Get Off The Beaten Track

Here are ten great ideas to get you off the beaten track and exploring the world.

In a follow up to talking about how to have an overseas experience second time around, we’ve compiled a top 10 list of trips and experiences that don’t need to take up 6 months of your life, living out of a hostel!

European Rail Pass

Otherwise known as ‘Eurail’, this is a fabulous, hassle free way to see as much as Europe as you can handle. You plan the length of your trip and your destination points so it’s tailor made to what suits you.

Milford Sound

A little closer to home, Milford Sound is one of the most spectacular places to visit, not just in New Zealand but in the world.

Campervan

Campervan anywhere, both the North and South Islands of New Zealand are waiting to be explored, vast untouched landscapes and breathtaking adventure is a stones throw away.  It’s affordable and it can take as long or as little time as you wish.

Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Now this is something you will need to put in some training for, however with a 97% success rate and an age limit from 10 years and above this is really a once in a lifetime trip for all the family.

Kenyan Safari

Take the time to research and plan this trip, but I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed. To wake up in a tree-top house in the natural environment WHERE some of the most beautiful animals in the world are found, is truly something for everyone’s bucket list.

Stay in the Ice Hotel

Since 1989, the art exhibition and hotel founded in Sweden has been a huge success. This is truly a stunning piece of architecture not to be missed, just remember to pack your thermals!

Hire a classic car in Cuba

Well the idea is in the title! Cuba is a beautiful and culturally intriguing country to visit, and what better way to see it than drive around in your own classic car.

Take the bullet train

Kyoto and Nara 2 or 3 day rail tour by Bullet Train from Tokyo is a fantastic way to see what Japan has to offer. Go during Springtime to appreciate all of the stunning cherry blossom.

Spend Christmas Day in New York

There really isn’t anywhere quite as grand at Christmas than New York. There are endless things to visit, spectate and do and chances are, that dreams of a White Christmas will come true.

New Years Eve in Sydney

Nothing says Happy New Year quite like seeing one of the world’s biggest and most spectacular firework displays. With a warm breeze in the air, and a gin and tonic in your hand, what could be more beautiful than to be looking at the Sydney Opera House cascade in celebration

So go ahead, live your life and explore the possibilities this beautiful planet has to offer.