With the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, the travel industry has been severely affected. People had to cancel or postpone their travel plans because of the lockdown in many areas. Because of that situation, people started getting depressed. It’s very difficult to confine yourselves in a room for so many days. Now, with the condition improving, lockdowns have been lifted in many countries and people started travelling gradually. But again with the Omicron variant rising, it is better to exercise some caution before deciding on your travel plan.
Many a time, it becomes difficult for an individual to decide where to travel. Various factors are needed to be considered to decide the place of travel. Someone may be interested in viewing hills and mountains whereas another person would be more interested in seeing beaches or countryside. Next, the budget also plays a big role to decide the destination. You have to calculate your airfare, hotel accommodation cost, food expenses, and local sightseeing. Based on all these factors, you have to see if your budget would be suitable for the country or the place you wish to visit.
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Let us explore below the 5 reasons why you should travel.
1. Travelling relaxes your mind
When you become too busy in life, be with your office work or your household chores, you would want a break for sure. Travelling is one of the ways to enjoy your break. When you travel, you forgot about your day-to-day work and this helps you to get away from any kind of stress. It’s not necessary to have a long trip. Even, a short trip for 2-3 days can relax you and give you the boost to resume your normal activities.
2. Travelling helps to learn new culture
When you travel to a new state or any new country, you get to experience a new culture. In India itself, a huge variety of cultures exists in each state. If you have not been to India, it would be really worth visiting as you will explore different languages in different states. Again, every state in India has its own rituals and customs during festivals. Each festival is celebrated in different ways in different regions of the country. It can be a life-changing experience for you if you are keen on learning about new cultures.
I have just given an example of India above but my point is to travel to a different place so that you can learn more about the place, its rituals, and festivities.
3. Chance to visit the attractions
From your childhood, you might have read about some world-famous attractions. Don’t you like to visit them physically and get to enjoy those beautiful attractions? You might have questions in your mind about why those are so beautiful. To get answers to these types of questions, you must visit those places, and then you will realize what made them so attractive. Attractiveness cannot be realized sometimes by just watching photos or videos. You must visit on your own and see those attractive places with your own eyes.
For example, my wife and I travelled to Singapore from India in 2019. We did hear about how clean Singapore was, how organized the public transport was. However, there was still not much clarity about the place until we went there and explored the city on our own. We were mesmerized by its beauty- clean roads, fewer cars, less traffic, and much more. The city is so well connected with the metro and buses that you don’t need to take any private cabs or taxis to roam around the city. The prices for the metro and buses were quite reasonable. In fact, we felt it cheaper for the services that were offered.
We were fortunate enough to visit some of the popular destinations in Singapore- Gardens by the Bay, Singapore Zoo, Sentosa island, Universal Studios, Clarke Quay, and much more. It was a great experience visiting Singapore and in the future, we plan to visit again as there are other popular places where we need to explore more.
4. Travelling makes you adventurous
If you alone can plan your trip and execute as well, it will not only give you a sense of satisfaction but also you will find out the adventure that is residing within you. When a travel agency prepares the plan for you and you follow that, you may not get the same level of adventure you were wishing. For example, our Singapore trip was entirely planned by us and we have not taken any help from 3rd party. Nowadays, there is so much information on the Internet that you can plan on your own.
The exciting part of travelling is an adventure. For a person, adventure can be in the form of doing adventurous activities such as sky diving, bungee jumping, water sports, etc. For me and my wife, in Singapore, the adventure was to figure out the mode of travel to reach a tourist spot. We gathered the bus routes and metro routes and planned accordingly. The thrill of travelling on your own in a foreign land is just mindblowing and that too when you don’t have much idea about the place before.
5. Travelling makes you explore cuisines
When you travel to a lot of places, you get to explore a variety of cuisines. On our trip to Singapore, we had chicken satay, teriyaki chicken. These are among the very popular dishes in Singapore. Each country has its unique sets of cuisines. For example, if you travel to India, you will find different sets of cuisines in each region of the country. South India is famous for Dosas, Idlis, Bisi bele bath. In Eastern India, you can explore Kolkata Biryani, Bhapa Ilish, Muri ghonto. In Western India, you can taste dhokla, pav bhaji, vada pav, and in North India, you can satiate your taste buds with Chhole bhature, Seekh kabab, Matar kulchha.
Conclusion
Sometimes, travelling can be difficult when you don’t have the budget. However, try to find out more options and see if there is any other attractive place that would fit your budget. Don’t restrict yourself from travelling. Travelling is fun and one should fully enjoy the experience.
I wish the Covid 19 pandemic ends soon and people can once again plan for their favorite destinations without any hassle.
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