Travel Inspiration
How do you decide from the endless different and wonderful places in the world? How does a place make it onto the list of places you must see before you die? How do you choose? The world is so vast and beautiful it is hard to pick!
Travel inspiration can come from so many places. What makes you decide to take the plunge and buy a plane ticket, make a hotel reservation and just go there?
Books, TV, Movies and Music
For me these are some of the biggest forms of travel inspiration. Seeing The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the gorgeous landscapes of Iceland made me wonder why I had never considered it as a travel destination before. Books, TV shows, movies and music can show you adventures you never thought were possible.
The Internet
The internet is an endless source of information about any subject you could ever imagine. It is hard for me to think back to a time when the internet didn't exist, how did people get anything done? I peruse travel blogs on the regular, always learning about new destinations, new hotels, new must-see attractions. I mean just look at Pinterest, I could spend hours looking at photo after photo of beautiful scenery from some far away land.
Friends, Family and Random Strangers
One of the best ways to find great new places to visit is from recommendations from other people. When someone has a fabulous trip they can't stop talking about it and honestly I'm one of those people that can't stop listening! I love hearing about other peoples adventures abroad and their advice on places to see, where to stay and what to eat.
Life
Sometimes you get ideas of where you want to travel and you can't explain what drew you to it. That desire has just always been there. Or things you have already experienced lead you to new ones. Studying Spanish over the years in high school, university and beyond has really given me a love for the language and is one of the main reasons I've traveled throughout Central and South america, and its also one of the reasons I hope to one day make it to Spain.
Where do you get your travel inspiration?
Labels: Travel, travel inspiration, Travel Tips
posted by Unknown @ 9:16 AM
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4 Comments:
Previous travel experiences are what inspire me to travel to new places! I studied abroad in Ghana, West Africa back in 2011 and knew that I wanted to go back to Africa, but I wanted to be able to see more of the continent to be able to compare and contrast the cultures and scenery. The next year I went to Uganda and Rwanda in East Africa, and now I want to go to Botswana in South / Central Africa! I love being able to compare and contrast different travel destinations, especially when American society tends to lump them all together. :)
I love talking to fellow expats. There's nothing more wanderlust inspiring than hearing about someone else's epic trip to _____.
So true! Word of mouth is definitely the best!
What a great great point! Our history definitely shapes us.
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