20 reasons to travel full time

Travellers love life, what else explains their desire to wander into blissful unchartered locations, finding places, people and more importantly, themselves. Imagine waking up in a boathouse or on a mountain; the winds whispering the stories of adventure. If waking up to a new adventure is what you’ve been wanting your whole life, here’s a list of 20 wonderful reasons to starting travelling and living.

1. Live an exciting life

Travelling has a magical quality of opening up your world. You’ll wake up in a new place that’ll amaze you in completely new ways. Whether it is imagining gladiators fighting it out, or braving the cold Buffalo winters, you are in for a surprise. Wave goodbye to everyday commutes and being stuck in traffic, this is the life.

2. Enjoy your youth to the fullest

You are always young when you are travelling. Being a full-time traveller is being curious about cultures, places, people and more.

3. See the past, present and future

As a traveller, you will walk down many beautiful landmarks and a few remarkable monuments that serve as reminders of the rich, diverse and even scary past of the world.

4. Foodies rejoice!

If you are a traveller, one of the most amazing things is enjoying local cuisines and exploring food that goes beyond a palette you're used to.  There are distinct eating habits around the world which can also even take you for a surprise such as with Sushi's in Japan, Injera in Ethiopia or almuerzo in Mexico.

5. Learning who you are.

Travelling is about getting to know cultures as it is about getting to know yourself. A traveller is someone who is excited about the journey and of self-discovery.

6. Learn about wildlife

Whether you are scuba diving or going on a safari, or spending the day at a local zoo, learning about the rich flora and fauna of the world will open your mind to how diverse and amazing the natural world is.

7. Meet new people

Comfort zones are nice, but so is meeting new people and getting to learn from their life experiences, whether it is bumping into someone in a cafe in Italy or an archaeologist in Egypt, life is sure to get that much richer!

8. Discover new horizons

All the challenges and possibilities travel lays at your feet, assist you to discover who you are.  You are pushed to your physical and emotional limits and you live to tell the tale.

9. Live life on your own

The magical thing about travelling full time is that you are accountable to no one but yourself. From waking up at 3 am to catch the sunrise to staying awake till 4 am just so you can experience nightlife. Travel helps you discipline yourself

10. Become good at budgeting

Travelling is expensive, but knowing when to travel, when to book tickets, how much money to spend and what kind of jobs to take up on the go help you become good at managing your money.

11. To learn something new

Seeing the world gives an education that’s not possible to get in college. Travel teaches you economics, politics, history, geography, and sociology in a way no class can.

12. Experience of a lifetime

If you’re the sort of a person that desires challenges, you’re in all likelihood one to reach for brand new challenges while travelling. Finishing an experience offers you the satisfaction that you had been capable of completing a goal and accomplish what you got down to do–see.

13. Too many places, very little time

Well, not if you’re a full-time traveller. You spend as much time as you want and see all the places that your heart desires.

14. Experience history

From places to war memorials, travellers get to see history in great detail. While some just watch, others get to become a part of it.

15. An adrenaline rush

Travel sure gets your heart racing. From running around for paperwork to skydiving of an airplane in the middle of a desert. Life is an endless adventure for travellers.

16. Away from the boring

Everybody has a 9-5 job. Traveller schedules are anything but mundane. From being on a train to Chennai to taking the next flight to Beijing. Travellers have a life.

17. More Memories, fewer regrets

Most people regret the things they didn’t do. Travellers have no such regrets. They have memories. A backpack full of realised dreams and a camera full of happy moments.

18. Learn a new language

Away from the textbooks, travel gives you a sample of the real world. Local languages have a beauty that no book can showcase. Melodious words rolling off the tongues of local women in rural Gujarat is something else.

19. Learn about new art forms

Google is great, but you know what is better? Being at local workshop seeing people bring art to life. Weavers weaving long scarfs, lace, painting, making jewellery. You name it.

20. Teaches you interesting customs

Open your horizons and learn, let go of ‘your way’ of doing things. Learn how the people lead their life. Learn what they eat, what they wear, why they have certain traditions and see how you can respectfully inculcate the good habits that you’ve picked up.

Travelling full time comes with many perks. You are never too home sick because the world is your home. Life is certainly good when you learn from the best teacher there is, life itself. So, pack your bags and get started on your adventure!