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Originally Posted by worth
Safari should definitely be on the list and will be if I make it to Africa. I just don't know how long I will be in Asia for, so that is my problem. I may run out of money before reaching Africa.
I have a few more visas to get before I leave and 1 or 2 more rounds of vaccines and I am good to go. I've got my yellow card so I can actually get into Africa if I end up there.
Thanks for the support guys.
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Going to have to disagree on a multi country safari Africa - by far one of the most expensive trips I've been on. (2x vs Asia / Middle East) Lots of flights to get around. Food is expensive, as are accommodations. Visas will cost you a lot (@#$! Zim). You will get a bigger return for your buck in other parts of the world. Now if you do a single country in africa (SA) you might have better luck. Decent flight pricing from the UK. The SA Rand has been killed the last few days (see below)
Don't forget Ha Long Bay. Amazing.
One tip I'll pass on - look for great experiences where having CAD will go far - it's automatically cheaper that way.
You left off the middle east - amazing experiences. Discovering it was no where near "Blackhawk Down" and some of the friendliest people I've met on the planet has been the highlight of my travels. Syria used to be my reccommended go to, but obviously no more.
Following my tip - try Turkey, the Turkish Lira has been beaten down the last few days. Another tip - go where where the common tourist is *not* going, knowing that all parts of the country are not bad. Egypt right now is pretty quiet - do you homework on where it's OK to go and you'll get some amazing value right now.
Save 1st world places till the end - you may get too accustomed to creature comforts. Australia would be a great place to end it all. QLD is just stunning (and that's just the girls).
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I hear from friends all the time - I'll travel when I retire. Here's the honest truth. You travel differently when you're 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years of age. Once that decade passes, you'll rarely go back. You'll do all manner of stupid stuff when you're 20 but probably take a different route later on. By 60 you're comparing pills and medication with your other retirees. It's never the same afterwards.