I'd say do both... in New Zealand we have the idea of an "OE" (Overseas Experience... and every other country is overseas for NZ). The OE often goes through as

I'd say do both... in New Zealand we have the idea of an "OE" (Overseas Experience... and every other country is overseas for NZ). The OE often goes through asia and ends with working in England (often London) for a few years and doing excursions into Europe. Some of that can be soulless, you never really experience a place and its people. So you definitely do want to slow down and take your time with some things. But some stuff, you've read the history, the stories of a place and you really just want to go to the place and just "touch" it to feel connected to that piece of history.