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Travel While Young, Traveling When Very Old is Hard

Are you fond of traveling? Then if you would like to see places, near and far, or even abroad, it is best to plan it while you are still young. Why? There are so many advantages of going places while you are still so capable of doing it.

Your Body is Still Strong

If you have a good job or a steady career, visiting places is one of the best things to do to pamper yourself for a work well done. You can go on a weekend vacation, or when there are longer holidays where you can go away and relax to reinvigorate your body and mind, and be ready again to work in the coming days.

When you are young, you do not have to worry about long walks, or getting up on buses, airplanes or other means of transportation because your joints, hands and feet are all flexible and so strong. No aching joints or limping like when you are already so old.

No Worries About the Comfort Room

It is a common problem for adults; they worry where they can urinate on the way to their destination. It is good if the bus they were riding on have ameneties of a comfort room or a small portalet they can use in emergency cases.

Old people usually encounter urine incontinence, or a situation when they have a hard time controlling their urine. So they should immediately find a comfort room to ease it.

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It is better if they are traveling using their own vehicle or a hired vehicle so they can ask the driver to find an available comfort room like in gasoline stations. If none, and they are traveling along a field or a forest, the adult can ease himself/or herself in a secluded place. For old women, it is better to carry an umbrella or a “sarong” or any big scarf to cover themselves while urinating! (just a joke! ha ha ha!)

This is not a problem among the young because they can hold it for long hours. Though this is not advisable because it might cause urinary tract infection or other kidney problems.

Problem with Food

When you are young, you do not have so much problem on what kind of food is available during your travel. You do not have so worry so much about cholesterol, about uric acid, about too much carbohydrates or sweets that can worsen diabetes. This can be more economical because you can eat whatever food is available.

When an older person travels, he should carry his own food, his special drink or milk, and many other paraphernalia like blood glucose tester, sphygmomanometer to monitor blood pressure,and other gadgets if he has health issues. This can add so many things in his luggage.

For the young,he can carry a very light baggage, even just a backpack for a day or two travel.

These are just some of the benefits of traveling while you are still young. But remember, always save for it, and for your other expenses for the future.




  • acelawrites

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    • What you have written in the article is very true. I have seen many elders who are aged but still want to travel a lot. In some ways it helps them but it is a problem for them in most of the cases. Many find it difficult to walk on the platforms in the railway stations or climb the stairs with their suitcase and the whole crowd is there. They face the same issue at the airports too. As the terminals are long and they find it tiring. Especially long distance travel. It is better when they are old they travel and eat light as it would do a great service to them.

      Nagging health issues is also a problem which many face due to health related issues due to age. My take is if they would want to travel out it is better they go out somewhere nearby in the morning and come home by the afternoon. That way they will be in control of things. They can rest after they return. The trip is better if it is traveled somewhere nearby from home far distance travel is best avoided at that age. If one is very healthy and does not have to take any medicines then it is ok other wise it better avoided by the remaining people. Home and neighborhood are the safest place to move around. Thanks for the share.

      • Thank you Krishna Kumar for a very good response. It can be a blog in itself! (joke). Yes, you are right, adults should not travel very far from home if they are not physically able to do it.

        So while young, people should take the opportunity to go places and meet a lot of people too! When they grow old, they would be happy to reminisce the people and beautiful places they had visited.

    • Thanks for the information and the tips , it make sense, but travelling old is nice too, other wise you would not see them everywhere, i went to holiday and i found the old travellers more than the young ones, really was surprised, but that how, i guess it is depending on the couple and the money how much

    • Thanks for the information but wasn't it is better to travel when you are old because this is the time that you have plenty of time to spend than during young when you are too busy with your job. I know that it might be really troublesome to travel when old but why fear when you are near the end of your life. You should be enjoying life at this old age not fearing that you might face problems during the travel. But of course it is better if you travel with friends or family so that if anything happens, they can take care of you.

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