Do you think is it late to travel, so its just a misconception, learn from these couple how they started and start travelling.Keep travelling !

1. THIS 30-SOMETHING
TRAVELING COUPLE SHOWS
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO
START

2. A U T H O R
Justin and Tracy Uselton are the writers of A Couple on the Road – a
couples travel blog that focuses on food, drink and culture written
from a personal and artistic perspective for the avid traveler.

3. Many have the fortune of
traveling young in life,
whisking away on European
vacations with their family
or jet-setting on a
backpacking venture in
South America in their
formative years.
We were not these two,
having taken our first
international trip as fully-
formed adults now six
years into our relationship.

4. Travel, for us, was a distant dream – something reserved for
the financially independent or those free of responsibility. We
knew nothing at the time of “travel hacking”, of budget flights
or many of the tips and tricks.
It was that first step off the plane, that first, fresh sniff of
English air that filled us and ultimately changed us. Since then,
everything has been about travel – every dime, every dollar
and every spare moment built in the pursuit of a life of travel.

5. Take our first night in London, for example. As the sun waned on a
Thursday afternoon, we found ourselves at The Red Lion, a posh,
traditional pub directly across from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
in Westminster. Through the course of the night, we mixed and chatted
with the locals, shared stories and more than a few pints. At the close of
the night, we got into a fascinating discussion with two brilliant and
hilarious women, both about our age, and both of whom mentioned
they worked for the Foreign Office across the street. As we chatted
about their jobs for a short time, one asked us flatly, “so, do you want to
go on a tour, then?”

6. Mind you, the Foreign &
Commonwealth Office is the
equivalent of the American
Pentagon and the White House.
Both the residence of the Prime
Minister and numerous
government offices, the FCO
isn’t really open for tourist. Ever.
It is, however, open for
employees with a pass, who can
bring up to one guest per
person.

7.
What awaited us was one of those
irreplaceably expansive
experiences, as we walked
throughout the halls on our
midnight tour, passing large rooms
as our friends gave us backstories
of famous speeches given, secret
meetings in times of war, and even
a glimpse through the thick back
gate facing 10 Downing Street –
the Prime Minister’s front door. It
was our first night out of the
country, and to this day the
experience seems surreal.

8. Travel is a universal
language that one must
learn to speak, and this was
a first lesson in a type of
communication with the
world that has left us
changed. Sometimes, the
adventure in learning to
communicate is literal.

9. While in Peru, we had the pleasure of spending time in Cusco
and fulfill a lifelong dream for both of us – to visit Machu
Picchu. The experience of visiting such a grand, almost-
mythical site was deeply moving, as we stood at the entry area
above the ruins, snapped a few photos, and stole a moment to
simply exist. It was if you could literally feel the passing of time
and history blow through you with the breeze.

10. The chat lasted three hours, with
neither of us relenting to the
temptation to revert to our native
language out of respect for the
other.
That night, we sat outside a small restaurant,
Whether it was the band or the pisco sours,
we aren’t sure, but soon we found ourselves
in a conversation with the hostess working at
the front of the establishment. Somehow the
conversation became an opportunity for the
three of us to challenge ourselves, as we
conversed with her in our severely-broken
Spanish and she responded with her growing
knowledge of English.. We told her of our
dreams to see this beautiful place, and she
told us of her life growing up in the quaint
village and her dreams of one day traveling to
the United States.
We told her stories from back home, and she
shared with us stories from other locations in
Peru and throughout South America – surely
she had also traveled. As the last patrons left
and we found ourselves the only remaining
diners as brooms and trash cans began
making their appearance in the outdoor
sitting area, we said our goodbyes and went
our separate ways.

11. Travel changes you in ways you cannot
possibly imagine without experiencing
it first-hand. Sometimes, your
expectations of a place have nothing
in common with the reality – both
good and bad. We remember the
anticipation of going to Paris, only to
learn valuable lessons after being
pick-pocketed and being generally
stunned by a city we had built up in
our minds as being something we
failed to find. We remember the
stunning vistas of Lisbon and the
charm of the people, a city which we
included on our itinerary initially as
an also-ran. Travel doesn’t care about
your preconceived notions, but in fact
destroys them.

12. It’s funny now, to look back at
what we were before we traveled,
how we viewed the world then
and how we’ve discovered
ourselves since that first landing in
London. We’ve overcome fear (of
flying, even), we’ve learned to
appreciate what we have and who
we are, and we’ve learned more
about each other in the process.
There’s simply nothing that brings
a couple closer together than
finding, and experiencing, one’s
passion. When you share that
passion, the world unfolds before
you.
Over time, it’s true
that we are all the
sum of our
experiences, and
we know that the
experiences in
front of us will
change us still.

13. THANK YOU!
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