This past Tuesday Twitter travel discussion #TTOT featured our question, “Why do you travel?” Our questions have made it on the discussion before but this week we really enjoyed the responses from our fellow travelers.
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So here they are…the insights and ideas of travel writers and bloggers who answered the question — Why travel? Comment your favorite answer!
@adeleg124 @lonelyplanetUK @bcn_exp A1: Curiosity, and a thirst for knowledge, adventure and new experiences π #travel #ttot
β GallopAroundTheGlobe (@KiaraGallop) August 26, 2014
@Blocal_ @traveldudes @bcn_exp Me too … was bitten when I was about 18 … sadly, I think it’s terminal π
β Fiona Allan (@purplepatchmktg) August 26, 2014
@MalloryOnTravel @bcn_exp A1: to visit friends I made while traveling, it’s a never-ending cycle! #ttot
β Anna Guastello (@AnnaGuastello) August 26, 2014
@traveldudes @bcn_exp A1: i travel to broaden my understanding of the world. #ttot
β Ysabel Villaflor (@ysabs) August 26, 2014
RT @Solar_tuk_tuk @capastudyabroad @bcn_exp Let us spread the joy of traveling!!
β Iain Mallory (@MalloryOnTravel) August 26, 2014
@traveldudes @bcn_exp A1: To avoid arrest (joking). To explore, engage and experience. #TTOT
β Steve Williams (@randomswill) August 26, 2014
A1: To prove to myself that the world is bigger than my backyard. There is so much to see! #ttot @traveldudes @bcn_exp
β Kim Powers (@KimberlyRose356) August 26, 2014
@adeleg124 @lonelyplanetUK @bcn_exp A1: Curiosity, and a thirst for knowledge, adventure and new experiences π #travel #ttot
β GallopAroundTheGlobe (@KiaraGallop) August 26, 2014
RT @capastudyabroad @MalloryOnTravel @bcn_exp Why #traivel? To learn, discover, explore, experience & understand the world beyond our bubble
β Abroadster (@abroadster) August 26, 2014
@traveldudes @bcn_exp A1 we #travel for #vegan #food – lots of it π and some culture chucked in
β VeganFoodQuest β (@VeganFoodQuest) August 26, 2014
@Travelzoo_UK @Backpack4B @bcn_exp A1 – I prefer experiences/memories to possessions and travel gives you this in abundance #ttot
β GapLifeTravel (@Gaplifetravel) August 26, 2014
A1 @traveldudes @bcn_exp to see & experience new places, scenery, food, people & culture! And to have free reign on your time #ttot
β Sophie (@sof_cloud) August 26, 2014
@traveldudes @bcn_exp #ttot A1. Broadens your view of the world, both culturally and emotionally, also to witness history first hand.
β must travel (@must_travel) August 26, 2014
A1: I travel coz I long to know what’s at the other side of the globe, the other end of the ocean. #ttot @eattheworld @traveldudes @bcn_exp
β Claire Algarme | FTT (@firsttimetravel) August 26, 2014
@MalloryOnTravel @capastudyabroad @bcn_exp Travel is pretty much lethal to all & any form of prejudice hey? #ttot
β Frances B (@Frances_M_B) August 26, 2014
Exactly π RT @Buffalo_Tours: @bcn_exp A1: There’s a great big world out there – why wouldn’t you want to experience it? #ttot
β Wild Navigator (@WildNavigator) August 26, 2014
A1: To see new places π “Q1 via @bcn_exp: Why do you travel? #ttot”
β FlipFlopTours (@FlipFlopTours) August 26, 2014
A1: @bcn_exp: hmmm what a question!! i can sum it up by saying that traveling makes me happier #ttot
β Travel One (@Travel1Jo) August 26, 2014
A1: To escape the daily grind & make memories that I can then remeber during grey days and the stress hurricane that is life @bcn_exp #ttot
β BrashUK (@BrashUK) August 26, 2014
@bcn_exp A1: to eat and consume mostly! #ttot
β Char, Carolina, Jess (@UKGlamLifestyle) August 26, 2014
@Traveller24_SA @bcn_exp To experience life
β David John Lawrence (@dlawre30) August 26, 2014
@bcn_exp A1: I think the better question is – why wouldn’t you? #ttot
β Karen Hewell (@kaziverden) August 26, 2014
@traveldudes @bcn_exp #TTOT Q1 to discover new places, culture and food
β Verushka Ramasami (@Verushka143) August 26, 2014
@WildNavigator @bcn_exp A1 To relax, learn, explore, gain perspective, become a better person #ttot
β Zaid -Travpacker.com (@zaidmo) August 26, 2014
@WildNavigator @lonelyplanetUSA @bcn_exp A1: For seeing this amazing world and things/people/food/drinks I may not otherwise.
β JB Anderson (@jbandersoncpa) August 26, 2014
@traveldudes @bcn_exp A1: Traveling has always been part of the human mentality; we weren’t meant to stay in once place. #TTOT
β ZALLEON (@zachandallie) August 26, 2014