When people ask you to pick your favorite place, does the answer come naturally or does it feel like an impossible question?
For me, it’s for sure the latter.
Not that I don’t try to think about it. It feels like an overly-diplomatic cop-out to pretend I enjoyed all trips equally. But picking a hands down fave? 🇦🇺🇦🇷🇮🇸🇰🇷🇮🇹🇿🇦🇵🇭I can’t do it.
I started to think, though, about how understanding the purpose of a trip helps make the experience richer. 🌐 And part of the reason why it’s so difficult to pick a favorite is because of the many different purposes travel has played for me.
I came up with seven types of purpose-centered trips:
🌏 A trip to reconnect with your heritage
🤲🏽 A trip for the sake of serving others
🌕 A spiritually-focused pilgrimage
🚙 A classic road trip with friends
🛶 A trip that’s mostly spontaneous
🎭 A trip to the epicenter of one of your biggest passions
🌲 A trip to better connect with the natural environment
I can think of different places I’ve been to that have really served these purposes well. And some other places I have yet to go! Those are in the full length post I have linked in my bio.
If you’re privileged enough to travel on occasion, I’d recommend mixing it up and not always doing the same thing. Prepackaged tours and insular resorts are sometimes good, but often cut you off from the best certain places have to offer.
Any of these trip types on the horizon for you?
Seven Trips