I took half a year off and went travelling around Central and South America with a backpack, no laptop and no cellphone. I met loads of great people (other backpackers and locals), learnt some Spanish, visited old friends and new ones, saw the sights.

Best thing I ever did. It tweaked my brain somehow. I don't know how to describe it, but I certainly came back a different person.

I booked a ticket into Mexico City and another ticket home from Buenos Aires, and let my travels take me where it took me. I hooked up with people I got on with and we travelled together until our journeys went in different directions. It was surprisingly easy to just go wherever my whims took me.

10/10 would recommend to anyone.