Do you ever worry you will see it all?
I took my first real backpacking trip this past year. I had been to Europe two times prior for about a total of 20 days. I was debating where to go when my sister was visiting me.
She had been to London before and wanted to go back with me (we were flying out of Gatwick). I had already been to Madrid, Rome, Paris (really briefly) Venice, Brugges, Oslo, Bergen, Munich among others. I ended up in London and loved it, but it got me thinking that I have seen "big three" cities in Europe which are traditionally the anchors (or in some cases, the entirety of a trip) for most people.
I was worrying that I rushed through a good meal and wasn't leaving myself room for desert. I still have fairly major cities I would like to see (and see more of) Prague, Athens, Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen, etc but I am wondering that if I get a chance to backpack again, will I "finish" Europe? Of course there is more to the world of backpacking than Europe.
So anyway, especially for those of you that have really been around, do you ever feel that way or am I just an idiot for not realizing how lucky I am (in the case...We all are) to have been able to travel so much before I turn 25?
--Joey
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