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Meeting up with a catch from Bumble or asking out your teen crush for the first time? I Gochu! Bars, cafés, and unique places to have a great first date.
If you haven’t already, take a look at my article about packing for a backpacking trip, where I cover all the basics of preparing for a new destination. But if you intend to stay put in one place abroad, like I did in Mexico, I have a few additions!
Since you’re planning to stay in one place (such a nice and calm way of traveling, I love it!), you won’t need to trespass bouncy roads and sandy patches with your luggage all the time. You simply arrive, unpack, and freestyle from there. So bring your big suitcase, bring your favorite purse, or your backpack if you prefer that. It’s your trip, and nobody needs to know how little or how much you brought. It’s not a competition 🙂
From that one place, you might want to explore nearby or even far away cities for a weekend or maybe even a 2-week vacation. For those occasions, you might not want to bring your big bag or suitcase, so bring something more compact for your getaways. In Mexico, I left my suitcase in the hostel luggage room in CDMX (I was lucky to be veeeeery good friends with the staff) and took off to Puerto Escondido for 2 weeks with my little tote bag. Key is to befriend locals and expats, which is a no-brainer when you’re basically an expat yourself.
It’s important to feel good in your clothes, especially when all else is new and insecure, you want to feel that security at least from what you’re wearing. I packed 3-5 of my favorite outfits to Mexico and wore them with love for three months. I swapped some less used items with cute clothes I found in the hostel’s lost&found, and I bought 1 single item in my time there. When you have what you need, and don’t have space to get more, I assure you that you’ll feel very at peace! Minimalism feels light on your heart.
You’re not going to an inhabited jungle, sweetheart. Wherever you go, there will be other people with the same needs, hence with stores where you can buy necessities. Maybe a kind local can lend you their sweater, or the hostel volunteer might know someone who can help you. This goes for a-ny-thing, even delicate and personalized matters. Birth control? A doctor in Dubai prescribed me exactly what I needed. Contacts? Indian people wear them too. Medicine? Mexicans also need medication, so you’ll find what you need. People will always be there to help you
Meeting up with a catch from Bumble or asking out your teen crush for the first time? I Gochu! Bars, cafés, and unique places to have a great first date.
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