When I travel, I usually travel with someone else. But occasionally, I also travel alone. Both have benefits. With a friend, you have someone with whom you can share the adventure (and expenses.) When traveling solo, I find that I meet more people.
And in general, I don't do tours, but there are certainly exceptions. Such was the case, in 2008 when I decided to book a tour to Kangaroo Island on the southern coast of Australia. I was there on vacation from my Peace Corps service in Tonga.
As part of the tour, we went to a place called “Little Sahara”. It’s a huge sand dune that is not on the water, but inland. We came there to sand board, something I had never done before. I was the second one down the hill and it was fascinating to see how the attitudes of my group changed once they saw me get on that board.
For the rest of the trip, I was "one of them." Instead of treating me like the old man on the trip, they started to see me as a friend. And even after the trip was over, they invited me to hang out with them in Adelaide.
Notes
Kangaroo Island is an amazing place. Yes, we saw kangaroos and yes, we ate kangaroo too. The island is filled with other wildlife as well including Koala Bears and Seals. I wrote a full blog post about my trip which includes more photos.
Dates of Travel
- September 2008
- September 2009
- November 2009
Places Visited
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Adelaide
- Kangaroo Island
- Cairns
- Sydney
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