Here are the last six of The Idiot’s Twelve Commonsense Tips for Mindful MedTrekking.
7. There’s more daylight during summer months but it’s hot, tourists are everywhere and accommodation is more expensive and sometimes difficult to find. Try April/May/early June and September/October.
Avoid the summer tourist crowd.
8. It’s fun to hike with friends but it’s essential, and often much more interesting, to hike alone from time to time.
It’s fun to MedTrek alone from time to time. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
MedTrekking Partner Liz Chapin joins The Idiot for the stroll through southern Turkey to Syria.
9. There’s nothing more delightful than meeting strangers on the road.
Enjoy meeting strangers on the path. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
10. Never reserve a room in advance and always be prepared to stay on the beach, in a monastery, at a nudist colony or almost anywhere else. It’s part of the game.
Be flexible about accommodations. This open-aired B&B was an out-of-season bargain on October 1.
Get thee to a monastery. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
11. Forget the destination, take it a step at a time and don’t worry about what’s around the next corner (actually, there aren’t many corners). The goal is the path, the path is the goal.
The goal is the path, the path is the goal.
12. Try to practice the relaxed attitude of the MedTrek in other parts of your life.
Enjoy the relaxed MedTrek attitude in other parts of your life. (Photo: Liz Chapin)
(The first six of The Idiot’s Twelve Commonsense Tips for Mindful MedTrekking appeared last week @ http://followtheidiot.com/what-are-twelve-commonsense-tips-for-mindful-medtrekking)
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