As Doug Lansky writes in his book, First-Time Around the World: A Trip Planner for the Ultimate Journey, “on a long trip you can’t be everywhere at just the ideal time. And it’s not worth trying.” I think that’s sage advice and notable for what it demands from the traveller—flexibility. While you can’t be everywhere at the ideal time, you can take steps to ensure that you are at least somewhere during some of those ideal times. Lansky’s advice is even more relevant when considered in the context of Dan Millman’s above quote—”we can do anything, but we can’t do everything”. That’s important advice for a backpacker.

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