5 Reasons I Love To Travel
Luckily, the 5 things I hate about traveling don’t outweigh the 5 things I love about it.
Having the ability to travel around the world is one of the most amazing things in the world, there are so many awesome things to learn, and help us grow – I could probably name 100′s of reasons why I love traveling but for today here are my top 5 reasons for why I continue to be motivated to travel.
1. Meeting New Cultures
I’m almost obsessed with meeting and learning about new cultures, I absolutely love it. They’re interesting, often (to me) strange, provoking and always have something to teach.
I learn so much by visiting places with a different culture than my own, I also find that by understanding the culture you can understand why the people are the way they are – on such a deep level.
2. History
I’m not usually a big history fan, but when it comes to traveling I really love to know the history about every place I visit. By learning the history of a place I get a better appreciation and understanding of why things are the way they are there.
3. Food
Food (not just eating it) is a big part of travel for me. I love going to supermarkets, little boutiques and markets, and can literally spend hours just looking at strange new and interesting food items which I’ve never seen before.
4. The People
Often I meet travelers bragging about how many countries they’ve been to and all the ‘fun’ things they’ve done. To me, that doesn’t really matter that much, what matters to me is not the places you go to but more importantly the people you meet while you are there.
5. Using The Five Senses
Another thing I like to remember from my travels are the different smells, sounds, food flavors and visual colors you get to experience. My brain finds itself working on overdrive trying to take it all in, and long afterward I can think back to a place and still remember what kind of vibe I felt. I’ll always remember the feeling a place gives me, whether it’s good or bad.
What do you love about traveling? And what KEEPS you motivated to travel around the world?
Definitely got these reasons right on! I consider food fused with culture to by my ultimate reason for traveling. Following would have to be historical/environmental sights.
Finding and developing myself. Nothing helps you connect with your inner self, build confidence, and improve your comfort with…yourself, quite like travel. For me, I find it to be one of the best ways out there to improve and internalize my self confidence – beyond the basic (and easy) social confidence that most of us normally focus on.
thanks for the comment – food really is #1
so many yummy new things to try!
great tip Alex, finding and developing yourself is something which seems to happen so well when you travel – thanks for sharing!
As An aspiring traveler #1 seems to inspire me the most.
I am very interested in exploring different cultures, not just abroad. I am very curious by nature and I love to just dive into various sub cultures of my existing environment. That is actually how I knew that I wanted to travel around the world.
Hey Nick!
'Diving' into cultures, what a great description! To me that is an important reason why I travel too. Thanks for stopping by!
These pretty much align with my 5 reasons to travel as well! Food, people, history & culture are universally awesome.
Great reasons to travel Sofia. The people is a big motivator in why I travel. Those little exchanges that mark you forever are what make a place so memorable. I also think I love to travel in order to challenge myself. When things aren't going my way, I can get pretty annoyed (it's the redheaded temper) but travel helps me with patience and understanding there are going to be differences and I just have to deal with them.
Hey Adam! Yeah, universally awesome is the perfect word for it!
What would the world be without these things… 
Hey Suzie! I totally agree, travel pushes your boundaries like nothing else, and you're forced to deal with challenging situations all the time, so it's perfect for people who love a challenge!
Patience is a big factor, but I think the hardest thing for me has been to learn how to deal with stress. Thanks for stopping by!
Great article full of good incite into the travel world. Food is my favorite thing about seeing the world!
Right on, Migrationology! These are my top reasons too. I remember my first time going to Thailand, I tried every spicy noodles a restaurant has because I’ve read that the spicy noodles identifies Thai food and culture.
Each of the listed points are in line with my list. To me number one is the landscapes or the undisturbed nature.
Like your site and this list especially. Of your list I think using the senses could easily be underrated. There are sounds I hear today that remind me of the calming tinkling of the bells as they blow in the breeze at the Royal Palace in Bangkok. Or the fragrant smells of a Balinese market – the moment I experience these I am immediately transported back there – it’s both wonderful and amazing.
Mary at Food Processors