TAKING OFF

7 Tips for the Fledgling Traveler

Advice I would have found helpful as a new explorer.

Holyhead, Wales. Photo by the author.

The first time I travelled to another country was when I was two years old. My parents were going on a missions trip to Belgium, and I was brought ceremoniously in tow. Now, at the time, I was obviously not worried about any kind of best-packing techniques, or safety in…