Forsomepeople,long-termtravelisaonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience.Forothersit’salifelongpassion.Ifallintothelattercamp,andhavebookendedmy10yearsorsoofadventuresthusfarwithtwoepictrips.

--EmmaSparks

LonelyPlanetWriter

FeelingontopoftheworldinNicaragua?EmmaSparks

BeforethesecondstintofglobetrottingIhadmydoubts:wouldIeverrecreatethejoyofthatfirsttrip?CouldIstillhandlelifeontheroad?Here’swhatIlearnedspendingfourmonthsbackpackinginmy20sandagaininmy30s.

在第二次环球旅行之前，我曾有过这样的疑问:我还能重现第一次旅行的快乐吗?我还能应付路上的生活吗?以下是我在20多岁和30多岁时分别花了四个月时间背包旅行时学到的东西。

Technologyhastransformedthewaywetravelforgood

科技已经彻底改变了我们的旅行方式

IknewsomethingwasawrylastyearwhenIrockeduptoahostel