5 Powerful Life Lessons You’ll Learn by Backpacking

We just returned from a five-month backpacking adventure around Europe, where we learned much. We’ll share the five most powerful lessons you’ll learn by backpacking. It’s the best adventure we’ve done in our life. It was challenging. Very challenging, but not impossible for us. We wanted to take our time in each country. We saw and did things we never imagined we could do before. Of course, as you can imagine, the beautiful scenery we saw couldn’t be beaten with anything.

We returned home with our phones full of photos and many unforgettable memories. This adventure wasn’t just a simple adventure but something which changed our perspective on life.

Travel inspires us to see and taste new things. It helps self-development, refreshing one’s mind, bringing out new ideas, and taking us out of our comfort zones. Backpacking always challenges us to explore new surroundings, engage with different people, embrace adventures and share meaningful experiences.

As we already mentioned, backpacking teaches you so many things. No matter how intelligent you are and which school you attended, we believe life is the best teacher we can ever meet. It keeps teaching us something new every day. Experiences and mistakes throughout our lives teach us the best lessons.

Here are 5 Powerful Life Lessons You’ll Learn by Backpacking 

1. Be More Confident

When you’re prepared and confident, you can overcome all your fears. As the explorer Christopher Columbus said: “You can never cross the ocean unless you dare to lose sight of the shore”. During any backpacking adventure, you’ll automatically learn to be more confident.

2. Live Simple

When you go backpacking, even if you pack carefully and take only essentials, you realise you don’t need half the things in your backpack. After some time, you get used to living a simple life. You’ll discover that even those essential things weren’t of substance. There’s nothing more precious than living simply.

3. Be Flexible

Always make plans, but it is better to be flexible. As you all know, backpacking is a form of low-cost, independent travel. Backpacking often includes staying in inexpensive accommodations and carrying all your stuff in one backpack. Most of the time, you’ll have to change your plans. Be prepared to be spontaneous.

4. Fearless

Don’t be scared and say yes more! It will be the most rewarding thing for you in the end. Sometimes, while backpacking, you’ll face unfamiliar situations that can be challenging. Doing something you have never done before might sound terrifying, but keep in mind the main reason why you’re doing this adventure!

5. Humanity Still Exists

The world isn’t as scary as people say. When you tell your family and friends about your dream of leaving to travel the world, there will be those who try to stop you. They’ll advise you to be careful because of the terrorists or be attentive to thieves. In life, you always find people stopping you from doing something. Don’t let them ruin your dreams! Don’t let the fear of the unknown scare you! The world is too big to stay in one place, and life is too short to do just one thing. Backpacking around the world is one of the most valuable experiences in life!!

Have you ever tried backpacking? Did you ever face any situations which you weren’t expecting? What did you learn? Let us know in the comments section below. We’re excited to know =)