How I like my Journey

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Travelling is something I love doing but find little time for it but when I do have the opportunity to travel I always want it to be light, smooth and easy as possible. Unlike some people that when they travel, they would like to pack most of the things that they want and not need to just make sure that the idea of them travelling is known to themselves and those around them.

Travelling light has always affected me negatively and positively in so many ways that I can’t think of. In terms of positively, travelling light has really helped in times stressful journeys. For example, when our bus breaks down on the road beyond fixing and we need to wait for another bus or walk down a few miles to the nearest town to wait or rest, my anger towards the situation is less because my luggage can either be a backpack or just a small box compare the others with heavy luggage.

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In terms of negatively, in process of travelling light to reduce stress and to be free from the load, I sometimes forget some important things that needed to be carried it can either be some clothes, shoes, or foodstuffs that I really needed but they actually needed an extra bag. So when I don’t carry them and get to my final destination and need the things I forgot, I just sulk to myself and start thinking I should have just borne the stress and carried them.

My mum has warned me countless times about travelling light because she always has to waybill things especially foodstuffs to me after I leave when I should have carried them the first time when leaving but in the end, she has gotten used to it that she doesn’t even persuade me to carry the food items again and don’t even buy them, instead she gives me the money and list of them, plus she gives me the price range of the cost just in case they want to cheat me.

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The freedom that comes with travelling light is something that I love because I can do things freely without bothering with excess luggage, and move freely without extra cost or worry. Truth be told, I prefer buying stuff I need at my destination instead of carrying them from wherever I am, putting it into a big bag and start dragging them along. You might be wondering what if I visit a place and I purchase some things that are needed to bring back home, well I just ship/waybill them before or after I leave and that’s if I’m in a far town but if close by, I just rent a cab throughout the journey.

So travelling light is something have always loved doing and when am deprived of it by being forced to carry excess luggage that is needed or not, then I won’t enjoy the journey and it’s going to be a really long and boring journey because I won’t be able to move or do things freely without thinking of the luggage and that’s the worry I try to avoid most times.

So who loves travelling light like me?