When we get out of the glass bottle of our ego and when we escape like the squirrels in the cage of our personality and get into the forest again, we shall shiver with cold and fright. But things will happen to us so that we don’t know ourselves. Cool, unlying life will rush in. — D.H. Lawrence
As my trip to Croatia and the Dalmatia Coast (May, 2018) slowly bleeds into my awareness , I’m once gain reminded of why I always prefer the road less traveled.
It’s a huge mistake to approach traveling as leisure. Booking the comfortable, all-inclusive vacation package which adds nothing more than unfamiliar solar rays, overused air conditioning, and on-demand margaritas is both a lost opportunity and a waste of money…imo :)
Traveling should be approached as an intentional, self-imposed challenge with the potential to permanently bend your life. The minute you step into a foreign land, everything becomes difficult, and while you can choose to take the safe route (arrange for a driver to greet you at the airport holding a friendly sign — look for the three pink palm trees with your last name spelled incorrectly in blue — who will escort you to your strangely familiar “Hiltonesque” hotel), I’ll never be convinced that the same experience can’t be achieved for a fraction of the cost. Who’s really traveling — you or your ego?
Growth occurs when we find our personal limits of comfort and capacity, regardless of whether we succeed or fail when we get there. Traveling, given the right approach, creates an endless cycle of opportunities to explore our own uncomfortable edges, and with each edge we’re forced to face, we find that the fear of subsequent challenges slowly gets replaced with anticipation and excitement. I believe this to be the optimal flow-state of travel that we should all be pursuing with each and every chance we get.
As humans, we were meant to face challenges. We all evolved within a process that rewards resilience and durability, and yet we’ve found ourselves in a modern software-enabled environment that no longer asks us to rely on our biology. If you strategically seek out discomfort, you’ll find that we all have a deep need for it. The beauty of travel is not just in the sights you see and people you meet, it’s what it does to scratch your primordial itch.
I always look forward to crossing that point of no return when you feel the wheel/runway separation and realize you’ve tricked yourself into a great challenge for which the cost of retreat is now too great. You’re committed. You have to stand up tall and move forward into ambiguity, knowing full well that a wave of inevitable failure awaits you as soon as you find yourself back on solid ground. This is the feeling of self-discovery. This is the the feeling of recognized potential. This is the feeling of shivering in the cold, knowing that unlying life will soon be rushing in.
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Indeed so true!
I am looking for a holiday in July needs to be cheap but again I don't want the well trodden route I want exploration and adventure. I think somewhere in Europe simple because of flight cost and my budget. Travel for the mind :) It's been seven year since I last travelled I need that challenge you mention 💯🐒
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Get that next monkey challenge! Cost is always a factor but I never take the plunge and feel that it wasn’t a worthwhile investment. Where would it be if $$ wasn’t an issue?
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If money were not the issue Costa Rica. But yes can only spare a couple of hundred max really! Pick the cheapest flight and find some Steemer to invade haha 💯🐒
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Just get there...the money becomes an afterthought. You have a Steemy roof in Denver if you ever head west.
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Very kind I will take you up on that one day! Getting there is the hard part not cheap fly for UK to Costa Rica 💯🐒
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wow...!!!! nice post @tayken i really like yourTravel: A Guide to the Ultimate Growth-hack post thanks for share
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I can respect the fact that some people need to completely relax on vacation, as they lead terribly fast paced lives and are in need of a little pampering. I am guilty of taking a few such holidays myself :) A little TLC is necessary once in a while.
But I am like you, I like to adventure. My favorite is to pack a backpack and my passport and head to the airport on Thursday, then buy a ticket for the very next plane leaving :) Then get off the plane and adventure <3
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