Imagine a school kid. When you come home after school, suddenly your parents tell you “Pack your bags, kid. We are going to travel abroad!” Even without knowing where you will go, you still jump for joy. Why is it so? Well, it is because you are going to travel!
Everyone loves to travel. There are countless reasons. And with it, comes infinite number of benefits. I’m pretty sure you will agree, is not it? Well, let me list some of the benefits you will get from traveling.
larger perspective
When it is the first time to travel, you will understand that the world is simply amazing. You will understand that it is much more beautiful when you step out of the teeny weeny your shell. When you step foot in a foreign country, you are definitely on the way to meet new people, new friends, new experiences, etc. These will open that little rusty chain in the brain that prevents you from broadening the mind. So, go out and explore. Discover the world. Gain new perspectives. Experience new cultures. Only by doing so, you will get to take a few steps back and reflect on life. Only by doing so, you will get to see the world in ways we would never be able to understand in our respective countries.
grass is not always greener on the other side
“What? Just plate Japanese curry rice cost me US $ 10?” “Why are cigarettes so expensive in Australia?” “Buying alcohol in Iceland is the same as buying a pair of Nike Air Zoom running shoes.” Or maybe you’re going to pay for the bus fare in Oslo, but instead expect to pay pennies, you got slapped with the charge that you could have used to buy this ‘Middle East travel guide’ Lonely Planet e-books. They often travel, you may have experienced the same. When you visit other countries, you will find out that you will get a deeper understanding at home. The difference in lifestyle will make you feel blessed with the place where you belong.
embrace Mother Nature
Pull yourself out of the urban jungle and go glacier trekking, hiking, whale watching, etc. Traveling is a great opportunity for you to learn and discover all the beautiful things that Mother Nature could teach us . It also has the ability to heal you in more ways than you can imagine. So the next time you are not feeling productive in the office, applied for a couple of days off and go travel.