On March 13, 2007, I handed over the keys to my house, put my possessions in storage and headed out to travel around the world with nothing but a backpack, my laptop and a camera.
Three and a half years and 70 countries later, I’ve gotten the equivalent of a Ph.D in general knowledge about the people and places of Planet Earth.
Here are some of the things I’ve learned:
20 Things I’ve Learned From Traveling Around the World for Three Years
Thanks to Debby for the link.
Reading the author’s personal website I found this:
“I’ve had people ask me if they should take their SLR with them on their trip because they are worried about theft. My answer is, if you aren’t going to take your good camera with you on a trip around the world, there is no point in owning the camera.”
My good camera is a Pentax K100D DSLR. Jack bought it for me as a present. I didn’t try to find out how much it cost until I had been using it for a year because I was afraid that finding out might keep me from wanting to take it places.