Trips To Take Before Turning Thirty

There are many a years left to live, many a trips to be taken and many an experiences to be added but then there are a few trips that we absolutely must take before touching that dreaded or much awaited 30 mark. So, begin saving up some money for your travel fund, learn how to save money while traveling and take the following trips before you turn thirty!

Meditate in Bhutan

Carved out in an impressive cliff-top, Tiger’s Nest Monastery is where a holy man known as the Second Buddha, Padmasambhava, is said to have meditated for 3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 3 days and 3 hours. Take a moment to meditate about the life you are embarking on, if only for 3 minutes.

Thai Water Fight

Thais celebrate the new year by having a huge water fight, expanding through the streets of every town and city, people come out in droves to drench one another with hoses, water cannons, buckets – any vessel that can contain water. So head to Chiang Mai or Bangkok and celebrate with the locals!

Giza’s Riddles

The beauty and grandeur or the Pyramids of Egypt and their companion, the great Sphinx, are Wonders of the World that one must marvel at for themselves to truly grasp what a feat their existence is.

A River Runs Through It

Whether you choose Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador or Brazil, spend some time on the Great Amazon River; sail down a part of it to see the tropical beauty surrounding the luscious waterway and take advantage of the rainforest surrounding this body of water.

Find a Lost City

The Lost City of Gold is a well-known legend hinting that the Incas built a city entirely made of this precious metal. If you cannot find it however, you can still discover plenty of abandoned history filled places trekking through the Inca Trail in Peru leading to the Great Machu Pichu.

No Need For A Nightlight

New-Zealand’s Waitomo is home to caves plastered with glowworms. Row through the caves to wonder are the light emanating from the critters covering all surfaces around you.

Underwater Light

No need to fear electrocution. In Kho Phi Phi, Thailand, the phosphorous plankton naturally lights up the water and you can swim freely among them. Magic may exist after all.

Heart of Forgotten Temples

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat was abandoned during the 15th Century never to be inhabited again. Its temples’ hand carved adornments are stunning and worth as much time as possible to marvel at.

Water Curtain

The border of Zimbabwe and Zambia is home to Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and the largest single sheet of falling water in the world. There are multiple trails one can hike to get the best views of the ‘Smoke That Thunders’ and water activities like whitewater rafting, canoeing and kayaking are also available.

Dream Away

Whether you have dreamt to go to a particular country, encounter an animal, see a specific landmark, whatever one of your earliest dream may be, try to fulfill one of them. As long as it is something that greatly matters to you, you will look back on it with great fondness and pride to have achieved one of your greatest desires for the rest of your life.