The
satisfaction you get when reaching the top of the mountain, or crossing a gorge
a villager or simply getting what you wanted at an unusual restaurant is
priceless. These experiences allow
access to skill sets you didn’t know you’ve
had. That’s the feeling I get when travelling
with my friends.
Meeting new
people from other places will teach you that the way you look at the world is
not the way everybody does it. Seeing it for yourself brings a healthy dose of
reality to your higher order thinking skills..
Seeing the
world provides a source of education absolutely impossible get in school,
teaching you things like economy, politics, history, geography and human
relations.
Share and Reflect:
- How many times have you got lost whilst travelling? What happened?
- Are you good at reading maps? If you get lost do you usually try to find out where you are by yourself or do you ask for help?
- It is frequently claimed that men and women have different strategies associated with map reading and asking the way. What do you think?
- What is your opinion of hitch-hiking? How often have you done it? Do you think it’s safe?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling alone or in a group?
- How often have you been camping? Describe your experience.
- Do you like to go to places where there are lots of other people or to more isolated places? Why?
- Do you think all public transport should be free? What would the advantages and disadvantages be?
- Have you ever had an accident while travelling? What happened?
- If you compare the train, bus and airport systems in your country – which is the cheapest? Which is the most efficient? Which is the safest in terms of accidents?
