COMMON TRAVEL OBSTACLES  (AND HOW TO GET AROUND THEM)

In this interview with world renowned travel blogger and author, Nomadic Matt, Matt shares his insight into the obstacles, both real and imagined, that keep people from traveling.

More importantly, he provides thoughts on how to overcome them and realize your travel dreams.

“But I’ve got bills to pay” is what I always hear from people — which is fair. We do all have bills to pay. But guess what? That’s never going to change.

Travel is too expensive

If you’re waiting so you can go on your perfect getaway, chances are you’re never going to actually make that trip happen. That’s because there is never a perfect time to travel. The perfect time to travel is a myth.

You can learn how to find a cheap flight online, budget accommodations like Airbnb and hostels make finding accommodation affordable, and the sharing economy can connect you with money-saving apps to help you make travel affordable.

I often hear many Americans worry about their safety abroad, owing to our penchant for overblown news stories. However, the reality is, there are plenty of countries on every single continent that are safer than the US.

Travel is too dangerous

As long as you take some common-sense precautions and learn about common travel scams you’ll be fine.

The truth is, if you want to travel more you just need to change your definition of travel. Every weekend is a chance to travel to a nearby city for a quick getaway. Between vacation time and weekends, that’s 110 days of travel every year!

I don’t have enough time

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