101 lessons learned from traveling the world

[PhillT]

A journalist mate of mine has just returned from 14 months traveling around the world, and has been blogging along the way. Now it's all done, he's come up with the following 101 lessons learned, which I thought might stimulate some intellectual debate here on PH. Or a slanging match. Either way, I thought it might be worthy of your interest.
http://idoneaholiday.blogspot.com/2011/08/thus-spa...

[StevieBee]

All pretty much spot on.

Number 2 is on the money!

[SimonV8ster]

Great stuff !! Do you know anymore about his trip ? Where he went and when ? Budget for the whole trip ?

[rupert the dog]

Very good! Saving up even now to go to Argentina.

[hondafanatic]

Really enjoyed this.

[diddly69]

An interesting and informative read, I shall try to remember these for my own experiences

[PhillT]

SimonV8ster said:

Great stuff !! Do you know anymore about his trip ? Where he went and when ? Budget for the whole trip ?

He and his fiancee have been on the road for about 14 months and went all over the place. You can read all his updates on the same site - http://idoneaholiday.blogspot.com/
Not sure about budget I'm afraid, but I know they were saving hard for quite a while beforehand.

[Puggit]

article said:

There are few pleasures on Earth that outweigh listening to a Frenchman grumble that the English language has spread all over the globe. Tell it to Napoleon, Dickface – tell it to Wellington!

[Fer]

Can't access blogs from wo*k. Will have a read tonight.

[The_Doc]

The List said:

It becomes surprisingly easy to turn down a child beggar surprisingly quickly.

Quicker you get on board with this, easier the sub-continents become. Sad but true

The List said:

It takes approximately seven minutes to learn how to ride a motorbike.

It takes approximately seven days for skin to regrow over your knees and elbows.

The List said:

People are fundamentally good, especially once they accept the fact they can't sell you anything.

In all my travels I have felt the safest in the poorest of countries, where your money gets you nowhere, and nobody is trying to sell you anything. The most scared I have even been is down-town Los Angeles.

[Condi]

Wouldnt disagree with many of those.

[Stephanie Plum]

A good read - thanks for posting

[Fort Jefferson]

One of Michael Palins is "treat men with guns or rubber stamps with equal respect"