10 Precious Life Lessons You Learn From Travelling

People of today are so lucky in that we can travel to incredible places all around the world cheaply and easily, thanks to the advances that have been made in flying, and thanks to a growing amount of competition in the aviation industry. When you travel, you learn things about yourself; you could even say that travelling is part world exploration, and part self exploration. After all, when you’ve, say, been on the road for eighteen hours, are sick and tired and in a foreign country, you will probably learn more about yourself than a whole month of work in your employment. Travelling pushes us out of our comfort zones and forces us to grow, and RNR Serviced Apartments in Melbourne have put together this list of some of the most wonderful life lessons that you can learn from travelling – so take a look and then maybe jump onto Skyscanner to book a flight overseas!

You’re Never Alone In The World

When you travel the world, you’ll find that there are people everywhere and that you’re never alone. You’d be surprised at how far and wide people travel, and how weird and wonderful it is to find someone who speaks very little English but who is happy to offer you a bed and a place to stay for a night just because you’re passing through their village in Nepal.

The World Is A Lot less Scary Than We Think

Even though you hear all of those horror stories about travelling, more often than not, they don’t happen to people. Most often, travelling is a hugely rewarding and should not be associated with fear.

You Can Survive With A Lot Less Than You Think

You might have over-packed on your last trip, and you might have brought along those three pairs of shoes thinking that you might need them, only to find that they weighed you down and annoyed you when you had to pack and repack them. You can survive with a lot less than you think you need, and travelling is a great way to realise that. For example, when travelling through Thailand, you’ll probably only need two items of clothing: a pair of swimmers and a sarong. Easy peasy.

You Learn How To Be Resourceful

Travelling is all about making the most of things, and sometimes you’ll need to be resourceful to get by. This is a great thing for you and is character building – so embrace the good and the bad and you’ll be just fine.

You Find Out What’s Really Important

Setting off to trot around the world teaches you a lot about yourself, and you’ll realise who and what you really love when you’re thousands of kilometres away from home.

The World Is Filled With Incredible Food

Cannot stress this one enough: Travelling is food. From gorgeously soft and flaky chappati in India, to spicy and fragrant Pho in Vietnam, to creamy fondue in the Swiss Alps – travelling to eat is totally acceptable.

Travelling Is Fun

Well, obviously. But it’s really fun to get up in a new place almost every week, and to meet people and travel with them. Embrace the fun, because all too soon, it’ll be over and you’ll be back at work wishing you were floating in a tube down the river in Vang Vieng in Laos.

It’s Never Too Late To Change

If you think you’re set in your ways – why not try a three-month backpacking trip to India, Cambodia and Laos? You might find that things change a little bit and that you’re a lot more flexible or organised than you realised. Travelling forces you to be a bit more bendy when it comes to what you hold dear, so embrace the change.

You Learn To Relax

Setting off on a trip is supposed to be relaxing, and for many people it is – but for others it can be a stressful time. If you focus on being mindful and just ‘chilling out’ (take a tip from the Cambodian people who can nap anywhere) you’ll find that your ability to relax improves markedly.

You Realise How Lucky You Are

This is probably one of the most important ones – when you travel you get to see how little some people have (and how happy they still are – despite a lack of trinkets and devices) and how much you do have. Lesson learned here is to give back wherever you can and be charitable wherever possible.