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How do you think travelling when you're young compares to travelling later in life?

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I think each has its merits. Travelling young is more spontaneous and you bounce back from a rough night easily. Later in life you tend to travel more deliberately — you'd rather savour a place than tick boxes. The trade-off is energy for perspective.

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  • rough it — live without normal comforts for a while“We roughed it in a tent for a week.”
  • savour — enjoy something slowly and fully“I like to savour a place rather than rush.”
  • take it all in — absorb and appreciate everything around you“I just stood there taking it all in.”
  • worth its weight in gold — extremely valuable or useful“A good guidebook is worth its weight in gold.”

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