Izifundo Eziyi-10 Ozifunda Ngokuhamba Wedwa
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Ngemuva kokuhamba ngaphezu kwamahora angama-24 ngiqonde, ngiguqe ngaphakathi kwethempeli lamaBuddha enyakatho yeThailand ngibusiswa yindela.
Egqoke ingubo ewolintshi ekhanyayo, ecula kancane kuyilapho ephephetha amanzi angcwele phezu kwekhanda lami elikhotheme. Angikuqondi akushoyo, kepha ngokwencwadi yami yokuqondisa, kufanele kube yinto ethile engifisela ukuthula, ukuchuma, uthando nozwelo.
Ngithi ngisangenisa uZen wami, kukhale umakhalekhukhwini. Ngithukile, ngivele ngithole isikhwama sami semali ngaphambi kokubona ukuthi ngeke kube ngesami-anginayo isevisi yeselula e-Thailand. Ngibheka phezulu bese ngibona i-monk flip ivula iselula ye-Motorola okungenani eminyakeni eyi-10 eyedlule. Uthatha ucingo, bese kuthi ngokungathi akwenzekanga lutho, aqhubeke nokuhayiza angishayise ngamanzi.
Bengingalindele ukuthi ngizobusiswa ngumonki okhuluma ngomakhalekhukhwini okhuluma nomakhalekhukhwini ngenkathi ngihamba amasonto amabili e-Southeast Asia-futhi kukhona nezinye izinto eziningi ezenzekile ebengingakaze ngizicabange. Nakhu engikufundile ohambweni lwami-nokuthi yini ongayenza ukulungiselela i-solo adventure yakho elandelayo.
Isiteshi i-Al Roker
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhambela eSan Francisco noma eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, kubalulekile ukucwaninga ngesimo sezulu endaweni ozoyivakashela kusengaphambili. Kuzwakala kusobala, kepha ukukhohlwa ukwenza kanjalo kungaphazamisa kakhulu izinhlelo zakho. Uma uya eningizimu yenkabazwe, khumbula ukuthi lawo mazwe anezinkathi eziphambene nezethu (okungukuthi, ihlobo e-Argentina lenzeka phakathi nobusika bethu). Futhi kwamanye amazwe afana ne-India neThailand-uzofuna ukugwema isikhathi semvula, esivame ukwenzeka phakathi kukaJuni no-Okthoba.
Gqoka Ingxenye
Yenza ucwaningo ukuze uthole ukuthi yiziphi izingubo ezamukelekile esifundeni ozosivakashela. Eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, isibonelo, izingubo ezinesikhumba ngu-no-no. Izindololwane namadolo kufanele zimbozwe lapho uvakashela amathempeli, futhi ngokuvamile, abantu bendawo bavame ukugqoka ngesizotha, bemboze isifuba, izingalo, nemilenze-ngisho nokushisa okushisayo.Hlonipha isiko lendawo, futhi cishe abantu bayokuhlonipha.
Funda Amagama Ambalwa
Kuyakhathaza uma ungakwazi ukukhuluma ikhothi yesiFulentshi kanti useFrance isonto lonke. Ukulungisa? Ngekhanda amagama ambalwa alula njengokuthi "sawubona," "ngicela," kanye "ngiyabonga" kusenesikhathi. Ngaphezu nje kokuba nesizotha, ukwazi ukukhuluma ulimi lwendawo kuzokwenza ubonakale ungumhambi onolwazi, okukubeka engcupheni encane yokweba nemikhonyovu. (Ukufunda amagama aqondisayo -ukukuyisa kusuka endaweni uye endaweni-kuzosiza futhi.)
Tshela Amanga Amhlophe
Lapho othile (njengomshayeli wamatekisi noma umnikazi wesitolo) ebuza ukuthi uhlale isikhathi esingakanani ezweni, njalo usho okungenani isonto elilodwa. Abantu mancane amathuba okuthi basizakale ngawe uma becabanga ukuthi uyabazi abantu bomhlaba.
Fika Ngesikhathi Sasemini
Ukuhamba wedwa kuyinto enhle kodwa ukuba wedwa kungakwenza ube sengozini kakhulu. Hlela kusengaphambili ukuze ufike lapho uya khona ngezikhathi zasemini lapho kuphephe futhi kulula ukuzulazula emigwaqweni.
Yiba umngane we-Concierge
Ngaphezu kohambo losuku lokubhuka nokunikeza izincomo zokudlela, abasebenzi basehhotela bangaba ngumthombo omkhulu uma ulahleka noma uzizwa ungaphephile.
Joyina iqembu
Uma uhlela i-foray yakho yokuqala uwedwa, cabanga ukuxhumanisa neqembu lokuvakasha ngesikhathi esithile. Ngijoyine iqembu lezokuvakasha iContiki, futhi sobabili savakashela izizwe ezingamagquma enyakatho yeThailand, sahamba ngomfula omkhulu iMekong eLaos, futhi sabuka ilanga liphuma phezu kwe-Angkor Wat eCambodia. Impela, bengingahamba ngedwa kulezi zenzakalo, kodwa ukuzizwisa okubabazekayo njengalezi kwabelwana kangcono neqembu. Ngazakhela abangane abakhulu futhi ngafaka indawo eningi kunale engingaba nayo ngedwa. Uzibuza ukuthi ulikhetha kanjani iqembu? Funda izibuyekezo emabhodini emilayezo yokuhamba. Uzothola ukuthi uhambo luyifanele ngempela yini imali, nokuthi imakethe eqondiwe yalolu hambo iyini. Ingabe zihloselwe abantu asebekhulile? Imindeni? Izinhlobo zama-Adventurous? Awufuni ukuqeda ukuvakasha nabantu abadala uma ubuthemba i-adventure edelela ukufa.
Khipha Imali Engukheshi kanye Nezikweletu Ezincane
Yeqa i-ATM bese uvakashela otshela imali yasebhange ukuthola izikweletu ezimnandi: Amazwe amaningi aphesheya ngeke ayamukele imali esile noma edabukile. Futhi qiniseka ukuthi uthola noshintsho oluncane njengoba amanye amazwe angathuthukile engazamukeli izikweletu ezinkulu. E-Cambodia, kwakuyinselele ukuthola ushintshi ngisho nebhilidi engu-$20. Enye inzuzo ekuphatheni imali: Uzogwema imali eningi yasebhange. Amabhange amaningi akhokhisa okungenani ama-dollar amahlanu ukwenza imali ezweni langaphandle. Ezitolo zokudlela nasezitolo, uvame ukubhekana nemali ephakathi kwamaphesenti amathathu nesikhombisa wokuthengisa ukusebenzisa ikhadi lakho lesikweletu. Futhi ungalokothi uphathe yonke imali yakho ngasikhathi sinye. Thatha okudingayo ufihle konke okusepotimendeni lakho elikhiyiwe noma ebhokisini lezokuphepha egumbini lakho. (Uma kuziwa emthwalweni, cabangela izingcezu ezinegobolondo eliqinile, okunzima ukuligqekeza njengaleli elikhiyayo!)
Yiba Usokhemisi Wakho
Phakamisa imithi ebandayo, amaphilisi okulwa nesicanucanu (ukugibela ibhasi isikhathi eside), ukukhulula isisu esibuhlungu, okokwehlisa ukukhwehlela, ukungezwani komzimba nemithi yekhanda. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu lapho uvakashela kwelinye izwe lapho ungahle ungafinyeleli kudokotela noma kukhemisi. Futhi khumbula ukuphuza amanzi amaningi, ikakhulukazi uma uhambela indawo eshisayo. Ukuza nebhodlela lakho lamanzi kuwumbono omuhle njengoba amahhotela amaningi anikeza i-H2O ehlungiwe endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, qiniseka ukuthi ulala ngokwanele. Ukubuka ukuphuma kwelanga phezu kwe-Angkor Wat cishe akujabulisi kangako uma ungalali kahle!
Zicabangele Wena
Ukuhamba uwedwa kungesinye sezikhathi lapho unenkululeko yokwenza okufunayo, ngesikhathi ofuna ngaso, ngaphandle kokukhathazeka nge-ajenda yomunye umuntu. Ngakho kujabulele! Kungakuthokozisa ngokumangazayo ukuba wedwa, ulalele imicabango yakho kuphela. Ufunani ngempela empilweni? Ayini amaphupho akho? Uhambo lwe-solo luyithuba elihle lokuzihlola. Uma ukhathazekile ngokuzizwa unesizungu, khumbula ukuthi ngenkathi kungenzeka ukuthi uhamba wedwa, awuwedwa. Ungesabi ukuxoxa nabanye odla nabo endaweni yokudlela eseceleni komgwaqo noma uhlanganyele nabantu bendawo emakethe. Ngokuqinisekile uzoba nabangane abasha futhi ube nezindaba ezinhle ongazixoxa lapho ubuyela ekhaya.