I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.
Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.
I've been lucky to travel through quite a bit of Europe and Australia, but I would love to do Asia and South America and South Africa.