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TRAVEL DIARIES — 2023 COMPENDIUM
Been There, Seen That
It’s about visiting (or revisiting) 10 countries and 25 cities
It began in Bulgaria, in the beautiful capital city of Sofia to be precise. Even as the year ended, I was heading to a country I have visited many times previously, with my better half for company.
Like I have said before, traveling is not about planning every time. It is albeit always about the execution. This is what I have become aware of after having travelled for well over two decades, and visited 65 countries, many hundred cities and a lot of the countryside.
On multiple occasions during a given year, the compulsory leaves beg to be utilized. They dreamed of new destinations. For someone who loves to travel — albeit not the touristy kind — it is usually the elaborate journeys that I cherish the most.
There are times when I indulge in some planning, keeping the crowd factor in mind. Otherwise, I simply set off to a new destination sans any plan. Truth be told, it is possibly the best way to surprise oneself. Besides, I believe you should always travel whenever possible. You can never say when things come to a standstill and plans go for a toss.
