This isn't strictly a travel thread, but it applies a lot to situations while travelling -
Does anyone else feel strong desire to do crazy stuff or at least get out of my comfort zone to enjoy everyday life and travelling? My fondest travelling memories come from hitchhiking,couchsurfing and doing crazy things. My trips that were comfortable such as a romantic trip with a GF were also enjoyable, but nowhere nearly as satisfying as the adventures. They really make you feel alive and appreciate life.
I've started to get a bit depressed recently because my friends and a lot of people prefer this comfortable lifestyle/attitude, but I crave some sort of adventure or adrenaline.
Share your stories, advice, recommendations or thoughts on having this sort of mentality.
>>1280433
Not gonna lie, travel is a hell of a drug. Even on family trips with parents and siblings to occupy your time, I always found a way to slip through schedule constraints and do stupid shit for the thrills.
I only ever got the same rush of excitement from drug runs and adventures in college, and even then that was short lived.
Best story I can muster was seeing a prostitute in Paris while staying with family. I walked around Rue St. Denis in what looked like an Algerian neighborhood after exiting the metro. Sketchy as hell for the first twenty minutes of wandering. Found my way to the whores on Rue Blondel and got kicked out of a hookers apartment for having insufficient funds.
A little more wandering and I set up with another hooker later that night in her apartment . Decent experience, plus I got to try the local cuisine on the cheap. (Say what you will about Muslims and their terrible memes,but holy shit halal hamburgers are god-tier)
go hike the Pacific crest trail. much more rewarding than any other forms of traveling. cured my terminal autism
Getting out of your comfort zone means being more confident