By Tadeo Andi
“Get out of your shell,” we all have heard such phrases, insinuating that we should travel and enrich our experiences to upgrade our minds. But, on the contrary, traveling teaches you to hope, dream and live a free-spirited life till your last breath. It motivates us to break all times and overcome all fears to find the real you. It empowers us to take that giant leap that will change our lives forever.
We all have that one travel dream or air ticket that can get you closer than all other dreams. Think about the breeze you want to feel slightly grazing your face, the sounds you want to hear enlivening your senses. Authentic travel is when you walk on open roads, untrodden paths, thus accepting uncertainties as they come. It may be thrilling, joyful, emotional, terrifying. You explore new spaces as they are. Unique experiences truly count in the long run.
Like true explorers, we need to seek new experiences and ideas that can torment our minds and challenge our beliefs. Therefore, you should aim not only at what’s outside but what’s inside yourself to understand what truly matters to you. We need to leave some space for imperfections and spontaneity to make the most of our travels. Here are some ways how we can make our trip more inspiring-
- Make your trips unpredictable- Though technology has made our lives easier by booking cheap flight tickets, we also lack spontaneity in our experiences. True explorers used to take things as they came. However, today instead of discovering new places, we visit sites only to compare them to the version they had seen on the internet. It takes away the true joy and fulfillment from experience. There should always be a surprise factor to your experiences to be truly impacted. So, try to leave some spaces for surprises in your travels. Suppose we genuinely want to take something away from our traveling experiences, in that case, we have to learn to take things as they are without comparing them or expecting anything else.
- Do things differently- To think outside the box, sometimes we need to do something that others might not prefer. Of course, it does not mean that we take risks that might cost us our possessions or even life. However, taking calculated risks might be a good idea. You can take a bus or train instead of a plane. Try a flight or hotel booking app. Here you would explore new areas of booking and people you would have missed otherwise. Who can tell if the road less traveled is the road you should travel?
- Interact with Locals- If you genuinely want to embrace your surroundings, you must embrace its inhabitants and culture. Learn about the cheap hotels, new places, people, language, literature, rituals, culture. The more you familiarize yourself with them, the better you can absorb and take away from the new places. You might end up finding your real purpose in your endeavor to find what matters to you.
Traveling is the most fantastic way to seek freedom. So, expand your horizons, spread your wings and get ready to explore spaces and meet people who are waiting for you to find them.
