What are the biggest benefits and drawbacks of travel away from home?Give reasons and examples to support your view.
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The Advantages of Travelling Abroad
Let’s start with the advantages. Travelling is full of them. Take the plunge into the unknown and you stand to gain immensely. In no particular order, here’s how…
Meet Incredible People
Of all the benefits to traveling, it’s often the people you meet that make the experience of travel so unforgettable.
Go travelling and become the newest member of a worldwide community of travellers. Meet people from all walks of life, with totally different backgrounds, stories and aspirations.
You will meet people you would never otherwise have crossed paths with. Your differences don’t matter. You’re all doing the same thing: adventuring, exploring, and seeing the world. You can make friends in an instant on that foundation alone.
It’s ironic…
Many people don’t like the idea of solo travel through fear of getting lonely.
And yep, there’s the potential for it (more on that subject later). But, in reality, it’s all too easy to meet likeminded, lovely people to spend time with.
If you’re like me, then you’ll sometimes yearn for a bit of time to yourself…Overall though, a major travel benefit is the lifelong friendships you earn along the way. Whether you stay in touch or not, they’ll walk with you forever in memory.
Explore Somewhere New
Of all the benefits of travel, this one’s a little obvious!
There’s no denying that travel takes you to places you’ve never been before.
You grow up and hear about distant lands and exotic cultures in stories (like these ones!). Myths and legends inspire wanderlust from a young age. You read books about foreign shores, first explorers, and novel ways of life.
Then you go travelling and see it all with your own eyes. It’s surely one of the primary reasons for travelling in the first place!
You explore the ruins you learned about in history class, witness the images you’d only seen on TV, and spend time in magical places you’d never even heard about.
Your entire world can feel like your house, friends, family, and neighbourhood. Step outside and have travel burst that bubble. Step outside the norm and you get a sense of how much there is to see out there.
Ironically, the more you travel, the bigger the world seems to get.