I'm 22 and doing a 9 month marketing internship - chose to do this as I asn't sure what career path I want. I've decided it's not what I want to do but as soon as I've finished the internship I ant to travel for a month as this will be the only time in my life i can just "take a month off" (I won't be able to do that when I have a career working full time). I've made a list of places that interest me:
Option 1: Central America & some Caribbean
Would love to go to Costa Rica & Nicaragua. Possibly Mexico and Guatemala too.
Then travel into the Caribbean. Considering Grenada, Cuba, Puerto Rico.
Option 2: Asia
The 2 I'd love to go to the most are Sri Lanka and The Philippines. In addition, I could possibly throw in one of these countries which I'm considering Japan, Myanmar (Burma), Bhutan. Possibly even fly into Australia.
I'll be going around my 23rd birthday in July. Plan is to go for 1 month.
Looking for somewhere with friendly, authentic locals with a different culture to Westernised life. Picturesque views would be nice. Ease of travel is important (eg reliablity, understanding at least some English). Reasonably priced (I'll have money saved up from working for 9 months and living with family however I'll be somewhere between a budget traveler and being in the mid range). Also looking for somewhere with lots to do as I can get bored easily. Safety is important too however for someone of my age I am well traveled. I'd rather spend time with the locals than be in a built up resort - I like to learn about others ways of life.
Could you help me choose which option and what you think of my country choices - do any of them sound like they are what I'm looking for (or perhaps not what I'm looking for?
Option 1: Central America & some Caribbean
Would love to go to Costa Rica & Nicaragua. Possibly Mexico and Guatemala too.
Then travel into the Caribbean. Considering Grenada, Cuba, Puerto Rico.
Option 2: Asia
The 2 I'd love to go to the most are Sri Lanka and The Philippines. In addition, I could possibly throw in one of these countries which I'm considering Japan, Myanmar (Burma), Bhutan. Possibly even fly into Australia.
I'll be going around my 23rd birthday in July. Plan is to go for 1 month.
Looking for somewhere with friendly, authentic locals with a different culture to Westernised life. Picturesque views would be nice. Ease of travel is important (eg reliablity, understanding at least some English). Reasonably priced (I'll have money saved up from working for 9 months and living with family however I'll be somewhere between a budget traveler and being in the mid range). Also looking for somewhere with lots to do as I can get bored easily. Safety is important too however for someone of my age I am well traveled. I'd rather spend time with the locals than be in a built up resort - I like to learn about others ways of life.
Could you help me choose which option and what you think of my country choices - do any of them sound like they are what I'm looking for (or perhaps not what I'm looking for?