Haggling in Marrakech sounded far more intimidating than it turned out to be. If the thought of bargaining in the souks makes you nervous, here’s what I learned as an overthinking first-timer.
Getting sick in rural Indonesia wasn’t part of the plan. After developing a high fever and severe sore throat in Sumatra, I visited a small local clinic. What I found inside completely overturned my assumptions about healthcare in remote places.
Before arriving in Bukit Lawang, I was convinced the suspension bridges would be one of the scariest parts of my trip. Four bridges, one motorbike encounter and plenty of wobbling later, here’s how they scored on the Overthinker’s Scorecard.
I was convinced street food in Thailand would test my stomach. Instead, it became one of the highlights of my trip. Here’s my honest Overthinker’s Scorecard on food stalls, overthinking and why following the locals turned out to be the best strategy.
Collecting our rental car in Sardinia should have taken minutes. Instead it turned into a queue, a cancelled booking, a Marc-versus-Marcus identity crisis and an unexpectedly useful insurance policy.