You can proudly call yourself a traveller if you have experienced at least a few of these:
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1. Had a ‘brush’ with the authorities in a foreign country (extra kudos for a night in a cell).
2. Found yourself conversing fluently with the locals in a language you cannot speak in a bar after several shots of the local tipple.
3. Spent many sleepless nights in hostels, listening to the snoring/coughing/grunting/groaning/packing of dorm mates whilst dreaming of boutique hotels.
4. Sold a prized possession to pay for the flight/ferry/bus to the next stop along on your itinerary.
5. Sold blood/sperm/soul to pay for the flight/ferry/bus to the next stop along on your itinerary.
6. Suffered from an upset stomach in at least half of the countries you have visited after eating something you are still glad you didn’t recognise.
7. Been forced to pay some form of bribe to authorities to cross a border or get through customs.
8. Spent at least one day in a foreign hospital with concussion because you fell off the bar drunk!
9. Been mugged or held up in a foreign city ………………… twice!
10. Broken up with a partner mid-trip. (Extra kudos if you exchanged them for a flight/ferry/bus ticket to the next stop along on your itinerary).
11. Drunk yourself sober on a lethal local concoction with new found friends ………………… twice! (Extra kudos if in the same 24 hour period).
12. Had your dirty underwear stolen in a hostel. (No comment)
13. Run out of money mid-trip and had to call home to have funds ‘wired’ to you (additional kudos if you ‘busked’ your way to extra cash).
14. Met at least one crazy person whilst travelling in a different country.
15. Been crushed between two could be members of the Klump family on a tiny, clapped out bus on a remote and barely discernable road to nowhere in particular.
16. Enjoyed at least one Full Moon Party, then spent the following two weeks recovering.
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I have experienced at least a few of these, how many and which I am not at liberty to say ……. on the grounds it would definitely incriminate me!
So what do you think, how many have you personally experienced and do you have any you want to add?
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Thanks Kylie but I actually do not have any idea what that is, even googled it but nothing clear came up. Glad you took the time to comment though.
This is fanTASTIC
How about ‘Been asked to translate in a tiny airport over intercom, ‘Um, someone has left their dressbag in the toilet… no! Sorry… in the toilet… Oh no! I mean, in the restroom. Dressbag in the restroom!’ because they didn’t want to say ‘toilet’ over the intercom.” Whoops…
I also brought my violin, just in case some busking was necessary, and ended up recording a hip hop album instead. So that worked out nicely.
Thanks for the lists, can’t wait to throw some up on my own site!
All the best
Thanks Bekka sounds like you have some great traveller experiences to share, love the hip hop album one especially. Not really a list fan but they are ok for when just want to put a smile on peoples faces
#16. Stare down a monkey after it wakes you up from a nap in a vehicle somewhere in Tanzania to keep it from stealing a bag. Twice in the same nap.
I hope the monkey was not too aggressive or big Raul, seems you escaped with all of your typing fingers intact at least
Great article! Do you get extra kudos if you were mugged/robbed twice in one day?
Twice in one day? Wow you either travel to extra dangerous places or are extremely unlucky? Either way deserve the additional kudos!
Too funny! There’s nothing like getting mugged to show that you’ve been there, done that.
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Glad you got a laugh out of it Elle, though sure getting mugged didn’t have you laughing at the time, at least you got away safely.