13 reasons why... you should travel more!
- IAmNicole
- 4 mag 2017
- Tempo di lettura: 4 min
1. You need time for yourself
...and I don't mean that you need time to think about your life, or thinks like this.
You need time to escape from everyday life and think about the happiest things. Or don't think at all.
Traveling allows you to focus on the others, on nature, on the landscape, on the architectures, on all the gems that the Earth hides.
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2. travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer
You have heard this quote for sure, but have you ever thought about it?
I did. When you buy something, a physical object such a dress, a pair of shoes or a new car, you spend money on something that, good or not, will not last forever.
When you book a holiday, instead, you travel three times.
The first one is the trip you do before you leave, with your mind. You make the luggage and you think about what you'll see, what you'll eat and who you'll meet, and you're full of expectations.
The second trip is the effective one, when you physically travel, you spend the night away and live great experiences.
The third one is when you come back home.
When you book a trip, yo spend money for an experience that, in different ways, will change your life.
You will always remember about that particular city, that landscape that has left you amazed, that traditional dish that you loved.
And the pictures you took will help you to remember every particular of that experience.
3. create new friendships
Wherever you will go, there will be many other travelers like you, enjoying their experience.
No matter where they are from and what they do in their life.. you will always have something in common: you are travelers. And meeting new people, speaking and spending time with them makes you learn more than what you could ever imagine.
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4. discover new cuisines
What's better than trying the typical cuisine and, maybe, take home from your trip some product and try to reproduce the receipt at home? Some taste, some perfume will always take you back to your trips and recall back your good memories.
You might not like all the other cuisines, but tasting different products is part of the experience, and makes you richer in many ways.
5. break some stereotypes
How many stereotypes have you ever heard? Are all of them true?
The more you travel, the more you'll realize that not all of them are real. Italian people do not always eat pasta, pizza and lasagne; not all the French men walk around the streets with a baguette under their arms.
If you look a bit outside the stereotypes, you'll discover a lot more about the other cultures!
6. traveling gives you stories to tell
If you travel, you'll always have some stories to tell your friends.
I like people that have experienced a lot, who have always something to say, who know the world because they have experienced it, not just because they have read something on the internet or seen pictures on Facebook.
When you travel you make experiences, you learn, and you see incredible things, and one of the best parts is to tell someone else about it.
You'll look interesting, and you'll not have embarrassing silences during your conversations anymore.
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7. traveling opens your mind
When you travel, you'll find out that the world isn't always as you thought. You will look at the world differently as everyone does, and you will change your point of view on many things.
Places and people are not always as the media make us think they are, and you have the possibility to see the reality with your own eyes.
8. travel makes you feel alive
Life is not just routine, school and work. Life means adventures. And the best way to find adventures is to pack and leave home for a couple of days/weeks/months.. years.
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9. You are never too young or too old to explore
No matter how old are you, the tourism industry allows everyone to find the best solution for you to discover the world.
There are accommodations for every taste and every pocket, modes of transports that satisfies every type of necessities, travel guides that help you if you're not an expert in traveling or if you are not too confident with the languages.. Everyone can travel, so NO EXCUSES!
10. TRAVELING IS NOT NECESSARY SO EXPENSIVE
Today there are a lot of options to save money on your trips, if you are not too demanding.
Low-cost airlines allows you to travel almost everywhere
B&B are an excellent alternative to expensive hotels, they offer usually a generous breakfast, and then you can
You can use public transports to avoid parking fares
There are a big number of attractions around the world that are completely free, and offers you a great experience without charging you money
Booking in advance allows you to get good prices on hotels and tickets
Some websites like Groupon.com offer deals and discounts on holidays, hotels, activities, SPAs, etc.
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11. you will find the good aspects of your life
Despite all the problems you might have at home, while you travel you realize that your life is not so bad. You are still alive, you can feel good emotions, see stunning landscapes, observe the power of nature, you can fall in love with places, food, cultures, people.
You feel better about yourself, and I can assure that when you come back you feel stronger, powerful, regenerated, and ready to go through any difficult situation with more positivity.
12. you can reconcile yourself with someone
If you feel that something is wrong with your partner, with your friend, with brothers or sisters, why not traveling together to adjust your relationship?
Too ofter we are too focused on our routine, on work, on school, on any sort of problem we might have in our life. And this causes often arguments with people we love.
In this cases, we need time to relax, to escape from everyday life and salvage our relationships.
Spending time together and in non-familiar places will help to remember how essential you are to each other, and how much you enjoy staying together.
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13. you will never have regrets
Sooner or later you will realize how much important is traveling. And if you haven't traveled a lot in your past, you will regret for sure the opportunities you have lost.
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