It’s all about little things. Little things that make your travelling good.
Some might like nature, others say people are the most important, and there are also those who are fond of sightseeing, history and culture. Everybody likes what they like and they look for that in their travels.
I’m no different. I have my favourite ways of spending my holidays and there are things or places that I try to avoid. However, every day, even if nothing big happens, there are dozens little things that make me a happy traveller. Here are some of them.
I feel good…
- when I wake up in the morning and I realize it’s holiday
- when the bus seat next to me is not occupied
- when I get off a plane after a long-haul flight
- when discussing the taxi price is not the first thing I need to do at the airport
- when I choose beautiful postcards to send
- when someone tells me they got my postcards
- when I meet a nice fellow countryman
- when I can buy a ticket without any problems even though I don’t understand the local language
- when I meet someone who knows a lot about my country
- when I meet someone who knows anything about my country
- when I meet someone who can speak a few words in my language
- when my bad has a hard matress
- when there’s a hammock on the veranda or in the garden
- when I have an amazing view out of my sindow
- when I get a lower bunk bed in a dormitory
- when my backpack weighs less than 10 kilos
- when I manage to get a window seat on a bus
- when I buy a nice pencil with a local sign on
- when I bargain successfully
- when someone wants to help me when I’m lost
- when a find a product produced in my country in a local shop
- when I listen to a catchy local song
- when I come across a good restaurant
- when I buy good food on a street stall
- when I’m outside the city and I stare at the stars
- when I look down on the city from the highest floor of the building
- when I drink tasty local beer (or wine)
- when I learn how to cook a dish
- when I learn new words in a local language
- when I find a place to dry when I’m completely soaked
- when someone offers hot tea
- when children pose for my photos
- when seawater is warm
- when I take a long walk along the beach
- when the Internet is not working and everybody is just talking
- when after a long trek I put down my backpack and take off my shoes
- when breakfast is included in the room price
- when there’s a strong fan in the room and I don’t need to swit the air-con on
- when I have a stopover and there’s free wi-fi at the airport
- when somoeone agrees when I want to take a photo of them
- when I wake up in the morning and have no plans
- when my trip finishes and I haven’t spent all my money
- when I sit with someone in silence
- when a stranger helps me in a new place
- when everything smells after the rain
- when it’s a rainy season and the downpour has just stopped
- when someone asks me to have a photo with them
- when I take a cold shower when it’s hot outside
- when I rent a room in a beach house
- when there’s a beautiful sunset
- when after a long wait a bus or train arrives
- when I hear waves breaking through my window
- when a plane takes off
- when something is cheaper than I expected
- when I collect clean and ironed laundry
- when I don’t put on my make up in the morning
- when I start my day standing on the beach
- when there’s no electricity and I feel good doing nothing
- when I get on an air-con bus when it’s extremely hot
- when I bathe in a lake during the night
- when my cosmetics end on the last day of travel
- when I write down a new address in my diary
- when someone wishes my a good trip
- when I try new flavour of crisps
- when I take a perfect photo
- when a driver tells me where I should get off
- when I find an ideal gift for my friend at the local market
- when mosquitoes don’t bite
- when I find something I thought I’d lost at the bottom of my backpack
- when I wait for a freshly-squeezed juice
- when I learn about a local artists that I like
- when I cross a border without any problems
- when someone invites me to their home and walks me around
- when I don’t have to wait long for my dinner
- when I go into a clean toilet
- when I try out a new dish
- when I sit with at a table with people whose language I don’t understand
- when I easily find a hotel in a new town
- when I get to the surface after a dive
- when I walk up the long stairs and finally get to the top
- when I learn something new
- when an intensive day finishes
- when I meet again someone I met before
- when there is a good audioguide in a museum
- when the sky is clear blue when I plan on taking photos
- when at the airport check-in I find out that my luggage is the lightest
- when a typical conversation with a stranger turns into a long, fascinating discussion
- when I get back home after a trip
And what makes you a happy traveller?
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