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Why (not) travel? |
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07/01/08 (280 review reads) |
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Advantages: Getting to see new sights and lean new cultures
Disadvantages: Miss Home
WHY TRAVEL?
I am currently travelling and have done so for the past 7 months. I have dreamt about travelling ever since I was young. All the different places in the world and wonders to be seen seemed magical to me. I thought it was unreachable and that I would only get to see any of these places in books, but last year my partner and I decided to take a year out and go around the world.
**PROS**
Personally I have many reasons on why to travel. You can see some brilliant places and experience wonderful things. The memories I have gained will stay with me for the rest of my life! I have seen things I never could have at home like glaciers, Great Wall of China, canyons, Great Barrier Reef and animals in the wild (so you are seeing the true animals and not their behaviour in a zoo). Travelling can bring you to some beautiful places.
I have met people from every background and culture which I feel has been great. I feel this has made me more open minded and aware of different cultures. I live in a small town where everyone knows everyone, so to move to a city to live for a few months has been strange to say the least, never mind a whole different country. You learn how to deal with different situations and I have grown up a lot. It has broadened my mind in so many ways.
I am told that travelling makes you more confident, for me this hasn't really been the case. I have learnt how to conduct myself in new countries but I can't see me being more confident at home. A lot of people are scared of going abroad as they are not sure what they will face. I never really had this problem but if you have ever went on holiday you will see that there is nothing to be afraid of as long as you are sensible. Other countries have dangers the same as our own.
I love learning about different cultures and everywhere I have went I have made a point to learn about how people live in that country, so I have learnt so much. It opens your eyes to see how other people live and the different conditions they have adapted to, like in Beijing it was so smoggy and most people rode bicycles. In Hong Kong it was all high rise buildings and people where very busy but friendly. Singapore was more laid back and very warm. Australia has been great but bugs are everywhere, this is normal to them and locals take it in their stride as it's everyday life to them. I have found this quite difficult to deal with at times as the bugs are alot larger than what I am used to. The whole experience has made me appreciate where I come from and what I have at home.
A lot of people go abroad for the warm weather. Personally I would hate to go to another country and lie in the sun I would rather save my money and stay home. I'm not a great lover of the heat it tends to not agree with me most of the time. I spend most of my time trying to find shelter and shade, however some people go abroad to lie out in their sun loungers to bake in the sun.
**CONS**
As I have just mentioned people go abroad to lie out in the sun (a lot go to just get a sun tan). This I feel is one of the bad points of travelling as people don't seem to realise that they are not designed to bake in the sun and end up with sunburn, heat stroke and worst of all skin cancers. I am all for relaxing but would rather stay at home to do this.
Sitting in long flights is the worst part of travelling for me, I despise it. All that waiting in airports and I just don't like flying in general. It can make you feel tired even though you haven't done anything all day and messes up your natural body clock with jetlag making you feel so tired and dizzy. You can get other forms of transport like boats, car, train etc. I try to use these as much as possible but quite often I don't have a choice. Usually flying is the most convenient and cheapest way to get somewhere so obviously is people's first choice. Flying at all petrifies some people, it's not as bad as you would think and you could always go to somewhere which is close to you so the flight isn't long. Global warming is a problem as flights contribute considerably making it worse. More and more airlines have popped up in recent years meaning flights are cheaper and more accessible for people. This is starting to damage our planet more and more.
Tourists can spoil some sights and natural beauty. The great barrier reef is getting smaller and smaller and they say in years to come it will not exist. This is due to global warming and man damaging the area. People litter areas which make animals sick and ruin the natural beauty of some places. The more popular an area is the more people will visit it which means more pollution.
Some people just like going to different countries to boast and it's more of a status symbol to them than anything else. It does cost a lot to travel and even though you can get special deals to travel to a certain country it all adds up and generally is quite expensive. To holiday at home definitely would cost cheaper.
If you go travelling for a long period of time you can miss your family and friends. It can be quite lonely even if you are travelling with other people. You start to miss things that you take for granted at home.
**OVERALL**
I think travelling is a great experience sometimes it's great and ocassionally it can be very stressful. It depends on your personality whether you would want to travel, for some people the prospect of going to another country would not appeal to them whatsoever. For those that dream of different places and have never been away I would recommend to travel as much as you can as you only live your life once and don't want to regret not seeing the places you always dreamt of as it is possible and achievable.
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Orginally posted on Ciao under my username denisekelly40
Summary: Worth while trying even if its only the once
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