4 Mistakes Beginner Travelers Make

And how to avoid them.

Photo by Michael Barón on Unsplash

I can’t believe it has been over ten years since I set off from home, with a one-way ticket and a backpack that towered over me, for my first solo trip. I never looked back. Traveling is like a drug, it opens your mind to new dimensions, but unlike psychedelics, these dimensions are real. You get to befriend the people who inhabit them, and amongst your country’s own…