I have been living in Korea for over a year now. Time has really flown by. One thing that motivates me to keep going when life here gets too stressful is knowing that I can continue living my dream by knocking yet another country off my bucket list.
For my next vacation I will be visiting Indonesia from August 16th to August 25th. That’s not nearly enough time to really experience this country, so in order to not rush myself I will spend most of my trip in Bali. I am planning this trip with the help of my Lonely Planet book and my Indonesia friend who lives in America.
The first week of October is a national holiday, and I plan to visit Hong Kong for a few days.
My next vacation after that will be in January. For that vacation, I’d like to visit Australia (and maybe New Zealand too if time and money allow).
If I renew my contract again, and stay a third year in Korea, the next countries I want to visit are Malaysia, Japan (again), and South Africa.
If I visit Australia and South Africa, I will have stepped foot on six continents before my 31st birthday.
When I leave Korea for good, I want to stay home in America for a few months before my next big trip. If I have enough money saved by then I want to travel to the following countries: China, India, UAE, Russia, Ukraine, Egypt, and Greece. If, however, I don’t have enough money, I will use my Southwest points to fly to Cuba and/or Belize.
If you’ve been to any of these countries, feel free to leave recommendations in the comment section below.
Thanks for reading.
I’m so proud of you and excited for your continued adventures abroad! I’ll be joining you on one of these great trips you’re planning!!
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Sean, I’m super excited for you and your dream. I believe in a dream giver, and I believe he created us to live our dreams, anyway, unsolicited evangelism aside. I have had an amazing experience in Africa and loved South Africa specifically. Do keep in mind that the U.S.D. goes far here, and there is potential to visit other countries as well. I recommend Namibia (1USD=~13ND) for its desert and Etosha National park ( which is rumored to be the visual inspiration for The Lion King). Also, Mozambique (1USD=~68METS) is a very interesting country with its history of governmental strife/ recent peace, amazing beaches, and tropical foods. South Africa is certainly more of a sportsman’s paradise than our home state. South Africa (1USD=~13R) is geographically diverse, culturally enriched, and astoundingly beautiful. I particularly enjoyed surfing in Muizenberg, visiting Table Mountian in Cape Town, long road trips through the sweeping landscapes and enjoying fat cakes, wine and cheese. Overall, the most expensive part of your trip is the plane ticket- for this I reccomend Skyscanner if you don’t already use it. I hope this was helpful and I hope you continue to ejoy your travels. Peace!
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Thanks for the info! Very helpful. And peace be with you.
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