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1. Read maps badly
2. And so...get very lost and have to fork out for a taxi that you can't afford
3. Forget any language skills you have when put on the spot
4. Say something stupid when asking for directions
5. Be incapable of finding anything you want to eat and get so hungry that you gorge on EVERYTHING
6. Miss your bed and Netflix marathons more than is healthy
7. Consider flying home for a proper cup of tea
8. Lose your belongings
9. Get lost when hiking
10. Only talk to new people when drunk
11. So that you wake up with few recollections of the night before
12. Get an inordinate amount of new tattoos
13. Get bored of telling your life story and just say "I'm from London"
14. Correct fellow backpackers' grammar even when they are speaking in their third language
15. Have intense FOMO and sign up for extreme sports that you don't understand
16. Hate saying goodbye to new friends and get sad every time
17. And if you see them again get a little overexcited
18. Be really bad at making decisions
19. Say inappropriate things in front of people you have know for five minutes
20. Get lonely when you're on your own for too long
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