We have been traveling for over 10 years. Through our travel journey, there have been a few things that have stood out and have changed our life for the better. Which made us believe that ‘Travel Can Change Your Life’. So, we’d like to share the top ones with you so that you can change your life too.
As you’d read ahead you’ll realize that the process of traveling and visiting new places can make you fearless, give you a sense of achievement and much more.
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Say Goodbye to your Comfort-zone:
If you really want to enjoy life and learn new things you got to get out there and explore things. To be honest with you, it will be discomforting most of the times, but that’s the beauty about life, you learn new things every time you are in a situation that’s foreign, you always come out of it as a better person or just someone who has learned something new. My advice is pack your bags and book your tickets, don’t worry about hotels or food. From my experience I don’t think there will ever be a day that you have to sleep on the road. So get out and challenge your comfort-zone.
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Exposure and Education:
You get to learn about the place, its culture and history which is so mesmerizing. You even get to try different cuisines (we love food, after all who doesn’t?). To add to it, the next time round when you catch up with friends or family you’ll have another story to share.
- Bonus – You become a keen learner and curious traveler. I believe that practical learning is the best form of learning and its even better if you are learning on the move.
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- Bonus – You become a keen learner and curious traveler. I believe that practical learning is the best form of learning and its even better if you are learning on the move.
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Excitement:
Be it mountain hiking, deep-sea diving or trying out a vegetarian Thai Curry-Rice or crab appetizer, the thrill and excitement that you experience is priceless.
- Bonus – You become less fearful to try new things or visit new places
- Bonus – You become less fearful to try new things or visit new places
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Learn a new Language:
You’ll how to say ‘Hello’, ‘Thank you’ or ‘How are you?’ in French, Thai or another language. None of which you knew a few days back.
- Bonus – Makes you happy and gives you a sense of achievement! 🙂
- Bonus – Makes you happy and gives you a sense of achievement! 🙂
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BONUS- Building Relationships:
Like us, you will end up making some lovely new friends along the way, with whom you’d want to plan your next vacation. Additionally, you’ll connect more with the ones traveling with you, whether they are friends, family or loved ones.
To kick-start your travel adventures you can refer to the Lonely Planet Pocket Guides , they are even handy to carry while traveling and have personally helped us kick-start our journey.
So what are you waiting for?? Start packing your bags!! Travel to change your life for the better … FOREVER!
Has traveling changed your life in someway? Do share your story with us. We’ll be excited to feature you in our monthly edition. 🙂
I love this post so much! Travel changes you in so many ways. I love learning new things, especially languages. It’s funny how much more confident I become when I step out of comfort zones and explore.
I love this! I’ve always loved travelling, and I hope to do it more with my husband now that we’re married!
Travel has changed my life in so many ways. So very many….
So inspiring! I really need to start doing more of these!
Great reminders of why we need to get out there and have some adventures!
Love this! I want to do more traveling! Need to start saving!
After study abroad in college, I have such a travel bug!
Hi Shery and ash!
Great post!I specially love the confident that gradually build with in yourself with the feeling that ‘I can do this’and the simplicity you embrace along the road.
Think travelling is the easiest way to learn languages and history without getting bored.
@Sierra – Glad you loved the post! True, it makes us more confident. We even end up surprising ourselves 🙂
@Ariel – Its fun when you have a companion and get to travel together! Happy Traveling 🙂
@Carol – Glad to hear that, Carol! 🙂
@Marie – Thanks Marie! You bet, you should just pack your bags and everything will fall in place 😉
@Becki – 🙂 Thanks Becki! So where are you going next??
@Caendicott – Glad to here that! Happy Saving and Traveling!! 🙂 … Check out this post we collaborated on with another traveller – Juliana Chow, hope this helps you while you are planning to save – http://www.julianachow.com/travel/4-secret-hacks-that-will-allow-you-to-travel-more-often/
@GratefulHeartYoga – :):) That’s the way to go!!
@Sheli – Thank you! True that… it’s seriously the BEST way to learn languages and history without getting bored, EVER!! 🙂 🙂
Travelling has changed my life a lot. I decided to quit my job and travel the world even more than I was doing, it made me find my dream job (as a tourist guide) and find my husband. So for me travelling has been very important 🙂
lovely!so tempted to travel now 😀
I completely agree! Wanting to have the financial freedom to travel more is a huge part of the reason why I became a blogger. 😀 LOVE this post.
I don’t really travel a lot. But when I do, I always make it memorable. Also, traveling alone is not a big deal to me, But hope to find someone to travel with.
Great post. Travel is so wonderful and it feels great to broaden your horizons.
Lovely post & I totally agree – adventure is out there…
When traveling, we experience and learn in every way not only the place you’re visiting but also the environment. Then we absorb the good things and try to apply them to our lives somehow.
Mhar Sefcik
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Thank you so much!
Thanks for thr great article!