Stacy from Rambling Traveler just tagged me a few days ago to tell her 5 reasons why i travel. I just recently wrote a little post about this topic, but didn’t really elaborate on my reasons, so here we go:
- I love the excitement, that’s always in the air when travelling. I mean, most likely the “big” adventure won’t happen, but it just seems possible that someone hands me a map to a secret beach…
- Life is so simple on the road. I find this strangely comforting. Everything I own and need, I carry with me in my backpack. No need for a car, an apartment or a tv and no desire to own all that either.
- Cultures other than my own have always fascinated me; it’s almost like a charm. There’s so many things to see and experience and so many different people to meet out there, I don’t see how I could spend my whole life back home.
- The only way to experience more freedom than when travelling is to go skinny dipping. When you’re out and about you can do whatever you want. If I’m fed up with a place, I can just leave. Back home this would be a tad more problematic.
- Virtually anything, good or bad, funny or sad, could happen to me, when I travel. I like this uncertainty a lot. There is a grain of truth in ‘No Risk, No Fun’!
So, there’s my reasons. If you read this, Ethan, then I’d like to hear your reasons. I’d like to see as well, how you would incorporate this into your story!
Tags: Culture, Excitement, Freedom, Simple, Uncertainty
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Stacy - 27 April 2007 @ 8:58 PM
Thank you for sharing your reasons! I really like reason #2. The idea of leaving behind the things that weigh you down- possessions, demands on your time, and paperwork- is very attractive, even for a short while.
#4 is great, too. Not having to answer to anyone but yourself or your travel partner. Each day is open to whatever you want it to be, no one else decides for you.
traveljunkie - 27 April 2007 @ 9:25 PM
thanks for your comment, stacy. when i read ‘paperwork’ it made me realise that i still need to sort all mine from last year before i leave. bummer!
Mike - 27 April 2007 @ 9:51 PM
I love #2! I’m a minimalist to the Nth degree so ditching all but the most essential gear sounds so liberating to me.
traveljunkie - 28 April 2007 @ 2:10 PM
it is, mike! i always carry my dive equipment with me, though, which is quite heavy. not so liberating anymore, but this time i’m only gonna take 2 bags with me. no seperate bag for my dive gear, so some other things might have to stay home…
Ethan Zara - 29 April 2007 @ 2:17 AM
Nooo! I got tagged. Ok, why I travel . . . well, you know what I say all the time, “once you backpack, you never go back.” But if you ask me for specific reasons, I’d have to say it comes down to two. 1) There’s never a day of drudgery, and 2) whenever you have the need to be by yourself, you can literally shut the world out just pretending you don’t speak the local language. It’s the type of thing you can’t get away with back at home.
All the best, Boris. As always,
-Ethan
Backpacking on Little Money
traveljunkie - 29 April 2007 @ 10:46 PM
#2 is great, Ethan. I agree with you there. Sometimes though it’s the other way round and you’d want someone to talk to, but there is nobody.
Thanks for your reasons.