Reflections: Why travel

by M. N. Miller

Whether it's by pulling out the photo album for a quick reminisce or by putting on the full-out slide-show for friends to recreate the experience, we've all gone through the process of remembering travels through pictures....read more

by Trippy Tracy

There is one question that will always upset me. Yet, I always seem to hear it. Friends and family seem to love it. The question - "why travel?" This question pulls at my heart-strings. I equate it with asking "why liv...read more

by Lynda Phillips

Travel for the sheer pleasure of traveling can be a form of escape from a present situation. It can be refreshment for the soul, and comfort for the spirit. It's like reading a good book about your favorite place, only y...read more

by November

"The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page." These words are as true now as they were when first uttered by the philosopher Augustine. Ask someone like me "Why Travel?" and you may as well be askin...read more

by Annette Langer

The most popular means of travel to the primarily-icy continent of Antarctica is by cruise ship, but you can get there also by airplane or yacht. I boarded the cruise ship in Punta Arenas, Chile, at the southern tip of th...read more

by Nilofer Ashraff

Anytime you want to know about a place, or an issue, all you have to do is read up about it on the internet or buy a book on that particular subject or country and then you would get everything you wanted right there and t...read more

by Meir Calloway

By the time my 7-year old son reaches retirement age, he will have amassed quite a cache of colorful stories. Some will be centered around his eccentric, moody mother. Most will be of his travels. How many people can ...read more

by Lesley Mason

There are some questions to which the only real answer is: if you have to ask the question...you won't understand the answer. This isn't a criticism; it's just that there are some facets of personality that you cannot p...read more

by Seneca Creation

I have traveled all throughout the United States, been in at least 40 states so far. I can tell you from experience that traveling will change who you are and may even change your perspective on certain things. I s...read more

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by Renata Hunter

Life is one big adventure and we only get one chance to explore it. Traveling anywhere at any age intensifies that adventure by challenging us to adept to people and environments we are not comfortable with. To the extent ...read more

by R.P. Bailey

The planet earth holds numerous mysteries, adventures, cultures, and explorations waiting for people to discover, explore, and find not only themselves but the wonders of this amazing planet. Traveling opens the heart and...read more

by Ruby Diamond

Travel gives the individual the opportunity to explore a world outside of their day-to-day world. Whether the intention to travel is to escape, learn, explore, or fulfill an obligation, the separation from our place of fa...read more

by Gib Whitney

To best understand the reasons why to travel, it is important to classify the to two possible ways one can approach travel. The first is a vacation and second is an adventure. Let's look at each: A vacation obviously in...read more

by Amy Huang

WHY WE TRAVEL? There are people who are quite happy working, living life and staying put, never set foot on another city, let alone a country. They are loyal to their friends, their family and most importantly, their co...read more

by Clara Louka

Open your eyes through travel What is it about a city so crowded that you are practically walking over passers-by? Or so noisy that you must adjust your natural hearing to listen to the tourist guide as they point out a...read more

by Sam Porter

Do people know that there are fish that live under the sea that are black and yellow striped? Do they know that when they face you head on they are so thin all that remains to be seen are two tiny orbs of their eyes befor...read more

by Lori Savery-Hinze

I am travel phobic, and my husband is always looking for the next destination to stamp into his passport. This has made for some tense moments in our relationship when I have had to bite my tongue to prevent from suggestin...read more

by John Patterson

Why would you travel is the question at hand. Me I ask why not travel. The world is so big and full of many wonderful things. I personally have been in most the states in the USA. There are so many things to see. The laser...read more

by Rex Coker

The reasons to why we travel started many thousands of years ago. Tribes would often be nomadic in their quest for food and survival. This often caused conflicts between tribes, because they often ventured in to othe...read more

by Barbara A. Black

The question should be "Why NOT travel", not "Why travel"! I guess the idea is that you should stay home and never travel, but who is going to decide to do that? So let's look at why we SHOULD travel. For one thing, by ...read more