People choose to travel for many different reasons. Some want to take a break from everyday life. Others want to see new places or meet new people.
Why do you travel?
We get asked this often, most directly by our 9-year-old niece who asked
“Why do you guys travel so much?”
We don’t have a simple answer. But in a few minutes, we came up with 52 reasons, and that’s probably just getting started
Here’s our quick list of 52 reasons why we travel:
1. We like it
2. To experience new places
3. To see things we’ve read about first hand
4. To visit friends or family
5. To meet up with friends to explore a destination
6. To attach some fun to the end of work travel
7. For face-to-face relationship building
8. For fun
9. For adventure
10. For togetherness
11. To get out of our comfort zone
12. To see if Anthony Bourdain knows what he’s talking about
13. To see if we like the same things Samantha Brown likes
14. To take a break from our daily routines
15. For B.T. (an Alaskan saying about being together, despite distance)
16. For relaxation
17. For exploration
18. For learning
19. For understanding
20. For personal development
21. For transition
22. For clarity in our thinking
23. To enjoy the journey
24. To have a fantastic meal
25. To taste wines at their source
26. To meet winemakers
27. To try new wine bars
28. To build up frequent flier miles
29. To use frequent flier miles
30. To get “over the threshold” for frequent flier status, i.e. a “mileage run”
31. To get “over the threshold for hotel status
32. To relax
33. To stimulate our senses
34. To have new things to blog about
35. To check out places for clients
36. To better understand to articles in the Economist
37. To improve our knowledge of geography
38. To go where cell phones don’t work (this is getting harder)
39. To have quality together time
40. To enjoy regional food (hello Memphis BBQ)
41. To revisit a favorite restaurant
42. To revisit a favorite neighborhood
43. To revisit a favorite bar
44. To learn to cook new things
45. In search of the best martini
46. To get up close to alligators
47. To overcome a fear
48. To get someone else to travel
49. To take great photos
50. To scratch off more places on our “places to visit” list
51. To walk in someone else’s shoes
52. To make the most of each day
What about you? What are some of your reasons to travel?
Think quickly! And post in comments.
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