I'm in my early 30s and I want to go see more of the world. I know the places I want to go, I know to be aware of my surroundings and such (I'm a New Yorker so that is a given) but I don't know if i should find someone to take with me or not. I have a boyfriend but he is divorced with a son and i know he won't want to be away from his son that long and I don't have a good track record of staying in long term relationships. I could ask a friend but a lot of my friends have kids and who knows who else may have one in the year I am taking to plan and save up for this. So any advice? I am debating short 3 to 4 months trips but I want to just travel and do some volunteer work.