Cold feet and indecision on my first solo trip. Thinking about 1 month, east coast Australia
I'm a 23 year old from Canada. I travelled quite a bit with family when I was younger, but mostly resort trips and I haven't been out of the country (besides the odd US roadtrip) in years.
I've been playing with the idea of travelling to Australia for a couple years now, and I recently quit my job so I do have time now (and savings to pay for the trip), but I'm starting to second guess my decision to go to Australia.
Everyone I mention it to to get their opinion says that's awesome but that it wouldn't be their first choice. People keep telling me how expensive Australia is and how you could go basically anywhere else for cheaper and it'd be more interesting. My friends say I should go to India or Thailand or somewhere in the US or Europe (and I kind of agree with Europe, but given the time of year and the fact that I'm between jobs now, I feel like Europe should wait. Plus I see Australia as a bit easier).
My thinking for the trip would be to fly to Sydney and basically do the classic east coast Australia road trip, buying a greyhound bus pass and hopping on and off to hit every major stop over the course of a month. Sure, it's not as drastic of a cultural experience as India or China, and it won't be as much of a party as Thailand could be (apparently), but I think Australia for a month or a bit longer would be a good way to feel comfortable in an English speaking country while still getting the hot weather and still seeing more nature and a different culture than we have in Canada? Bonus points for all the beaches/potential to meet a lot of backpackers.
I don't know exactly what responses I'm looking for here, I guess I'm just asking if my thinking on why Australia makes sense and for some reassurance; Or alternatively if there's other destinations I should really consider that an inexperienced solo traveller like myself could do without too too much pre-planning needed, let me know too.
Thank you for reading.
Submitted January 30, 2019 at 10:45PM by CanadianGoneAWOL http://bit.ly/2RYlCkm
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