Do you think that traveling broadens your horizons and changes you as a person? (best, Europe)
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Yup, by all means, let's tell people how they should be spending their leisure time and money.
Because, you know, individuals become so much better people the more they travel.
/sarcasm
Seriously, do what you want to do and let others do the same. And really, ENOUGH with the freaking judgments about people who have not or do not want to travel.
the places i have traveled to have always been in direct relation to my spiritual state: from when I first started traveling it was beauty of nature (Canadian Rockies), then "New Age" (Peru), then shamanic (Scotland), to where i am now religious (Ukraine, Israel).
Nowadays all travel is related to sites related to my religion.
Travel can make you a more interesting person, for sure, but to think it really changes one much is just not really the case. Yes, it will make one more aware of different cultures. It should open ones eyes to the world outside their comfort zone, but it is still more for exposure and experience, than anyone expecting to be changed just because they spent a few days or weeks somewhere or travel every year for that matter
And it's unrealistic for most adults to learn a new foreign language.
However, why don't people try countries where there's practically no language barrier? Canada, Australia, New Zealand and UK are all good destinations.
Because they're not foreign enough for the 'travelers', don't you know?
How are you different today because of your past travel experiences? Did it change the way you think, speak, dress, eat, etc.?
How would you be different today if you had not done much traveling?
I'm on the extreme end of the spectrum in this, I think. I went to school in Indiana, graduated in 1969, and joined the USN fourteen hours later. Over the next twenty years I was in 72 countries long enough to stay over night, and and "passed through" several others. I met all kinds of people, from avid pro-Americans to people I thought would shoot me if they knew I was from the US. All that travel gave me a great appreciation for "likes" and "differences" around the globe.
One pro tip: If you want to travel, be ready to experiment with new foods. Don't be the embarrassing American who only eats at McD's even when he's in Wan Chai.
One pro tip: If you want to travel, be ready to experiment with new foods. Don't be the embarrassing American who only eats at McD's even when he's in Wan Chai.
Oh yeah, I only eat at local, non-chain places. Home-cooked food is even better.
If you don't at least do that, then what's the point?
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