I know that this is a bit of a cliché, but I do travel a lot, and I often do that in what you’d consider unconventional ways.
I first got my taste of freedom back on 2012, when I did an InterRail trip with my best friend, going from Lisbon to Istanbul, passing through Normandy and even Copenhagen – all by train! After that, I attended and completed the “Mongol Rally” in 2017, curating a book about it that was used to collect money for charity. As if it wasn’t enough, I also attended the Crazy Italian Rally, in 2021. As you can see, I love the feeling of being out there, on the road in the middle of nowhere. I found out that driving for hours, not knowing where I was on a map, was way more liberating than I thought.
How can I travel this much, you wonder? I usually take little to no time off during the year and organize longer trips in summer. I take great pride in my work and I deeply care, which means that I also need a bit of time to put it at the back of my head when I go on vacation. This is why I do it once per year (or once every few years, it depends), I need to get into the mindset, and be open to discover new cultures, see new places, and most importantly, meet new people.
My last trip was a solo backpacking of 4 weeks in China, can you guess what’s next? Cause I really can’t!
