Unexpected benefits of traveling

Everyone knows that traveling is beneficial in many ways, and gives us a chance to create
memories and fill our life with adventures. What can be an easier way to unwind than jumping in
the car or boarding the plane and heading towards new worlds? New people, new tastes, new
views, and tons of photos to look through afterward. When you travel it’s just you and your new
small life – nothing else matters. Apart from bringing us new emotions and motivation for life,
traveling showers us with other unexpected benefits, influencing even the way we study
something and discover connections between all the things in our Universe.

1. Learning while having fun
Remember long and boring lessons in History or Geography with plenty of dry facts and endless
articles about countries/societies/places/buildings? Your brain seemed to have neither desire nor the
ability to store this information in your head. Looks familiar even now? Then try traveling, because it
makes miracles in the matter. The moment your feet touch the ground in a different place, the whole
approach to learning is turned upside-down. From burdensome and mandatory ‘I-have-to-learn-it’ to an
engaging “wow-what’s-this?”. This is the way to let your natural curiosity handle the problems. You won’t
help but notice how you start looking up a history of a museum, or want to know who the man in the
picture is, why the city is named after some general, why the soil has a different color, etc. Traveling can
help you discover a great deal of talent regarding your knowledge.

2. Personalized backgrounds
Social networks give us a chance to make up for face-to-face communication and share our life
matters with others. While the majority of the platforms offer you standard page looks and
backgrounds, it will be a good idea to make them unique, as it will help to reveal your
personality and emphasize your strong sides. And that’s where traveling is beneficial again!

When crossing the border of a hometown, you’re open to the wonders of the world and take
numerous photos to memorize all of them. Later on, you can create beautiful posts, make
presentations, write articles, share pictures with the followers to keep the audience, use
background remover online when having a meeting, etc. – and everything will be sealed by your
unique vision and experience, which certainly adds value to what you want to express.

3. More options for a small talk
For many of us, small talks are a nightmare. After the initial exchange of phrases, you never
know what to say, as there’s a limited number of topics to discuss with people you rarely meet.
Want to create a good first impression and always have something to discuss? Buy an airline
ticket and explore the neighboring (as starters) and far-away cities and countries. Traveling
offers you unlimited opportunities to keep the conversation going – places to see, likes and
dislikes, dos and don’ts, low and high moments, pieces of advice, etc.

4. No language barriers
Many of us struggle with languages. Years of studying, language courses, and private tutors,
and still the results leave much to be desired. The reason is quite simple, your brain simply can’t
find the reason for remembering all the new words and phrases. However, when you have a
chance to travel and hear that this language is used, or you just exchange a few phrases with
someone outside asking for help or giving direction, there will be a loud ‘wow’ in your head and
a new wave of motivation will help you learn more and easier, with no mandatory
characteristics.

5. Increase your stamina
The majority of us live in the lap of luxury, being provided with all the stuff we need and even
more. It’s definitely a positive side of a civilized world, however, it makes us quite vulnerable
when something goes wrong. When you travel you learn to make do with simple things and feel
comfortable with them; have to deal with unexpected situations and problems, and moreover, do
it quickly. These skills will make your personality stronger and build up your confidence; in
unexpected moments, you will keep your head cool and act appropriately.

6. Worldly-wise attitude to life
Traveling isn’t just about changing and seeing places. Your memories, knowledge, and
experiences accumulate preparing you for the future ahead. You will notice that you become
more patient, and observant, and have unprejudiced views on people and life – quite a good set
in exchange for a plane ticket. Life wisdom comes with experience, which is the first and
foremost thing that traveling provides us with.
Traveling is about eliminating borders – geographically and mentally. The broader your traveling
map becomes – the broader your views on life. When you learn to watch the life around you, you
will notice how you change as well. Just buy the ticket and fly towards the next improvement
stop.

Credits

• Author : Eugene Craig