As has happened since we first staggered out of our caves, people love to tell others their (often tall) tales of the adventures they’ve had on their travels. We love to listen and share, placing ourselves in their shoes, following in their footsteps, wondering what we would have said / done / felt in the same circumstances.

This is human nature at its most basic - the hunter / gatherer instinct to find new lands, search for Eldorado or find the grass that really is greener on the other side.

The ‘down-side’ to this is the tendency of people to travel in groups and seek safety in numbers. This is what leads us down the slippery slop of the back-packers trails and whole graduations classes from Surrey trooping around the far-east.

So listen to your family and friends and take on board their opinions of both the places they’ve been and things they’ve done - let the story guide you!