Why go on a trip? A few years ago, when I was back in my hometown after a wonderful trip, I stopped by my grandmother's house to tell her everything I had seen… And I remember that after a heavy silence, she had taken a your accuser to tell me: “But, really, why are you leaving? “. And she was right… I already had everything to be happy here (and especially her)! So why do I constantly want to leave? Grandma, there are things you will never understand, but I can try to explain to you. I share with you today 14 reasons to go on a trip. The good ones, and the bad ones! Here we go!
Why go on a trip? The 6 worst reasons!
For relationships in love
Do you really want to know why we're going on a trip? Well… Because the French are popular abroad! So, if you have trouble finding the one of your heart in France, rest assured! Crossing the border will make things much easier. Indeed, abroad, you will find a lot of people ready to have a date with youjust to hear you speak English or Spanish with your French accent (or go to an island where French is spoken). People are whispering to you everywhere, “Do you want to sleep with me tonight?”, but don’t take it literally. It's simply the only phrase that foreigners know in French! In short, if you are willing, you can combine travel and socio-cultural discoveries, if you know what I mean.
For better to come back
Yes, it's when you only find one variety of cheese in supermarkets that you say to yourself that France is actually good. Sometimes we like to leave just to have this feeling of lack. We're leaving to savor the reunion from the arrival hall with loved ones, to once again appreciate the untimely transport strikes, but also French cuisine of course! So, it's true, it's a little shameful to admit it, but we sometimes leave for the joy of finding what we left behind!
To experience travel troubles (and tell them often!)
The journey is not easy. What globetrotter has not experienced travel troubles that he tells to anyone who will listen at every family meal! If you want to have these anecdotes too, you have to leave, and even leave often. (Yes, problems don't happen every time, fortunately!). Boarding which closes its doors while you are not on the plane, within one or two minutes, homestays with snakes, questionable cleanliness or even mice, getting lost while hiking, catching the tourist, paying 200 dollars to the doctor for a sore throat or stressing out by driving on the left to get there. first time in Australia… If you want experience travel hassles, which you will laugh about a few months later, leaving is the best solution.
To escape the end of year celebrations with family
Are you tired of having Christmas at your great aunt Judith's house every year? SO, plan a little trip to the sun at this timeI tell you, you have to do it at least once in your life! Go to the beach on 1er January, seeing Christmas trees while wearing shorts, enjoy watermelon during New Year's Eve. And I promise, so as not to offend anyone, you can always say that it was an exceptional promotion or that there were no other possibilities for planning your vacation this year! They will recover quicklyand you can enjoy without feeling guilty!
To buy tons of souvenirs
You are one of those people who go on a trip with an almost empty suitcase so that you can fill it with useless trinkets, which will take up the dust in your home for the next thirty years ? This is a great bad reason to leave! But if it's yours, we don't judge you!
To spend your money better
Travel is expensive, it's true, but no more expensive than the latest fashionable smartphone. So, in the end, if you have €1,200 to spend next time, go for something that will enrich yourself personally, as a journey, rather than for an object that allows you to watch videos of people dancing and which you don't really care about, let's be honest.
Why go on a trip? The 8 additional very good reasons!
To live intensely
In reality, why go on a trip? Grandma, it's time to tell you the truth! Simply, because it gives the impression of being alive. Taking to the open sea, going beyond borders, it gives you an extraordinary feeling of freedom. Life immediately seems more intense! And travel memories leave a lasting impression on us. At the end of our lives, we will more readily remember these experiences at the end of the world, rather than last Thursday's TV program.
To fall in love with nature
It's true, in France, we are lucky to have superb landscapes, but the world is full of extraordinary wonders. Discover the Grand Canyon and the national parks of the American West, explore the lagoons of Polynesia or the Caribbean, explore volcanic lands in the Canaries, Reunion or Iceland. Experiencing temperatures of -20° in Lapland or unprecedented humidity in Asia. When we travel, we form a completely different relationship with nature and this gives even more meaning to the idea of preserving our beautiful planet.
To open your mind
They say that travel builds youth, and it's true! Traveling allows you to meet different people, learn about other cultures and compare your values to those of others. On the program: hours of in-depth discussions and reflections that you will perhaps make about yourself. It was while traveling that I had the most interesting discussions of my life, whether on ecology, raising children or simply the meaning of life.
To gain self-confidence
It takes courage to go alone to the other side of the world, traveling to a country where you don't speak the language or leaving without preparation and without knowing where you are going to sleep. Traveling is sometimes stressful, often a real exit from our comfort zone! And yet, we realize with joy that we manage to get by, even when everything seemed so complicated. Traveling is therefore an excellent way to gain self-confidence!
To escape the routine
It's nice to go to the same job every day for years, to hang out with the same people in the same city… But in the end, isn't something missing? A little spice perhaps? Traveling allows you to get out of your routine, to move away from your habits to live new experiences.
To learn a new language
If you dream of learning a new language, there's nothing better than going on a trip! Indeed, there, you will hear this language every day around you, which will allow you to progress more easily. Additionally, you will be forced to speak and make yourself understood, which will help you learn quickly.
To transmit
If you go on a family trip, you will be able to pass on to your children the beauty of nature and the interest in preserving it, open-mindedness and the importance of respecting other cultures. All these values which seem even stronger outside our borders. But, by traveling, you will also pass it on to the people around you, to those who stayed in France. Indeed, you will undoubtedly come back from your trip with anecdotes and elements that left an impression on you. This can be a great opportunity to have discussions together, to develop a point of view and toenrich others.
To feel grateful
Sometimes you will feel lucky watching a sunset or seeing a landscape while traveling. Because yes, travel allows you to concentrate on the present moment, to press pause and to realize how much life is worth living. You can thus feel gratitude for having been able to offer yourself such an experience or for being born in the country you know, since you will also be confronted with injustices and poverty. Why leave? To whisper again and again “thank you life!” “.
Is that all? No, certainly not. There is still a thousand and one reasons why to go on a trip. Don’t hesitate to share yours with us in comments. So why leave? Tell us! And to find your destination, trust us!
