Choose travel as a way of life 2020

Choose travel as a way of life 2020

In June 2020, Caroline did not leave fleeing something, she did not need to travel with 

other people, did not have a sponsor and did not set herself a sporting challenge. She is completely free and can stop her trip whenever she wants.

She finds it unfortunate that people get stuck in something when they go on a trip or to run away from something. Always keep in mind to stay free and if you are happier doing what you are doing, you have to change it.

Travel as a lifestyle choice

Basically Caroline went on a trip, but it actually became a lifestyle choice when she realized how long it was going to take. At first, she thought that the world tour on foot would last 2/3 years, she hadn't really thought about it. Once she started to look, to plot a route, to look at the distances ... she realized that it would take 10 years minimum!

At that time, she realized that it was a big project and that 10 years of a life was very important. Despite the scale of the trip and the millions of questions that came to mind, Caroline was over-excited.

She made the choice to look at her decision objectively and to determine what were the things that handicapped her to make this trip. It was first of all the children, because at 40 years old (the end of the trip) it started to get late. But to have children, you need the father, whom she didn't have at the time anyway. She told herself that she would not necessarily meet him in France, as abroad. So, she said bingo and left. Caroline never regretted her decision.

bivouac

She had in mind to travel the world and unwind a spool of thread as she went along and that dream was shattered when she had to leave Iran. His journey changed thereafter. Still, her trip was not a challenge, she knew she couldn't swim across the oceans, for example. She did not want to enter the Guinness World Records.

Her trip, which became a lifestyle choice, suited her very well. Caroline really wanted to experience a nomadic lifestyle for 10 years. If tomorrow she no longer likes to walk, she may very well use other means to move forward. We must remain free from our journey and take a step back so as not to do something that no longer suits us and that no longer fulfills us.

The announcement of his departure and the misunderstandings

When he announced his departure for a world tour, people were shocked, frozen, and that cut short everything. People’s first reaction was, “Aren't you afraid to go alone? " Everyone took her seriously and thought she would leave alone when she herself didn't know.

Caroline’s entourage understood her decision, however it was the ten years that shocked people, it seemed enormous. With his mother, it's more complicated and they don't even talk about the subject.

A typical day in Caroline's journey begins with waking up, having breakfast if you are hungry, folding up the camp, then she alternates between walking and taking short breaks, a longer lunch break and rebelling between walking and break until the evening bivouac. There may be changes depending on the country, especially when it is very hot and it is difficult to walk during the day. During breaks or when she is waiting, Caroline can either sleep, play chess, write, read, chat or just do nothing.

The magic of travel as a way of life

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In addition to that, the magic of his trip is made of all the meetings on the road. Caroline meets thousands of people every day and there is always something to look out for in nature. The landscapes are really different from what there is in France like the villages, the buildings or simply the people.

Caroline was like a baby during the first years of her trip. Every day she discovered something, she learned something.

Meeting and learning continuously makes Caroline super happy to make this trip. On top of that, reconnecting with nature and walking everyday makes her feel great, for example, she no longer has headaches while walking. She feels it when she stops and she doesn't spend these days walking anymore, she feels much more tired and sick.

Traveling by walking allows you to go back to basics and to the basics. Caroline thinks that we all need that, especially today where today's societies take us into a world that does not correspond to human beings. Today's society is not in harmony with humans, more and more people are developing cancers.

Caroline advises everyone, in everyday life, to stop and ask themselves what is essential for n