Since I left Maldives in 2007 May, I mostly stay in Munich. Europe, when I start long journey from Japan I didn't expected this long... My first travel out side of Japan was in NY for take dance lesson. 1991, everybody treat me like 12yrd child. Next travel was in Guam 1995. Only 3.5hrs from Narita. Driving around with Mustang, flying with helicopter,,,typical Japanese tourist. Then Hawaii, Guam for another typical very short trip. I was not back packer back then. But I wanted travel more and longer. So I start learn English. 1998, I went to Thailand. That's my first back packer style trip. Myanmar, Nepal, India... People, culture, music, smell, food... One of story from my travel. When I was tiny village in Myanmar, I saw small book shop on the dark street. I went in that shop, the man was very happy to see tourist. He could speak English. (Most of people don't speak English in that village.) He was offering me sweets from jar, it reminds me old style...