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5 Travel Destinations Worth Visiting In Your 20s

POV: You’re traveling in your twenties. With your besties. On a budget.

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5 Travel Destinations Worth Visiting In Your 20s

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This is a response to “5 Beautiful Cities To Visit Before 25.”

Traveling on a budget is essential to your twenties, whether studying abroad, taking a trip with your best friends, or going on a solo trip! Here are five great travel destinations to hit in your twenties and beyond, in no particular order.

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A Weekend In New York: Gratitude, Mindfulness, And Growth

When traveling, especially around the holidays, sometimes it's best to take a moment and be grateful for being with the ones you love.

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This is a response to Taking A Spontaneous Trip With Your Besties Is The BEST Thing You Can Do For Your Mental Health

Not only does travel positively impact mental health, but the experience gives you the ability to grow as a person, makes you mindful of your environment at your destination and at home, and offers an opportunity of gratitude for everything that has led you to this trip.

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3 reasons I love traveling alone

If you need a boost of self-confidence, you might find it in a solo trip.

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This is a response to Traveling Alone is Not for the Faint of Heart.

Traveling alone can seem scary. As a woman, I've always been aware of the dangers that solo female travelers face. Since I was a kid, my family filled my head with images of being kidnapped, robbed, or harassed if I so much as walked down the block alone. I had ever reason to fear solo travel, and yet, I was drawn to it.

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5 Ways Solo Travel Changed Me From A Shy, Reserved Person In To An Incredibly Confident One

Traveling solo has made me a better person overall.

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5 Ways Solo Travel Changed Me From A Shy, Reserved Person In To An Incredibly Confident One

As a generally shy and reserved person, I know first hand that traveling can be scary... or so I thought. I'm the quiet girl that tends to be more of a follower than a leader.

I'm that friend that used to say, "No you go first," when walking into a room full of people. That was before traveling alone.

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How To Stay Safe While Traveling Abroad This Summer

It's all fun and games until it's not.

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How To Stay Safe While Traveling Abroad This Summer

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Summer has officially (or almost, depending on where you live and polar vortex's) arrived and it's time to get the bathing suit on and the suitcase packed! Coming from a nomadic spirit who is out of the country most of the year, I can personally tell you that while traveling is fun, and exciting, and adventurous, I have had some not so great and even scary experiences happen while abroad due to taking things too "lightly."

I'm not here to "scare" you, but more so here to share my experiences with you so you can learn from my mistakes and stay safe on your journey.

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I Took 32 Trips Alone And Learned People Aren't So Bad

I went out to bars by myself and talked to strangers by myself. And, yes, I am here to tell that tale.

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I Took 32 Trips Alone And Learned People Aren't So Bad

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For the past year, I worked as a traveling brand ambassador for a liquor company. Some of my weekly tasks included planning and hosting events by myself, visiting bars at night by myself and talking to thousands of strangers by myself. And, yes, I am here to tell that tale that it really wasn't too scary.

Being a 24-year-old woman, the first question I got when people realized I was wherever I was alone was almost always a variation of "So no one's here with you to protect you?" And listen, I get it. I'm young, I'm a woman and I'm alone. Apparently, that makes me very defenseless. But I didn't have more than one issue throughout the 32 trips I took this past year. Not more than one in 32 trips!

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POV: You’re traveling in your twenties. With your besties. On a budget.

1. Berlin, Germany

2. Tokyo, Japan

3. Lima, Peru

4. Amsterdam, Netherlands

5. Madrid, Spain

When traveling, especially around the holidays, sometimes it's best to take a moment and be grateful for being with the ones you love.

If you need a boost of self-confidence, you might find it in a solo trip.

You can do whatever you want

You gain confidence

You can reconnect with yourself

Traveling solo has made me a better person overall.

1. You can do what you want, when you want, how you want.

2. You can worry less about finances.

3. You can focus more on your surroundings.

4. Builds confidence.

5. Meet new people!

It's all fun and games until it's not.

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Pack light

Pack right

Stay away from drugs and alcohol

Safeguard your Identity

Take pictures of your credit cards and other important documents

Trust your intuition and don't ever second guess yourself

Lie if you have to

I went out to bars by myself and talked to strangers by myself. And, yes, I am here to tell that tale.

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