Trust what you yourself, and what you experience over what you're told.Before leaving, we heard a lot of opinions. Don't take a Land Rover, it'll break down constantly. Don't go to that region, it's not safe. Wait for a better time. People meant well, and we listened carefully. But you also need to trust yourself, and once on the road, we quickly realized that most of these warnings were built on fear rather than experience, second-hand stories passed along until they became facts.