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I Quit My Studies At The Age Of 18 And Traveled To 97 Countries Since Then
Bored from studies I quit everything when I was 18-years-old and started traveling around the world. Now I’m 27 and have visited 97 countries, From Nigeria in Africa to North Korea in Asia.
I always travel on a low budget and I never use guidebooks. Here are some of the hidden beauties around the world.
More info: unusualtraveler
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A truck in front of Attabad lake in Northen Pakistan.
Larung Gar, China
I went to Larung gar in western Sichuan in China and visited the biggest Buddhist school in the world.
North Korea
I went to North Korea on a low budget and this was the view from my hotel.
Katski Pilar, Georgia
I went to this church in Georgia and stayed there for a night.
Esfahan, Iran
Tadjikistan wedding
I was lucky to get invited to a wedding in Tadjikistan.
Mt.Everest from Tibet side
I was lucky to visit MT.Everest basecamp 3 times. 2 times from Nepal and 1 time from Tibet.
Registan, Uzbekistan
The amazing Registan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. one of the most impressing buildings anywhere in the world.
One of the old forgotten boats where the Aral Sea used to be in Uzbekistan.
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Hanna 10 years ago
You have never mentioned where you get the money to travel . At 18 you could not have worked a long time before starting out.
HernanAnllo 10 years ago
This whole post should be called "My family can afford it for me to skip school and send me on a trip for 8 years, here are the pictures I took"
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CommentaryFortytwo 10 years ago
Traveling the world IS an education. I do have to say, though that traveling the way you do in most parts of the world is much easier for a male than a female.
ChristianLindgr (Post author) 10 years ago
I totaly agree that traveling is easier for males then females, BUT i meet more single female travelers in Pakistan, Central Asia, and in Africa then i meet signle male travelers
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TayebeIzadi 10 years ago
I wish I could travel the world, too! I'm feeling so jealous now! :D You've done a great job!
SaziP 10 years ago
They don't speak about how it was funded. Not really essential but would be helpful to know for others who wish to take a similar jump.
BruceMitchell 9 years ago
Check out the voluntourism advocated by Joyce Major at smilingattheworld.com and in her book "Smiling at the World". There are many ways to earn a living when traveling, staying in one place for a month or more, which also gives you a much better chance to get to know the place and the people who live there. I know, because I have done it, and I am a lot older than the lad who posted these fantastic pictures.
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KateWoodgate 10 years ago
I'm currently living in Shanghai as a TEFL teacher, you can earn a decent wage with healthcare, and minimal living costs. If you live in an Eastern country on Western wages you're laughing. As a native English speaker you'll struggle to not get a job, if you at least try that is. That being said I earned $ AUD1200 a week after tax as a waitress in Sydney and spent it all. Adding to that I lived and worked in the outback...saved $1500 in 3 weeks...I mean not really much to spend you're money on in these remote places! Some people are just better at making their money and consequently their life experiences stretch. He probably didn't waste all his money at 18 getting drunk, smoking pot and getting crappy haircuts and tattoos? Don't get me started on the amount of people who have iphones either....how do these 18 year olds afford all that?
SusannaVesna 10 years ago
Guys, can we just admire the photos instead of musing about the parents of the author?! He didn't go to Italy or Monaco you know! Countries he shows here are much cheaper than you can imagine. May be he does some free-lancing and online journalism or tutoring in the places he goes to! Let's not forget the adventurers who would go around the world and survive on some local work. It's us who are sitting comfortably in our offices who cant imagine just quitting our jobs, leaving everything behind and travelling on low budget...
Michel Guntern 9 years ago
Some people don't realise how cheap it is to travel. At sixteen, I hitch-hiked around Europe (for nothing), slept out (for free) and returned bottles to shops in exchange bread and pate. I even came back with more money than I left with; after spending a few weeks picking fruit.
Hanna 10 years ago
You have never mentioned where you get the money to travel . At 18 you could not have worked a long time before starting out.
HernanAnllo 10 years ago
This whole post should be called "My family can afford it for me to skip school and send me on a trip for 8 years, here are the pictures I took"
Load More Replies... CommentaryFortytwo 10 years ago
Traveling the world IS an education. I do have to say, though that traveling the way you do in most parts of the world is much easier for a male than a female.
ChristianLindgr (Post author) 10 years ago
I totaly agree that traveling is easier for males then females, BUT i meet more single female travelers in Pakistan, Central Asia, and in Africa then i meet signle male travelers
Load More Replies... TayebeIzadi 10 years ago
I wish I could travel the world, too! I'm feeling so jealous now! :D You've done a great job!
SaziP 10 years ago
They don't speak about how it was funded. Not really essential but would be helpful to know for others who wish to take a similar jump.
BruceMitchell 9 years ago
Check out the voluntourism advocated by Joyce Major at smilingattheworld.com and in her book "Smiling at the World". There are many ways to earn a living when traveling, staying in one place for a month or more, which also gives you a much better chance to get to know the place and the people who live there. I know, because I have done it, and I am a lot older than the lad who posted these fantastic pictures.
Load More Replies... KateWoodgate 10 years ago
I'm currently living in Shanghai as a TEFL teacher, you can earn a decent wage with healthcare, and minimal living costs. If you live in an Eastern country on Western wages you're laughing. As a native English speaker you'll struggle to not get a job, if you at least try that is. That being said I earned $ AUD1200 a week after tax as a waitress in Sydney and spent it all. Adding to that I lived and worked in the outback...saved $1500 in 3 weeks...I mean not really much to spend you're money on in these remote places! Some people are just better at making their money and consequently their life experiences stretch. He probably didn't waste all his money at 18 getting drunk, smoking pot and getting crappy haircuts and tattoos? Don't get me started on the amount of people who have iphones either....how do these 18 year olds afford all that?
SusannaVesna 10 years ago
Guys, can we just admire the photos instead of musing about the parents of the author?! He didn't go to Italy or Monaco you know! Countries he shows here are much cheaper than you can imagine. May be he does some free-lancing and online journalism or tutoring in the places he goes to! Let's not forget the adventurers who would go around the world and survive on some local work. It's us who are sitting comfortably in our offices who cant imagine just quitting our jobs, leaving everything behind and travelling on low budget...
Michel Guntern 9 years ago
Some people don't realise how cheap it is to travel. At sixteen, I hitch-hiked around Europe (for nothing), slept out (for free) and returned bottles to shops in exchange bread and pate. I even came back with more money than I left with; after spending a few weeks picking fruit.
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