Tuesday, March 3, 2009

ABOUT TRAVEL...

Travel has educational value. It increases our knowledge. While on travel, a person meets people of different races, regions, religion, castes. A person also visits different places each location has importance of its own. Educational institutions arrange travel programs for their students during vacations. Students from western countries travel often and far.
Travel also gives much pleasure. It gives us change of environment. It relieves us of day-to-day anxieties. It gives a chance to meet people with different habits and customs. Their food may be different. Thus we can learn about people of foreign climes through travel books. But when we personally visit it makes a difference. We gain first-hand knowledge of these countries and the people. The personal touch makes us remember for ever.
We can visit historical places as Agra, Gaya, Raipur, Jhansi, Hyderabad, Amanda, Mysore, and Udaipur. We may also visit places of religious significance like Ajmer, Amritsar. Travel could also take us to hill resorts in the country during summer or for winter sports.
Francis Bacon, the English prose writer has said: "Travelling in the young is part of education, in the older, a part of experience". Young persons get immense gain by travelling. Their education gets refined. It also enables to mix with different people and bind with social relationships. It allows us to rise above narrow considerations unlike a frog going round and round in a well. Travel broadens our horizons and we come back with new ideas. Our outlook changes, we have better perspective.
Travel plays an important role in national integration and people's relations. Diverse people with different language, dress and food habits get together. By visiting other countries, we come to know how other people have progressed. We get familiar with their culture and civilization. These days travel, especially group travelling, is encouraged to other countries and continents attractive group travel packages are offered. Travel is thus a commendable experience. It helps the spirit and concept of vasudhaiva kuttumbakum the entire world is one family. It improves our sense of observation and makes us social. It sharpens out mind and uplifts our spirit. The hobby and fondness for travel, within the country or overseas, ensures great returns and results in improvement in psyche.

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