As I get deeper and deeper into the time of year when I do the most traveling (which is pretty much fall through spring), I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to travel and why I think it’s so valuable.
A lot of close friends and family ask me about the money it costs to travel.
In their experience, going on “vacation” means going to some resort on a beach somewhere and spending thousands of dollars for a short week or 10 day vacation.
This is where I begin the conversation. I begin by telling them that this “traditional vacation” is not only way to travel and garner some amazing life experiences.
Breaking Out of the “Traditional Vacation” Mindset:
If you want to travel more and experience the world, then you have to break out of this traditionalist mindset when it comes to vacation.
Traveling is not the same thing as going on vacation. When you go on vacation, you’re taking a short trip to some “paradise-like” adventure where everything is planned before you embark on your trip.
There’s nothing really wrong with that, some people prefer to vacation in that way.
But if you’re looking to do a lot of traveling and you’re looking for adventure rather than some pre-planned paradise, then you need to understand this key difference:
Traveling differs from vacation in that it is an adventure that you embark upon. You pick a place to fly to, buy your ticket and pack minimally.
You may pick a few activities that you can potentially do and you write them in a note on your phone, but you don’t make a full itinerary in advance.
The adventure and venturing into unknown territory is what makes traveling so interesting and fun.
It’s also what makes traveling so much cheaper than vacationing.
Is It Worth the Money?
This is a question that I get really often. Many of my friends constantly question me on whether or not it’s worth spending my hard-earned money traveling to various countries around the world.
My answer:
Of course it’s worth it!!!
Traveling is one of the best ways to gain experiences and knowledge. It changes your perspective and it changes the very principles by which you live your life.
Something that I find very interesting is the idea of increasing your earning potential by traveling.
What I mean by this is that you will be far more motivated to earn more money if you have a good reason to spend it on great life experiences.
These life experiences then stack up and increase your ability to earn more money.
It creates a sort of virtuous cycle where you earn money to go on trips that make you open up your mind to a world of new opportunities and then you leverage those new experiences to earn more money which in turn allows you to get more experiences and those experiences then help you earn even more money.
This is the virtuous cycle of traveling: you become more motivated to earn than ever, then you execute on that motivation, then you travel, then you feel even more empowered then before and so on and so forth.
I talk a lot about the snowball effect and there’s a good reason why. I see the snowball effect everywhere I look.
Traveling is no different. Traveling is a way to start a snowball effect your earning capabilities in life not just in terms of motivation but also in terms of knowledge and execution!!
You only get one life, don’t waste it by sitting in a cubicle or at a desk somewhere staring at a screen, get out there and enjoy your life and everything this beautiful world has to offer!!
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Fully agreed!
Human beings are goal oriented creatures. If we know why we're spending time on something, everything seems a lot more logical to us.
Oh YES!!! :-)
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Exactly. I totally agree with you on human beings being goal oriented. I think that's what causes a large amount of grief in western culture - humans used to have the ultimate and immediately important goal of survival as hunters and gatherers but we've moved away from that in western culture. Now many of us have no idea what our goals should be. We've turned away from the goal of survival to the goals of materialism and that's a dangerous path.
I've recently begun to look beyond those materialistic desires and now I'm trying to spend my time and money on experiences rather than possessions.
Thank you again for reading it, supporting me and leaving your kind words here, you're too kind!
Hehe, sweet! I'm glad you enjoyed the comment in such way, and also sorry for replying that late. You just caught me traveling (without no keys available) and then I didn't manage to catch up immedeitaly.
But hey, what's written on the blockchain, stays on the blockchain - so we have plenty of time to fill in the gaps actually...:-)
Thanks for calling me a superstar which is much better than veteran, since the latter makes me feel terribly old - lol. Jokes aside, I don't feel special at all but am happy that I was able to put a smile on your face :-)
Have a wonderful weekend of yours!!
xxx Marly
Ah very inspiring and well said! Love the intro photo too! Correction though most of us only remember one life at a time and as for travelling verses vacationing it sounds far better than doing the same ole' shit around some different scenery unless it involves a secluded beach. For me at least.........
Funny how we relax the same way we work: It's about maximizing the gains (here: experience) for the price paid.
"Because it's worth it"
Free time as a commodity and the whole industry around it is... Frightening to me
Of course it's worth... We earn money for living a good life and for sure traveling is one of the most amazing elements of a good life... So let's travel as much as we can...💪
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Thanks for reading! what'd you think of the question? Is it worth it?
Actually spending money on traveling to me depends on the purpose of traveling. If its for adventure i would xefinately go for it especially if my friends will join me. Fun is fun
Fun is very fun but traveling can also be an education!! I think that's a huge purpose for it!
@triptolemus In my opinion we work most all the time even weekends busy doing house things we never get time to relax sometimes you start feeling like you are disappointed with this life.
To avoid this situation and have some relax time take your mind away from all these things re you all refreshed and enerjatic for few months. What do you guys think about my opinion?
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Absolutely yes!! especially somewhere you can spend more time and explore!
Totally!!! Spending money on exploration and experiences makes life so much more enjoyable!!
Beautiful post
Perfect knowledge and amazing life experiences. only possible by traveling.
Great post, of course is worth your money. you have to find a way to enjoy life. traveling is 1. so there are several things in life.
I agree traveling is worth it! Seeing new places honestly is what makes life worth living for me
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https://steemit.com/@triptolemus Very nice your post
hey @triptolemus , I found your article really interesting
I would like to share my own story of how I found myself travelling
undertaking Engineering as my degree in college was very hard because the stream I choose was very Tough fr a beginner like me
I personally ha thoughts on killing myself several time due to depression and pressure i faced while i was undertaking my education .
I was seriously depressed for a long time , just when a really good friend of mine , bought me a one-way ticket to a hillstation named Yercaud
he told me to take a break and just enjoy myself amidst the pure and soothing wind at the top
I FOUND MYSELF THERE
something that i had lost from myself the peace and the life changing experience that it gave me
for the next six months i travelled and travelled to various hill stations
Currently , I am A graduate with good rank and setting up my business with no Thoughts of depression or killing myself
I guess thats what travelling does to one
So I think Travel is definitely worth spending money on!!
:)
Nice post
Travelling is a ME time so it's pretty much worth it to spend a bit of hard-earned money on oneself.
When you travel, you are buying experiences. The price is definitely worth it.
You are correct though. the more you travel, the more you want to travel. :-) It is a fantastic addiction!
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I believe that traveling with the family is something very important in life ... if you have not noticed there are people who can not share a trip with their family ... for the reason of not having the necessary resource, or for not having family , you have the facility to do it, I recommend that you do it with joy and leave your heart (and) the family is the most important ... there was a stage in my life in which I could not travel with my relatives. just for sport and always the trips were the same day I had to compete, but I lost a lot of time waiting for other things instead of being aware of the most important thing, my loved ones ... happiness is the best and I would say travel ... traveling with them to the end of the world is the best ... no matter how much you spend, because love is not bought, and the family is worth more than all the money in the world <3 Greetings Brother
@triptolemus yeah....You are right travelling makes happiness n giving experience to us ....Money spending doesn't matter against that happiness..!
its worth spending money on travel if you have the right set of mind
Travelling means Traveller's Passion.
Having a passionate curiosity is what fuels me to keep traveling!
well, I cannot agree more, last year we went for a month to new Zealand and loved it, we had some of the highlights planned but the rest was spontaneous. thats the way it should be. And then I wrote loads of steem post about it and got a bit back at SP that I am now using to upvote others and myself...
My friends and I take an annual trip. We share the expenses and have a great time bonding. When you can spread the cost of an expensive--or at least pricey--condo among several people, it makes it affordable for more of us.
I am eager to travel after reading this.
I'm glad to hear it!! Where are you thinking about traveling to?
Traveling is very important. Luckily I get to do a lot of traveling for work (privateering takes ye to some pretty interesting places!). What be y'er favorite country ye've traveled to, matey?
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i really agree with that. if you want to travelling you must all in.!
Absolutely!! All in is the way to go!
Great photo !
thank you!!