Ben Groundwater Oct 1 2014 at 12:37 AM

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It's a big wide world out there. A scary world. A world filled with dodgy taxi drivers and bad food, dirty hostels and shady locals.

When you first step out into that big world it can be a little daunting, but as time goes by and you settle into the travel scene, you very quickly begin to love it. And that's because every traveller learns certain lessons, lessons about themselves, about travel, and about the world in general. Lessons like these.

You're far more resourceful than you think

This. This is the number one thing every traveller soon realises. You might have previously thought you'd struggle with the language barrier, or that you're terrible with directions, or that you're shy around new people, or that you can't cope in a crisis, but once you throw yourself in the deep end and have to survive on your own in the world, you'll come to know: you're far better at this stuff than you ever realised.

You can get used to pretty much anything in about three days

Every time I go camping, or stay in a hostel, or even eat dodgy street food, the feeling is the same on that first day: urgh. I can't get clean. There are people making noise in my room. This food is going to poison me. But after about three days of anything any level of discomfort, of grot or grime you just get used to it. And then it becomes fun.

You can survive with less food and less sleep than you thought

Couldn't find anywhere to have breakfast this morning? No worries. Stayed up all night boozing and now you have to catch a bus? She'll be right. Blew your budget on a dumb souvenir and now you have to survive on packet noodles? No dramas. See the point above it'll take about three days to get used to it.

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The 16 lessons every traveller learns