Why I Love Travelling

Good day this day, I’ve being watching the news lately on Scotland. I’m so keen in what the results about referendum be, will the Scots secede from the Brits. This were the thoughts I kept battling with in the event that Scotland gains independence, new constitution as well as borders and in particular restriction of travel will be put in place. UK visa holders would no longer have the liberty to travel to Scotland. Fingers crossed.

 

Today I will be talking about why I love to travel and the importance of travelling. I engage in traveling not just for the fun of it but to actually learn something new. Traveling itself is an education as you get to learn about new cultures, people and environments. Most people travel to mark birthdays, marriage ceremonies or honey moons which is good but for me traveling is a way of life. I try to make at least two major international trips every year so as to explore other lands and learn one or two things from there. The reason I write about my experience is to motivate and encourage others so that they would engage in the act of traveling and making new friends. It is not a must to travel to other countries as it were but the goal is to explore your locality, i.e. traveling to the next town or visiting a heritage site within the same country.  Traveling helps us to know ourselves better, and it eradicates doubts and perceptions about different cultures. Travel can help you unravel many false beliefs. Many go something like this: Americans are this, Spaniards are that, Italians are so…, Africans always…, French people are the most… etc. It’s easy to accept someone else’s opinion as you own without even realizing it (Mansaray, 2011). Traveling will help to get the right views about things from a firsthand perspective. Furthermore, traveling is a great way to relieve stress, away from the hustling and bustling of what you are used to. It is a great way to rejuvenate and you learn and meet new things in the process. In addition there, one can engage in business and other activities while sojourning in a different land; examples include selling merchandize and small menial jobs i.e. building and construction. This helps to develop oneself mentally and emotionally. I surely recommend traveling to anyone as the benefits and advantages are numerous and rewarding. As for the Scotland referendum issue, the polls will be finalized in a few hours time. Till then.

Why I'm Interested in this Topic?

Good day people and how has your week been. Mine has been stressed out with lots of work and assignments due all at the same time. Now I’m glad I’m finally getting there. This week I will be discussing about why I chose to write this blog. I have always wanted to start a blog about travel and exploration of cultures and events but always lacked the zeal or push to jump-start it. This university unit has open the door or I’d say giving me the motivation to write, especially writing about what I love to do.

I chose this topic about travel and exploring cultures because it is one of my hobbies. I had dreamed of travelling to a far country and meeting new people and interacting. In addition, travelling excites me: the feeling of take-off and landing in an airplane adds to my whole experience of it. Watching movies and eating onboard far above 30,000 feet is a joy to experience. Furthermore the expectation builds as you imaging what the final destination will be like, the people you meet and talk to, the different weather and climate at your destination are some of my reasons that interests me in travelling.

I can remember my first trip with my brother from Lagos to Anguilla, a Caribbean Island. That singular trip ignited my joy of wanting to travel more. I cannot say in particular that I didn’t feel afraid of flight and all but after a while, you get used to it. I noticed that the Caribbean was very homely and had a laid back attitude. There is always either one party there or another or one major carnival coming up. In the Caribbean’s, the main stay of the economy is tourism, with people from North America and as far as the UK visiting for their holydays, honey moons, or marriage ceremony, as the case may be. 

 

Another reason for choosing this topic is that I believe I will do well in it when explaining about the various aspects of travel, it being my hobby.