The Last Legs

The travels are quickly coming to an end....

I arrived in Sydney this morning, and thought what am I going to do today? I was here 6 months ago and pretty much covered all the ground I was interested in covering. In a big city it isn't hard to find something to do, but finding something to do on a budget can be hard but I'm a pro now so I was able to occupy myself hahah!

Wandering around Sydney today I was thinking about all of the random little things that I have learned this year from being on my own and travelling. 

- Karma - What goes around comes around.

I think that there is an unspoken understanding amongst travellers... If you loose it, return it. If its not yours, don't touch it. I have lost things and had them come back to me that I never thought in a million years would come back to me. Once I found a camera with a heap of travelling pictures on it, I returned it to lost property because I sure hope if someone found my camera they would take it to lost property. If you lend a friend in need money I do believe that it finds its way back to you somehow. 

- Perseverance.

I am capable of a lot more then I thought I was ever capable of doing on my own. At times I have been asked how do you do it? My answer has always been, "I just do it" If I want to travel there are certain things that I have to just push through. Its all a mind over matter and I have realized a lot of times that its only in my head and if I focus on the task I can get it done!

- Coffee Shops are a great place to let the time pass. When I have been travelling alone I find that I can pass a lot of time at a coffee shop. There are always things to look at when you are just sitting down somewhere. I am a huge people watcher so its very interesting to me. Its also a nice meeting spot to meet a friend that doesn't have a big price tag attached. Meeting for a coffee or tea is a lot cheaper then meeting for some beers, cause lets face it, its never just 1 beer!

- Always carrying a book to read or to write in. There is so much beauty in new places that you go that you can easily just sit down and read a book, or write in your journal, like I have many times. You always have a lot on your mind when travelling so carrying a book is a great place to jot little things down in. Also you never know when you are going to meet someone who has some advice for you. Write it down! You never know when you'll use it! 

- A smile is worth a thousand words. Always smile at people and walk cheerfully. People approach people all the time and you never know the next person that approaches you or that you approach could end up being your new travel companion. Who approaches someone who looks miserable anyways?

- Don't burn your bridges. You never know when you will meet up with someone again or run into them out of the blue. There has been many times I have updated a Facebook status and within a few minutes someone has messaged me to say they are in the same city as I am. Awesome! Now I have someone to catch up with! Of course when you are travelling you meet some people who you just don't connect with so I understand that sometimes bridges are burnt unintentionally. 

"The world is a book and for those who don't travel only read one page."