First Time Travels from Tripbase

This is the first time that First-time Travels will be featuring an article from a guest blogger. I love that. As I’m pretty sure that every seasoned traveler started out as a first-time traveler, I welcome stories about travel experiences when you first embarked on your travels or when you first visited a place. Read on. – Claire (First-time Travels)

Chris Zwierzynski, from Tripbase.com shares some expert advice on First Times.

Everyone has their first time and they remember it: the anxiousness, the uncertainty, the wariness, but also the excitement at potential new findings, the rush of adrenaline, the majesty with which you are able to fling yourself into the great unknown.

Some people fear their first time, but instead they should truthfully embrace it, because it only happens once and is a truly unique experience, because after the first time, it’s no longer something you haven’t done before and will become something you can understand and expect. The moral of the story here is to throw yourself into your first time travels (road trips or otherwise), not to be apprehensive about them, as you will only have one chance at a first time and it’s something to be cherished and enjoyed, not hampered by “what ifs” and other numerous worries. After all, travel is supposed to be rewarding and relaxing, isn’t it?

If you’ve previously been on regular trips to places and have recently found that those places are losing their charm or losing whatever it was that made them “unique” for you, then perhaps it is high-time for you to considering taking time out to visit somewhere new? Set a course for a place – either near or far – that you’ve always wanted to visit, but have never found the reason. You’ve found your reason now, so throw caution to the wind and just DO it! After all, you only live once, so you should probably try everything at least once as well.

So remember, you might know what you like and indeed like what you know, but down that route ultimately lies boredom and repetition. Take the power to change unto yourself and make the first steps to trying a new place and enjoy the journey as well as the destination. Live for change and the excitement that novel things can bring. You’ll not regret it in the least!

For more travel tips and vacation inspiration, check out the Tripbase Travel Blog / Tripbase site.

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