Why Travel is The Best Therapy?

“To Travel is to Live.” .Rightly said by Hans Christian Andersen. A person earns to live a good life and to visit the places in the world. It gives a man time for himself and to know what all beautiful things are present in this world. In today’s world it is a much easier affair to travel as it used to be in the past . 

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wherever you want to go just go to a travelling website and book your tickets and then you are good to go. Travelling has many benefits which helps to grow as a person. The top benefits of travelling are-

Enhance Communication Skills

Whenever a person goes travelling it helps them to improve their communication skills , this is because it gives a man an opportunity to interact with many people which he meets while travelling .

If a person is travelling somewhere abroad or within a different state of their country it poses a challenge in front of them to communicate with people speaking different languages which the person has to confront by either learning a new language or by finding different and innovative ways to convey their thoughts and understand other’s.

Break From Real Life World

With the passing of time the stress people are gaining is immensely increasing, be it study pressure in a student's life or pressure due to office work . Travelling is a major reason by which a person can calm their mind . At that moment travelling and going to our preferred place makes us feel lightened.

It works like recharging your energy and then going back to solve your real life issues, though it definitely does not solve your problems but at that particular time you just give time to yourself and gain spirit to fight back your problems. When you are somewhere away from your day to day life you get a better view of everything making you more sensible on how to deal with things.

Exploring New Cultures and Traditions 

Travelling doesn't mean just visiting new places or meeting new people and learning new languages but it has a much wider aspect than this . In this huge world there are so many places and each different place has their separate culture which is unique in their own way. Whenever you are travelling and going to some new place you get to meet people and know about their distinct culture and try or follow them .

This tells us about the distinctive features of each culture. While interacting with people coming from different backgrounds you get to know the history , the base ,the traditions of the culture and it helps for personal development of a person .

Sometimes while travelling people get to know about different cultures and traditions and they try to follow that culture. Also as you get to know different traditions you certainly become more humble towards respecting different people’s customs and traditions.

Coming Out of Your Comfort Zone

Travelling is definitely not a piece of cake which anyone can do. It takes certain courage and preparedness to travel to a place and spend some days there .Not everything can be served at home so if you are a person who cannot come out of your comfort zone then travelling would be difficult for you because while travelling you have to neglect certain luxury which you have in your daily life.

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There may be situations where you will have to spend your night in a cottage and not in a hotel . the biggest disadvantage of travelling is that you do not get to have proper food mannier times, if you are a vegetarian there may be times while you travel to foreign suppose China you won’t be able to get food of your choice, for that you need to be prepare earlier and be ready to come out of your comfort zone .

But the positive side is that you become tougher which helps you in life at some stage and you get to know your strengths.

Conclusion

Travelling is no doubt one of the best ways to improve your communication skills and to come out of our comfort zones we have created around ourselves. It also helps us know different cultures and traditions which helps us to improve our knowledge and respect towards others. With the schedule being hectic day by day for each person, be it a student or a professional travelling gives us a break from these day to day activities and focus on ourselves mentally and physically. As per studies travelling creates less chances of depression and tension.

Written by - Tanya Aggarwal

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