួយនឹងការជិះស្គី។ ប្រសិនបើអ្នកធ្វើឱ្យវាដកចេញថា CouchSurfing នឹងត្រូវបានបំពេញទៅវិញទៅមកបន្ទាប់មកអាយុមិនគួរជាបញ្ហាទេ។
I’d state more than 50% of the “surfers” are younger than us as well as we have had wonderful experiences. តាមពិតខ្ញុំជឿជាក់ថាអ្នកជិះទូកធំ ៗ ជាច្រើនបានធ្វើការពេញម៉ោងដោយមិនផ្តល់មកវិញដោយមិនកាន់ខ្លួនឯងឬគ្រាន់តែជាភ្ញៀវដែលមានឈ្មោះថាជាបន្ទប់សណ្ឋាគារឥតគិតថ្លៃ។ ដូច្នេះការនៅក្មេងពេលខ្លះប្រហែលជាត្រូវបានគេមើលឃើញថាមិនមានគុណវិបត្តិក្នុងការរកឃើញម្ចាស់ផ្ទះក្នុងគំនិតខ្ញុំ។
តើមានកំហុសអ្វីដែលអ្នកបានធ្វើឱ្យអ្នកអាចជៀសវាងបាន?
Today we were robbed by our cabbie. My hubby had been to the bank earlier in the day. Usually,we split up the money between us as well as likewise stash some in some trick locations so as not to have all our money in one spot. Today, we were in a hurry, hot, as well as tired, as well as we were going to do it when we got back to the hotel. It was a perfect storm.
In the end, the cabbie got about 3,000,000 dong ($180 USD) by feigning outrage as well as then grabbing a lot of expenses from my husband’s open wallet. Not knowing what he was going to do next, we got out of his cab as soon as he hit the unlock button.
He was acting rather irrational, so we were happy to eliminate ourselves from that circumstance without higher loss. It has rattled us a bit as well as reminded us to comply with all the common-sense security measures.
What advice do you have for travelers your age?
GO NOW! many people are waiting on retirement or the economic climate to enhance or their kids or grandchildren to be older.
There is always something that will hold you back.
Independent traveling won’t get easier as the years pass. Some people may feel it is a selfish indulgence, however perhaps that isn’t such a poor thing. We have spent decades dedicating ourselves to working, increasing children, as well as dreaming about “one day.”
It is okay to choose that day is today—pack your bags as well as go!
Become the next Success Story
One of my preferred parts about this task is hearing people’s travel stories. They influence me, however more importantly, they likewise influence you. I travel a specific method however there are many methods to fund your trips as well as travel the world. I hope these stories show you that there is more than one method to travel as well as that it is within your grasp to reach your travel goals. right here are more examples of people who discovered work overseas to fund their trips:
How Jim Didn’t let a new disability modification his Travels
How (and Why) This 72-Year-Old is Backpacking the World
How households as well as senior citizens Can utilize the info on this Website
How this 70-Year-Old couple Bucked custom to travel the World
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Book Your Trip: Logistical tips as well as Tricks
កក់ការហោះហើររបស់អ្នក
Find a inexpensive flight by utilizing Skyscanner. It’s my preferred browse engine since it searches websites as well as airlines around the globe so you always understand no stone is left unturned.
កក់កន្លែងស្នាក់នៅរបស់អ្នក
អ្នកអាចកក់សណ្ឋាគាររបស់អ្នកជាមួយ Hostelworld ។ If you want to stay somewhere other than a hostel, utilize Booking.com as they consistently return the cheapest rates for guesthouses as well as hotels.
Don’t fail to remember travel Insurance
Travel insurance coverage will protect you against illness, injury, theft, as well as cancellations. It’s comprehensive security in situation anything goes wrong. I never go on a trip without it as I’ve had to utilize it many times in the past. My preferred business that offer the very best service as well as value are:
សុវត្ថិភាពសុវត្ថិភាព (ល្អបំផុតសម្រាប់អ្នករាល់គ្នា)
ធានាការធ្វើដំណើររបស់ខ្ញុំ (សម្រាប់អ្នកដែលមានអាយុលើសពី 70 ឆ្នាំ)
Medjet (សម្រាប់ការគ្របដណ្តប់បន្ថែម)
ត្រៀមខ្លួនរួចរាល់ដើម្បីកក់ដំណើរកម្សាន្តរបស់អ្នក?
Check out my resource page for the very best business to utilize when you travel. ខ្ញុំបានរាយអ្នកដែលខ្ញុំប្រើនៅពេលដែលខ្ញុំធ្វើដំណើរ។ ពួកគេគឺល្អបំផុតនៅក្នុងថ្នាក់ក៏ដូចជាអ្នកមិនអាចធ្វើខុសក្នុងការប្រើពួកគេក្នុងដំណើររបស់អ្នក។