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Keeping your 5 top travel resolutions alive

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Half way into January and the pressures of work are once more upon us. And if you want to see more of the world this year, it’s time to bring in those resolutions to help make your travel dreams a reality.

If you’ve long held travel ambitions,

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or just want to experience the world through the eyes of a traveller and not a tourist, take inspiration from our top 5 travel resolutions.

Read them everyday, pin them to your computer screen, email them to yourself; whatever it takes: this is the year you get out there and do it!

Travel more

Yes, it’s what we all want to do: throw off the chains of work and get out into the world. There are untold mysteries to unfold, and roads less travelled to wander. This year I will travel more.

Learn a language

Pick a country that you love, plan a visit, but this time take the time to learn the lingo: There’s nothing better than being able to talk with your hosts without feeling like some colonial buffoon, forced to revert to the “you speeeek Engleeesh” lines.

Take better travel pictures

This time I will return with half-decent travel pictures. Enough wasted opportunities; I’m getting a better camera and learning how to use it. Have a look at our travel photo-tips for a few pointers.

Read great travel books

I will learn more: Dump the average tour brochures and dig out the best travel writers; there are some really good examples online as well as in print.

Take the time…

No more rushing between tourist hot spots, I’m taking the time to enjoy my trip: If it means just sitting and watching the world go by, do it. You’ll return an altogether different traveller. Become infused with culture, not a collector of it.

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Mark Pawlak wrote 194 articles on this blog.

Editor at Adventure Sports Holidays, Mark's love affair with travel and the challenges of adventure sports continues... "You could save all year for a two-week, all-inclusive, doss by the pool, booze and buffet binge. Or, with a little planning and some good equipment, get off your arse and plan an adventure!"

Mark Pawlak January 21, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Travel books maybe, but more likely to read ‘road-trip’ books and get inspired by the mad adventures of others.
Thomas March 16, 2011 at 3:10 pm
With these tips, be sure to have a nice holiday! Do not forget to leave time for unexpected adventures!

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