When I was 22 I spent 4 months backpacking through Southeast Asia alone. 

No phone, no debit or credit card, $4k in travelers checks and a Frommers guide

10/10 would still recommend

Talking *@! In /extracurriculars reminiscing in /gen-x and curating in /trish

Do travellers checks still exist? This sounds like my kind of adventure.

There is nothing more powerful in this world than words.

I had a convertible super beetle and regret selling it every day

Haha lucky escape. Must have been cool to have a v-dub. I rented a van during travels once (not a vw though) and loved it.

I believe they were discontinued in the 90’s. Fun side story, I took travelers checks from the people who bought my VW. When I went back in the house, the news was reporting a travelers check counterfeit ring. I was panicked for a few days waiting to confirm mine were ok 😂