Why did you start traveling?

Why did you start traveling? -

To celebrate my blog turn three, I asked a series of questions related to my readers. It was time for them to share their story. I was tired of just talking to hear me, and I wanted to know what makes my readers tick and what inspires them to travel. Today, the series starts so, without further ado, here is what has others inspired is to hit the road:

"It is not that I * think * the grass is greener on the other side of the fence but if you never over the top tip ... how do you know I want to know: is there grass on the other side, what color is what the texture like, how it smells so I travel "- Maria [?

"primarily boredom. at 21, I had left Australia never and was desperate to see Europe, so I and a friend on a whirlwind tour of the continent for a month has set off. This trip my changes lives, and I knew then that I wanted to continue to travel for the rest of my life Eighteen months later I moved to London and have since the go.. "- Nicole

" Every since my first trip abroad after college I have with great pleasure to explore new places, the food, the scenery, the people -. it's just so interesting and exciting. During my travels I met "backpackers" who were younger or my age and traveling for several weeks, even months at a time. I realized I could do that if I wanted to. I did not want to wait until I was retired and the mortgage paid in order to live my dream. "- Stephanie

" I have an insatiable appetite for new experiences - aka, I'm bored quickly and have a short attention span. It is not seen enough for me pictures of monuments, natural wonders and new landscapes. I want to touch, breathe, smell, feel everything, what to experience it in the world. I love how it opens my mind and nothing is as it looked in the picture. I love new people, and their stories. "- Penny

" I was just a junior in high school when I 1995 World Youth Day pilgrims in Denver, CO Pope John Paul II to see. This was the first time that I met people from all over the world. It was then that I knew I wanted to travel. It changed my perspective on life and sparked a lifetime of curiosity, desire and passion to connect with people from other countries and learn about other languages ​​and cultures. "- Nikki

" My first trip abroad was a big one. My family moved from the United States to England, when I was seven years old, to live for a year. It is the best thing my parents ever did for me. They took every opportunity that we had to travel in Europe and North Africa. When we moved back to the States, I was obsessed with foreign cultures. It was a long time before I made it overseas again, but remained my obsession, and I now have more than 15 years been a professional international guide and travel writer. "- David

" I am lucky that my parents started, I take my siblings and traveling at a very young age, so I never knew what life was like without traveling was. I also went on a one-week volunteer trip to the slums of Mexico two summers in a row that changed my life, to see by firsthand poverty and to realize how lucky I am. As soon as I was finishing college and earning my own money, I decided to make it as much of the world as I could, was time to see. That's when I started to go two weeks after Europe every summer. I hooked have. "- Emily

" I grew quite protected, so wanted to see more of the world, after I graduated from college. After my first backpacking adventure, I was hooked! Now I try every year to go at least one big trip. "- Michael

" re-evaluate in the direction of life, making a career break to learn about the world and be better global citizens, bond as a family & "road school" the children, and experience a scaled-nomadic life to more our regular not traveling life to appreciate. "- Sara Lavender Smith

" I spent the fall of my first year studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, and it has changed my life. I grew up in a small town outside of Boston and walked about a half hour to college, so my universe concentrated quite central. As in Europe opened my eyes in four months and I could literally to travel across the continent, while I was there. Now I'm addicted to the concept of traveling and can not wait outside again to get. "- Allie

" I always wanted to see the world, but was married at an early age. My life fell into the typical marriage, home, school, responsibilities, etc. and there was never time or money to travel. Nearly four years ago, my ex-wife left me for someone else, and there was my life freedom. I finally realized the world the "other people" not some dream was was traveling, I was able to do it themselves. I saved hard core after many years, to see the world to me to give one year. "- Mike

" This is like an odd it may sound, but debt. Most people use debt as a reason not to go, but for me it was my get-up-and-go. My career at GE Finance UK went well. But every month, all my money would on bills, rent and credit cards. I was not saving anything. So, I looked into working abroad and came about teaching in Korea. Three months later I was here - and while my debt clearing I have been able to travel to Turkey, Taiwan, and everywhere in Korea in the meantime (Halfway There!). Later this year, I'm going to Germany and Morocco. The work in South Korea has meant that my debt no longer control my ability to travel! - Although I would have to use my limited vacation days "- Tom

I asked my readers a set of 6 questions about traveling Read the answers to the other five interesting questions:
What memory is your biggest travel. "
What is an item that you can not without traveling
What's the worst thing that happened to you [1945005??] what advice would you give new travelers?
What is your biggest regret?

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