The Psychology Behind TRAVELLING

Travel to some is a refuge from their current state of life. Visiting gigantic mountains, taking a dip in the
vast ocean camping under the starlit skies exploring new cultures and cities or living life in the unknown
are all immensely enticing prospects. travelling is an evolutionary trait extending from all animals to
humans. From ancient travellers and navigators like Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus to present-
day instagram travel bloggers, humans have always been wanderers. Exploration is known to be in our
nature.

As an avid traveller myself, I used to find myself asking why humans travel. What is the need to
circumnavigate the world, experience the greatest civilizations of the time, the monumental buildings,
trek through the soul capturing beauty of the majestic mountains, enjoy the calmness of the blue water
under our feet to feel relaxed or escape from everyday life? If required, this can be done at our own
homes, right? With the 'Netflix and Chill' trend, all you have to do is shut your phone, binge-watch a few
movies, and you have your escape from reality, your period of rest. But that is not enough.

Often, I find myself packing my bag and getting away from home and my daily life, to be amidst nature.
While all of this does make me intensely happy, it might also add to my status in society. But I believe
they do more than just that. Few days away from the noisy city is not only my escape but also appeals
to my innermost desires and needs

However, whilst travelling may seem fun and relaxing, it might, at times, get difficult with the minimum
amount of resources and facilities out there While travelling and exploring cultures, we have to step
away from our comfort zones, away from the luxuries of home and city life. Travelling to unknown
remote places also requires a great amount of courage and will. Hence the question often arises as to
why people travel despite language barriers, cultural shocks and the fear of the unknown?

Is their psychology behind travelling? What do u think friends ?

Psychological issue in the tourism industry can be approached through the examining the aspects in
the tourism attraction that affect tourist specifically towards their behavior as far as interaction is
concerned. Psychology will examine the behavior in this social phenomena . In this regard the two
related factors that contributes to the tourism industry but distinct in their scope to humanity are the
key management pillars towards sustainable ecotourism . In india tourism and hospitality management
systems psychology is used to understand tourist responses and satisfaction. Therefore the connectivity
comes in through the use of psychological studies to organize environmental and social settings for
tourists which enhances tourists leisure and travel experiences satisfactorily.

BUT GUYS We usually see ourselves OR OTHER PEOPLE AROUND US taking a break from daily routine
and going on a vacation. We take the break to escape from reality at times, or just rest and relax.
Therefore, the inner needs drive us to travel . Based on our desires, we also are appealed by the
external factors of the place. If your internal factors for travel are peace and relaxation, you will end up
choosing a place amidst nature, maybe the Himalayas, or a tropical.break.at HawaI. If they are prestige
and status, you may end up choosing something that is more commercialised

This model of motivation is also adapted to understand the factors that drive travellers to explore
different places. Maslow's hierarchy theory helps us to comprehend the different needs that motivate
travellers while also providing knowledge about what kinds of experiences travellers seek. It states that
a person has to fulfill the basic physiological and safety needs before thinking of travelling. One will take
care of his hunger before booking a plane ticket to fly to another part of the world. Once these needs
are met, the person might be interested in travelling again. Theorists believe that self actualisation is
the end of the goal of leisure . In simple words, travelling usually helps us explore the different sides of
the self, re evaluate the self and understand the self. Hence, making us more and more aware of our
true self, ergo reaching self-actualisation.

Humans, even though materialistic, crave the aesthetic and sublime nature that they originally belonged
to. We crave knowledge and experiences. Our intrinsic needs to relax, explore, reevaluate and connect
with the self all is achieved by travelling. Travelling caters to the desires and needs within t helps us to
revive our energy to deal with the dally happenings of life. We are fuelled with the adventure of travel
to fulfill these desires and attain a state of happiness on the surface level and calmness on a deeper
level. No wonder that by just visiting places, travel can turn into such an emotional and spiritual journey
for some. As Ray Bradbury says "We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be
lost."

We all think that we are invincible and we assume that we are going to live forever but far too often life
reminds us that, that's not the case You know we all have plans and goals in life but sometimes life
takes. is down a different lane and we need to adapt to these adversities

BENIFITS
Having routines is good for our brains. Routines help us with many things – from accomplishing our
goals, to sleep schedules, to eating well. We create routines for a reason. However, we need to
disrupt our routines sometimes. When we disrupt our ourselves, we are helping our brains. When
we break a cycle that we have become way too comfortable with, we are living. Traveling and
adventuring improves our cognition and allows us to reactivate our mental reward system. It also
forces us to leave our comfort zones which can help with anxiety disorders and so much more! 

Where we choose to travel and how we get there may be based on our personalities. The
adventures that we take once we are there may also depend on our personalities. For example, a
22-year-old who just graduated with a Liberal Arts degree may not choose the same travel
destination as the 65 year old man who loves to golf in his free time. The student may choose two
weeks in Bali with nothing but their best friend and a backpack. They may be sleeping in yurts,
learning to surf, and eating foreign foods. The 65 year old may have booked a trick to Palm Springs
with their lifetime partner, a few suitcases with a variety of clothing, and an itinerary filled with the
best restaurants and golf clubs. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with either of these trips, it
is easy to understand that our adventures are based on who we are.  

There is an impressive amount of mental growth that can take place when traveling. When traveling
alone, the opportunity for even more growth is exponential. Psychologically speaking, traveling and
adventuring alone allows us to have experiences that we may never find if we were with a friend, a
partner, or a group. When traveling alone someone may be able to establish personal
independence. They may learn to trust themselves more, follow their gut in tricky situations, learn to
enjoy their alone time, understand that it doesn’t take much to enjoy a place, and so much more.  

 Ask any of the great artists and writers…travel and adventure are the perfect medicine. How many
novels were written after exploring the great wide open? How many albums were finished after a
writing trip to Bali? How many of your photography based coffee table books are scenes from
traveling and nature? Traveling and adventuring can be inspiring. Whether you are already an artist
or you have found a new hobby…traveling can bring out the creative side within all of us.

So to conclude, we all have different view points about psychology behind travelly some seek travel
as a way to break from their daily hustle and bustle and and Some seek it as time to reinvent
themselves. People also travel to spend time with their dear ones and live the moments of life.

The question that arose once in everyones mind. What do we have at the end of the a day? It is the
moments and experieness that define us

A thousand mile of journey starts with a single step

And the single step in our life is to pack our bags and cross the eonderlust worthy destinations and
experience the fruits of traveling