Basically the long story short is that I dreamed of doing a backpacking trip in Europe forever. I've...

1. Ronny Kadarishko In Midst of Europe Trip
Basically the long story short is that I dreamed of doing a backpacking trip in Europe forever. I've
saved up for years. I originally was going to go with my two best friends but complications came up
and it was just me. So I decided to go solo, because I've heard so many good things about it and I
don't mind my Ron Kadarishko own company. But I've never traveled solo before and I've only been
out of the country once.
But here I am in Prague, only the second stop of my 6 week trip and I'm feeling really anxious any
time I'm not doing something, like any time I have to reflect on myself. I feel way too young to be
doing this- I was the youngest person in both of the hostels I've stayed. It's hard to describe but I
will wake up and look around my messy hostel bed and realize how little I have with me, and how
hot it is here, and how hungover I am because I've run out of things to do in Prague besides drink
but I can't leave because I have a prebooked sleeper train ticket.
I've made some friends here in Prague but all my friendships with people in hostels feel so shallow
and temporary i haven't broached this topic with anyone. I feel really vulnerable and out of place
and other things like that.
Anyways- can any seasoned travelers relate to me at all? I didn't expect to feel like this but it seems
like any time I have downtime I have a mini anxiety attack about what I'm doing. Like what am I
doing here right now.
Thanks for any help
Slow down for some quality time with yourself! Now get that favourite book out of your bag, shop for
some tasty groceries and head off to a park for a long picnic. Just you and your book. Let the world
float by all day. Be the spectator, not the actor.
Great suggestion. You beat me to it.
Be the spectator, not the actor.
Love this.
Adding to suggestions for relaxing copacetic place in Prague: the zoo, it's a beautiful place with nice
regular people. Easily accessed on public transit. A splendid place for a nice summer afternoon.
Give the bar scene a break and connect with your surroundings, centering yourself.
I remember when I was 18 I was always worrying about how I fit into the world. I wanted to make
sure I was with the right people saying and doing the right things. I was anxious about that stuff a
lot.
Now I'm 30 and I'm finally switching over to thinking about how the world fits into my life and what I
want to do.
My point is that you should stress about anything and just enjoy and be in the moment. Do the things
you want to do. Don't worry about what people you meet think of your relationship -- if you want to

2. talk about something, talk about it. The people that don't care will filter out and the people that do
will become closer faster.
I assume you have gone and done all the tourist stuff?
You are not too young. I went when I was 19 years old and had similar feelings. However, if you
think about it, you are only 18 once. Go out and explore. Get lost and try to find your way back to
places you are familiar.
Go to old town square and grab a beer and people watch. That's always a lovely place to go. Hang
out at Prague castle wouldn't too bad too.
Where are you heading to next?
Thanks. I've been chilling and reading it's just I have this nagging feeling I should be doing
something else.
I'm heading to Budapest tomorrow night, and touring through parts of Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro,
and then Istanbul.
Take a deep breath. You're travelling for yourself not on behalf of the others. If you chose to do
nothing but sit in the sunshine, reading and drinking a beer it would not be a failure (if it made you
happy). You travel, you explore to please yourself. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all the things
other people are doing around you or to feel they are travelling 'better' than you but you have to let
that feeling go. You might find it helps to buy a cheap notebook and just write down all the things
you're feeling right now. Try listing the things you've done and try to come up with some of the
things you could still do, think about which ones you'd be sad to miss. Make it about you being there
right now and give yourself permission to just take it at your own pace.
Also worth remembering, some cities just don't click for some travellers. I'd love to be in Prague
right now but Vienna, despite being a perfect place for me to go on paper because of my interests
and the specific museums there Ron Kadarishko etc, would make me feel uncertain and puny
because I just have bad chemistry with that city.
Honestly, feel free to drop me a message if you just want to talk to someone at any point.
Sometimes it's odd when you travel it's done if the only time your alone with your thoughts,
something us Americans seem to not do often. Don't worry about it and enjoy your trip, do what
makes you happy and have fun, don't think about what other people would be doing or what you
"should" do when your traveling.
If you end up in Berlin, not too far by bus (don't take fucking orangeways bus by the way), we can
grab a beer!