19 Tips for Taking the Trip of a Lifetime

Be open to exploration and discovery

You may have planned to walk from your hotel to piazza San Marco, but a narrow alley caught your eye. You could continue—most people would—or you could duck in there, see where it leads, maybe find a tiny trattoria that serves the best espresso you’ve ever had…

Point is, if you can do it safely, allow your curiosity to lead you down new paths and alleys. You might get lost, you say? Well, my friend, that’s exactly the point.

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