20 Discoveries You Make When You Study Abroad

Alyssa Hollingsworth | March 29, 2017

Traveling with Locals Is the Best

When you’re on your own (or with other foreigners) traveling can feel a bit like that flamingo gif. You know the one.

With a local, suddenly all things start to fit together. I was fortunate to have one such guide in the form of the head of the international students’ club. When he took some of us students on a road trip to Wales, he knew all about the attractions we passed — from the random medieval cities to the best butcher shop en route.

I mean, other times your travel be more like this:

Me: What’s that manor house over there?

Brit Friend: A manor house. It’s over there.

But with a knowledgeable local, you suddenly get an insider’s look at the prehistoric carvings on cliffsides and the secret stone circles in fields. It’s the best!

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