8 moments travellers should never forget

There is something magical about an adventure. The heightened sense of connection and curiosity that makes you feel fully alive and engaged. Even though you might not experience the comforts of home, challenging yourself and leaping out of your comfort zone creates moments you'll never forget.

Having days without a proper shower, moving in rain or shine with shaky legs from hours on the trail and feeling sore muscles you didn’t even know existed!

How can we feel so connected to ourselves and to nature when things we enjoy in our daily life are missing? Maybe those things aren’t really that important... After all, it's the little things that you experience when travelling that make it special: waving to a local, making lifelong friends, appreciating a hot shower or experiencing the bright stars in the outback.

Travel has the power to transform, invigorate, test limits and open up a world of knowledge and understanding. Here are eight special travel moments that add up to an album of unforgettable memories you can look back and smile about.

1. Watching the sky full of stars, on a pitch-black night, as you reflected on the where you had been and where you were headed next.
 

2. You smiled and waved, or at least noticed, everybody that was passing your way, and so did they.
 

3. Washing yourself, even with just baby wipes and a hot water bucket, was a blissful moment.
 

4. Removing your hiking boots and socks and feeling like putting your feet in a river is the best thing you’ve ever done, ever!

5. Trying to speak with someone who did not understand a word you just said was a challenge but you surely could overcome with some sort of sign language.
 

6. Staring at a blossoming flower, a towering tree or a small bird and wondering how its colour could be so bright.
 

7. Developing long-lasting friendships with people you would have never got to know in ‘real life’.
 

8. Not worrying about what you were wearing. If items mis-matched or the colours clash, it didn't seem all that important on an outdoor adventure. You didn't seem to care that you've worn the same pants three days in a row. What mattered at the time was that you were comfortable. There was something nice about forgetting what was fashionable!

There are certainly more than eight special moments when on an adventure, maybe you have one or two in mind? Let us know some of your unforgettable travel moments in the comments below.