INTJ and travel

[pax]

Do INTJ like to travel?

I have no particular urge to travel more than I have to. I wanted to find out if this was unique for me or a trait for all INTJs?

One of the reasons for me to not travel is the lack of someone to take with me.

Are there some MBTI types that are more inclined to travel?

[Jorge]

I like to travel to foreign countries, and I like it more if I'm travelling alone. It's even better if I don't understand a word of the language.

It's relaxing to be able to spend a week without talking (well... almost), watching the architecture, arts, learning a bit of the history...

When I come back I'm more physically exhausted but intellectually rested.

I find travelling gives a break to Te and allows Fi and Se to go a bit crazy.

[Carol]

I enjoy going on trips that have a plan. The people that have gone on a trip that I have planned give me rave reviews because they were not stuck waiting around or hungry and they are educated and entertained. I do get anxious if I am stuck on a journey with somebody who refuses to plan. They call themselves "spontaneous".

[hagandazs]

I love traveling. There are so many places to explore, and its a great way to open your eyes to different cultures. I think it makes you a better person on many aspects. And it keeps you open minded when it comes to trying new things.

I am pretty introverted (I guess all INTJs are), and when I backpacked Nepal by myself, it forced me to take initiative a bit more when it came to meeting people. Nothing wrong with doing things on your own sometimes, but it can get lonely. So staying in hostels is a good opportunity to meet other travelers who are also by themselves.

[khadi]

I like traveling. When I travel to a new place my senses go on overdrive and I feel more awake and alive than ever. This can be exhilarating (giving me energy) or exhausting (sapping energy). I do better if I have a specific short-term plan. Like "find a way to get to hotel X", which I've already researched extensively. Once I have a refuge and am much more able to enjoy myself.

A friend mischaracterized me once in saying "I'm not like you, I'm not going to die if I don't travel". I'm not going to die if I don't travel. I might die if I find myself stagnate more absolutely: stuck in thought and attitude as well as place.

[Still Standing]

I like traveling. When I travel to a new place my senses go on overdrive and I feel more awake and alive than ever.

Ditto here for this non-INTJ. I actually "need" to travel. Been doing that every year since 2004. I prefer travelling alone because it makes it easier to interact with the locals, and I don't have to negociate what we'll be doing next or where we're going with a travel partner. I have no sense of direction however, so I often end up finding/hiring local guides to show me around and sometimes even get me involved in their daily life with family and such.

Since 2006 I've focused on Latin America. After exploring Mexico, Argentina and part of Uruguay, I'm off to Peru and Bolivia this July. Looking forward to getting a glimpse of the daily lives of some of these people through the peace-building hospitality club SERVAS, which I'll be using for the first time.

[LifeWellWasted]

I would travel non-stop if I had the funds to do so. I am going to live out my retirement in a yacht and sail the world until I die.

College loans, car loans, and life in general severely limit my traveling bug. I am saving up for a month long Europe trip next year (cliche, I know). And I plan on taking another long trip via bike somewhere overseas once I graduate. The stories over at Adventure Rider are absolutely amazing to me. For a while, I wanted to replicate a trip up the Western coast of Africa I read about, but I am not sure anymore.

As I stated before, funds are limited. So I get out of the house as often as my introverted tenancies allow. Hiking/backpacking is a great activity for me. First and foremost it lets me explore, and secondly, I am most often alone; or if I am with someone, it is someone that I am close to.

[Avelas67]

I couldn't care less about travelling tbh.
I'm quite happy to be where I am; there's tons of things to do here if I so wish.

[runoverazebra]

I love traveling. It's exhilarating. I love planning it. I love when my plans go chaotically wrong, and nothing works out the way it was supposed to. I love being able to figure out communication around language barriers. I love getting lost and finding my own way. I took a trip through much of Asia and parts of Africa and Europe my senior year of college. It was the best and coolest thing that I have ever done. I went by myself, and in very unintroverted moments, I made friends that I traveled with. I didn't let lack of a travel buddy put a stop to my wanderlust.

[manutdman]

In exactly a week, I am leaving for a round-the-world solo backpacking trip. So yeah, I'm interested in travel. I'm curious about the world, the sights/sounds/smells etc. It's going to be one hell of a ride...

I started a thread on bootsnall trying to survey the members there on what their MBTI types are.

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[Anima Mundi]

I'm very interested in travel. I love being in planes! Travel by sea is so-so for me. There are select destinations I want to visit before I die, and I hope I can earn enough money to do so.

[Daisy McRae]

I love to travel. If I go away on my own, it tends to be very planned and I'll go to a city where there's a lot to see and take in - if I go away with a friend, it tends to be less planned because we're probably just going to end up drinking a lot of the time anyway. I enjoy both kinds of holidays, but I need the first type more than the second. I don't have much money and can't afford to go on holidays a lot, but sometimes when I can't, I also like just exploring unknown parts of my home city and local area.

[hagandazs]

I'm 50/50 when it comes to traveling alone vs with friends. It really depends who I go with, some friends piss me off after a week, some I can handle for much longer.

You guys might like travbuddy.com, its a pretty active social network site & forum for travel junkies.

[paulm]

I don't really care about traveling. The holidays I've been on (none have been solitary) were interesting but felt very rushed. I prefer to sit around more, or to browse a museum or bookstore for a while.

It's more relaxing for me to stay at home, so that's what I end up doing. This year, I've been invited to go camping with friends in England. I don't mind it, but they want the trip to take two weeks, which is bit too long for my liking.

[Nikita]

I love traveling, but I prefer to live in foreign places rather than just pass through them. Just being a tourist gives you such a superficial and narrow view of a culture, granted that's better than no exposure at all. I like depth in my foreign experiences, but I'm also interested in breadth. I'm not really one to plan trips, though, and am happy to let someone else sweat the details. The best way to be a tourist, if you must be one, is to get lost and find your own way out. You'll see more than you would by just sticking to tour guides.

[plushbug]

I hate travelling. Between the hassles of packing, co-ordinating all the details necessary to make proper connections from (usually) home to airport or bus or train terminal, with nothing essential left behind and enough time for it not to all become a stress nightmare on the day, and these days minimizing the odds of anything in clothes or carry-on getting me in trouble with security--it's a complete pain in the a** from the word 'go'. Add worrying about getting there, worrying about finding my way around once I get there (especially if I'm headed anywhere some form of English isn't the first language), worrying about bugs, disease, potentially offending local customs just by existing, overall security, and having to deal with tourist-predatory natives--and for what? If I'm lucky, opportunities to see things that for my money, I can see just as well on TV (and probably already have, if I'm even remotely interested). Then of course there are all the risks of getting stranded, and the nuisance of living out of a suitcase for however many days or weeks, before having to deal with the whole make-your-connections-and-don't-get-yourself-in-trouble-with-security-or-customs routine on the way back.

[changos]

I'm into adventure sports so traveling is a must. As for hotel, luxury travel... I don't like it. I like risks and traveling alone. Traveling makes you an instant stranger and nobody bothers you (way less than in your town). If you are a fixer, nobody will ask your help!!!! It's very refreshing.

[Dreiko]

As a kid I used to go to vacation every summer with my parents so when i grew up a bit I had this kind of "been there done that" sense about traveling. It's too much trouble and I'm not gonna find something better if I go somewhere that I don't have where I am now.

[CycleBreaker]

I like the idea of traveling but I rarely do it. If I had a travel companion I would be more likely to travel, which is ironic given that I normally prefer to be alone.

[Still Standing]

As a kid I used to go to vacation every summer with my parents so when i grew up a bit I had this kind of "been there done that" sense about traveling. It's too much trouble and I'm not gonna find something better if I go somewhere that I don't have where I am now.

Ugh, family vacations. If that's your only idea of travel, I can understand the lack of interest. But there is so much more to it than where you've been and what you've done so far.

It's not about finding something better but about exploring new territory. Just for the sake of it. You learn and you grow as a person whenever you take yourself out of your comfort zone, whether you're travelling to a new place, trying out a new activity or food or meeting new people. In retrospect, I find that even after my most difficult and challenging travel experiences, I've come back home a better person than when I left.

[Seriously]

I love to travel. Seeing new places, meeting new people, trying new foods, what's not to love? I don't even mind the inconveniences because they tend to make funny stories to tell later.

[Dreiko]

Ugh, family vacations. If that's your only idea of travel, I can understand the lack of interest. But there is so much more to it than where you've been and what you've done so far.

It's not about finding something better but about exploring new territory. Just for the sake of it. You learn and you grow as a person whenever you take yourself out of your comfort zone, whether you're travelling to a new place, trying out a new activity or food or meeting new people. In retrospect, I find that even after my most difficult and challenging travel experiences, I've come back home a better person than when I left.

I do travel, just not for vacation. I lived in Greece for 17 years, then in New York, now I'm in Connecticut studying. I plan on living in Japan eventually, going there however would be more akin to the natural progression of my life than going to a Greek Isle and swim, drink, eat and party all day and night for a month. (which is what my family vacations consisted of)

[hagandazs]

I hate travelling. Between the hassles of packing, co-ordinating all the details necessary to make proper connections from (usually) home to airport or bus or train terminal, with nothing essential left behind and enough time for it not to all become a stress nightmare on the day, and these days minimizing the odds of anything in clothes or carry-on getting me in trouble with security--it's a complete pain in the a** from the word 'go'. Add worrying about getting there, worrying about finding my way around once I get there (especially if I'm headed anywhere some form of English isn't the first language), worrying about bugs, disease, potentially offending local customs just by existing, overall security, and having to deal with tourist-predatory natives--and for what? If I'm lucky, opportunities to see things that for my money, I can see just as well on TV (and probably already have, if I'm even remotely interested). Then of course there are all the risks of getting stranded, and the nuisance of living out of a suitcase for however many days or weeks, before having to deal with the whole make-your-connections-and-don't-get-yourself-in-trouble-with-security-or-customs routine on the way back.

Thats the reason why I like traveling, its all the little things that add to the adventure. And the sights only make up part of the whole thing, interacting with local culture, food and other experiences are just as important if not more.

When I think of my previous trips, my best memories aren't the sights or attractions, but the experiences that took place. Racing rickshaws in Kathmandu, walking the sand dunes of wadi rum, arguing with the taxi drivers in Bangkok, getting lost in the slums of Alexandria while finding the catacombs. That stuff cannot be captured on a camera.

[LifesEcstasy]

I love solo travel and it's my preferred method. I find having someone come along isn't always conducive to the things I want to do because I now need to accomodate them. I also work in the travel industry so maybe that changes the equation a little.

[Geise]

Hate it. Sightseeing never interested me and the act of travel itself (packing, driving, airports, ect) is a horribly tedious chore to me.

[ModernLit]

i love travelling, and i often travel alone. i don't feel like i need someone with me to experience a place, i love wandering, and i like my own company--i don't have to worry about someone else's schedule and what they want to do. i do what *i* want to do. i do like meeting locals to get the flavor of a foreign country, and i have been hopelessly lost in a place where i don't speak the language. i'm always up for an adventure of this sort, though. i've had amazing experienced abroad and traveled a lot as a kid, too. travelling without parents, however, is infinitely more fulfilling. i suppose i just happen to be an adventurous loner.

[Flashpacker]

My husband, an INTP, and I are on a long-term, RTW trip now. It's safe to say we love seeing new places and learning new things. However, we prefer to travel slowly, spending a month or more in each destination to really absorb the culture and live like locals. We don't excel at moving quickly from destination to destination, trying to take in all the sights and deal with crowds, but our laid back approach seems to work.

[rbc]

I used to hate and even fear travel. Then I got a job which required a moderate amount of regular business travel. Between that and the anti-anxiety meds, I now have no problem with travel, but neither do I seek it out.

[QuietConfidence]

Travel is my main motivation in life. I imagine my life would be pretty depressing and miserable without travel or the actual planning of future trips. I'll be quitting my job at the end of the next year and go backpacking for 3 years around the world.

[humanoid]

I like traveling and seeing new places, but I hate having to adjust to some hotel-room or something similar. Also, I can't really see myself travelling alone (feels weird?), and with friends I get tired of being around other people after a week or so...

[Oreosoldier]

I love solo travel and it's my preferred method. I find having someone come along isn't always conducive to the things I want to do because I now need to accomodate them. I also work in the travel industry so maybe that changes the equation a little.

I also like to travel alone. I've been in the military for the past 12 years and I've been all around the world. Traveling with my new family is harder because, like you said, I have to accomadate them, and I can't do the events, activities that i want to do, but I do enjoy the happiness in my daughters eyes.

-I've been lost in the middle of Budapest, Hungary and I loved the feeling to be all alone in a foreign country thousands of miles away from home. I ended up finding my hotel.

-I've traveled around Korea using the train system many times for one year, when I was stationed there.

-I flew to Germany from Bosnia and catching taxi's, trains, and Planes by myself is the best way to travel.

-My last trip was to New York City and figuring out the subway system in the City and the trains to New jersey was a hell of an adventure. My brother didn't think I was able to go to his wedding in New Jersey because of military training...I surprised him.

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i love travelling, and i often travel alone. i don't feel like i need someone with me to experience a place, i love wandering, and i like my own company--i don't have to worry about someone else's schedule and what they want to do. i do what *i* want to do. i do like meeting locals to get the flavor of a foreign country, and i have been hopelessly lost in a place where i don't speak the language. i'm always up for an adventure of this sort, though. i've had amazing experienced abroad and traveled a lot as a kid, too. travelling without parents, however, is infinitely more fulfilling. i suppose i just happen to be an adventurous loner.

I was hopelessly lost in Budapest, Hungary. I continued to explore the city, until I found a cab driver that spoke English and brought me back to my hotel.

[Fredi]

I agree, traveling alone to places that are not typical tourist hot spots is the best. I also tend to bring with me many of my 'home routines', i.e. getting up early finding some local gym, maybe some book (could be study related or not). Though I do tend to get around a little to see new things and meet locals, but I am more trying out to live my normal life at that other place rather then only go for parties, sleep-ins or whatever tourists usually do.

[Leg]

I love to travel, see new places, learn new cultures, languages, habits, taste new food. Every year durin summer holidays I tend to visit other countries.

Alone or with friends for me there's no difference

[sircockburn]

Do INTJ like to travel?

I have no particular urge to travel more than I have to. I wanted to find out if this was unique for me or a trait for all INTJs?

One of the reasons for me to not travel is the lack of someone to take with me.

Are there some MBTI types that are more inclined to travel?

That's a strange thing for an INTJ to say. I'd imagine that they would *love* to travel alone.

I love to travel, which is no surprise for any ExxP. I love wandering around non-tourist areas (without looking like a lost, vulnerable Amerikan tourist/bait), figuring out all the new systems (transportation, cultural customs, money, TOILETS, etc). I invariably meet a ton of people, where I get smashed with during the night and use as activity partners during the next day. (I tend to travel to do things, like going to the islands to surf, going to the Great Barrier Reef to scuba dive, Norway to ski, etc) I don't care how hungover I am from the last night, I always wake up at 7 a.m. so I don't waste any time or miss a thing. (Well, I can't/don't drink the night before if I'm going scuba diving the next day)

I've also traveled with INTJs before - I help them break the ice with locals (even if I don't know the language well), and the ones I've traveled with were HORRIBLE with direction/physical orientation, etc. So I always helped them out with those things. Maybe that's why you ironically like to have travel partners? So they can bail you out of messes if need be! hah.

[Breadpazoid]

I have traveled and I enjoy it - but I've never done it solo. I think I would LOVE solo travel. I just have too much going on right now.

[TheEnlightenedOne]

I certainly enjoy traveling, particularly if we're talking about visiting foreign cultures. I also just love getting in my car and taking a long drive/trip somewhere :)

[InfiniteLoop]

I love travel, as long as it's not with obnoxious kids. I prefer to travel alone or with friends; even a bike ride somewhere alone is a sort of 'travel' to me. I want to see as much of the world as I can before I die; hopefully my wallet in the coming years will allow me to do so...

[Booko]

Do INTJ like to travel?

I can't say for anyone else, but I do. I tend to prefer quiet places like the woods or places of historical interest. I don't care to travel to crowded places like amusement parks.

I have no particular urge to travel more than I have to. I wanted to find out if this was unique for me or a trait for all INTJs?


Well, I think some of it must be nurture. I grew up in Michigan and it seems we Michiganians have a reputation for just driving anywhere if we don't know what else to do. There seems to be some truth in that. I would take a road trip anywhere if I had the slightest excuse. We used to drive 3 hours to Chicago just to go somewhere different for dinner.

One of the reasons for me to not travel is the lack of someone to take with me.


That can be a problem, though I've done it before, and I'm okay with that, even though I'd prefer to have someone along. I also manage to travel to places where I'll meet up with someone new, though. I've met quite a few e-friends irl over the years, for one example. Also, as a Baha'i I find it's relatively easy to send a few emails and find some fellow Baha'is at my destination who would love some company from out of town.

Are there some MBTI types that are more inclined to travel?

I really don't know. If anything, I would expect the differences would have more to do with what sorts of places people travel to?

As I said -- I like something of historical significance but I don't travel to places to be in crowds of people. My husband (INTP) is the same way.

Are other INTJs remotely like this? It could be an INTx sort of thing. Or maybe just xNTx.

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I am pretty introverted (I guess all INTJs are), and when I backpacked Nepal by myself, it forced me to take initiative a bit more when it came to meeting people. Nothing wrong with doing things on your own sometimes, but it can get lonely.

Depends on the INTJ. My I is the weakest thing and once I tested out as just barely an E.

So staying in hostels is a good opportunity to meet other travelers who are also by themselves.

Yes, I loved doing this when I was young too. Too bad we don't have old fart hostels, though some B&Bs are ok.

[Just So]

I read somewhere that when it comes to people who take traveling vacations just to experience new sights and sounds, they turn out to be FEMALE rather than male. If I remember correctly, it had something to do with a subconscious desire to find potential partners with genetic traits different from their own and that of 'the boys back home'. Don't know if this is true.

I'm male and am sort of a stay-at-home. But if prodded into it, I usually end up enjoying myself.

[NoStoneUnturned]

Do other INTJs ever go on vacation or travel just for the sake of "relaxing" or of "being somewhere else"?



I don't understand the appeal of "traveling around the world." Don't get me wrong; if the place is somewhere that I have read about or if it has some scientific purpose associated with it then I would like to go there just to get some first hand experience of the phenomenon, just to study it. However, to go to a place just to "relax" just seems silly to me for some reason...

I knew a teacher that was ex-military. He would talk about traveling around the world with his military experience as if it was a selling point. Something about what he said just stuck with me; I couldn't imagine ever caring if I was here in New Jersey or over somewhere else..

Do other INTJs ever feel like this?

[seeyouatx]

I love to travel. I like staying in a new country and learning as much about it as possible: the language, the food, the history....I don't mind living out of a suitcase. Granted, I don't like traveling to certain places. I prefer cold weather, so I avoid beaches and tropics.

If I'm traveling with a group, I make sure to make some time for myself to go off alone to explore and fully immerse in the culture.

[katrin]

I'm an INFP not INTJ...

When I was younger, I loved to travel and had big plans to see the world. But travel is expensive so I don't get to do it as much as I'd like (I'm not wealthy). And I don't usually have anyone to travel with me, as my friends don't necessarily want to go to the same destinations as me at the same times.

When I feel sad about not being a globe-trotting adventurer, I content myself with passages from the Tao Te Ching (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), such as:

Thus the Master travels all day
without leaving home.
However splendid the views,
she stays serenely in herself.
and
If a country is governed wisely,
its inhabitants will be content.
They enjoy the labor of their hands
and don't waste time inventing
labor-saving machines.
Since they dearly love their homes,
they aren't interested in travel.
There may be a few wagons and boats,
but these don't go anywhere.
There may be an arsenal of weapons,
but nobody ever uses them.
People enjoy their food,
take pleasure in being with their families,
spend weekends working in their gardens,
delight in the doings of the neighborhood.
And even though the next country is so close
that people can hear its roosters crowing and its dogs barking,
they are content to die of old age
without ever having gone to see it.

;D

[masterpeach]

Do other INTJs ever go on vacation or travel just for the sake of "relaxing" or of "being somewhere else"?


No. I don't. Whenever I travel, it is to go on a conference or some other work related opportunity. I haven't been on vacations that often and I don't miss out anything. Once I was forced to go on a beach vacation (with my ex-bf) - I had 5 books (incl. Dostojevski in Russian) with me and took some windsurfing courses that helped me fight the boredom. Strolling around without a decent purpose? No way!

[Ericds84]

I enjoy travelling, although I certainly have my own approach. I've gone on two 3-month backpacking trips in New Zealand in the past few years. Being in the woods gives me the solitude I'm looking for, and the people I'm likely to encounter tend to be similarly inclined.

[sircockburn]

I read somewhere that when it comes to people who take traveling vacations just to experience new sights and sounds, they turn out to be FEMALE rather than male. If I remember correctly, it had something to do with a subconscious desire to find potential partners with genetic traits different from their own and that of 'the boys back home'. Don't know if this is true.

I'm male and am sort of a stay-at-home. But if prodded into it, I usually end up enjoying myself.

Hmm, that's an interesting theory. I'd think that it'd be the men who would do this though, because they were prehistorically known to be the ones wandering around/hunting, etc.

Like I said earlier, I travel to actually do things - sports in ideal spots, or participating in traditional events, to immerse myself as if I was a local. I really don't like to go to the American cowherd-stomped, glossy-brochure-in-English tourist congregations, and I hate it when my travel partners want to drag me to those places with them.

HOWEVER....I have never bought a snow globe, for which I am quite proud of myself.

[TheBlindSage]

Traveling is interesting, though I hate adapting to new climates (especially the different taste of the water).
I find who you travel with to be important, I haven't really been able to enjoy myself on family vacations. At least, not yet - maybe I'll find a way too the next trip.

With friends traveling can be quite fun.

[khadi]

When I feel sad about not being a globe-trotting adventurer, I content myself with passages from the Tao Te Ching


Without going out of your door,
You can know the ways of the world.
Without peeping through your window,
You can see the Way of Heaven.
The farther you go,
The less you know.

Thus, the Sage knows without travelling,
Sees without looking,
And achieves without Ado.

[katrin]

Without going out of your door,
You can know the ways of the world.
Without peeping through your window,
You can see the Way of Heaven.
The farther you go,
The less you know.

Thus, the Sage knows without travelling,
Sees without looking,
And achieves without Ado.


Ack. That's the passage I was looking for but couldn't seem to find. Thanks, most excellent Khadi! :)

The other problem with travel that I forgot to mention before is that, as a "P" with limited funds, I can't decide where I want to go. I'll hem and haw for ages and end up not going anywhere because I'm afraid if I choose the wrong place, I'll later regret spending the money.

It's interesting how many INTJs enjoy traveling alone. I do, too. I've been to London and New York on my own and had a great time in both places. It definitely takes away the stress of having to work out compromises on what to do and see....

[RITheory]

I love to travel, but since I can't do so by myself (lack of funds, sadly), I make do by wandering around town and walking to nearby cities and just doing that: walking around all day.

[s4nder]

I hate travelling. Between the hassles of packing, co-ordinating all the details necessary to make proper connections from (usually) home to airport or bus or train terminal, with nothing essential left behind and enough time for it not to all become a stress nightmare on the day, and these days minimizing the odds of anything in clothes or carry-on getting me in trouble with security--it's a complete pain in the a** from the word 'go'. Add worrying about getting there, worrying about finding my way around once I get there (especially if I'm headed anywhere some form of English isn't the first language), worrying about bugs, disease, potentially offending local customs just by existing, overall security, and having to deal with tourist-predatory natives--and for what? If I'm lucky, opportunities to see things that for my money, I can see just as well on TV (and probably already have, if I'm even remotely interested). Then of course there are all the risks of getting stranded, and the nuisance of living out of a suitcase for however many days or weeks, before having to deal with the whole make-your-connections-and-don't-get-yourself-in-trouble-with-security-or-customs routine on the way back.

Same here. Traveling seems like such an S activity, it bores me completely. There are a few locations in the world I plan on visiting though, mostly in the arctic - Svalbard, Greenland, northern Alaska.

[Kricket]

I love travel- the act of traveling, even thinking about traveling. I feel like one of Pavlov's dogs- say 'travel' and my heartbeat quickens.

No idea how much of this desire is due to nature or nurture. My INTJ dad is a travel lover as well; he never took my mom and me on traditional family vacations, but saved his airline miles to take us to England every few years. Those were ideal INTJ trips... we set up a comfortable home base in a quiet hotel, had a short list of things we wanted to accomplish, and the freedom to do them when we felt like it. Other than that, there was no structure and lots of freedom to explore. My dad and I have an extremely formal relationship (I don't know why), but no matter what we can always gush to each other about traveling: past trips, places we'd like to go, advantages of our favorite airports.

I despise tours and trips with groups of people. Traveling alone is wonderful; I spent a few months alone in China/Singapore and rank it as a high point in my life. I also like having a companion, because it makes me hyper aware of where I am/what I'm doing. It's like seeing the world through someone else's eyes.

There are annoyances, sure, but for short spurts of time I usually find them to be part of the fun. Say... taking my boots off at airport security. That's annoying. But then I start thinking about what an odd ritual it is, and all the little threads of history that had to come together to cause me, a girl in the 21st century with an irrational desire to get from one side of this little blue marble of a planet to the other, to take off my cowhide foot protection for the mental well being of my fellow humans. By the time I'm done giggling about that, it's time to board.

The thought of travel is making me ramble. I'm just excited- excited about where we are, where we've been, what we're doing, what a beautiful place we live in. I want to see it.

Obligatory Doctor Who quote, because DW inspires me to travel as much as anything:

"Do you know like we were saying, about the earth revolving? It's like when you're a kid, the first time they tell you that the world is turning and you just can't quite believe it 'cause everything looks like it's standing still. I can feel it... the turn of the earth. The ground beneath our feet is spinning at a thousand miles an hour. The entire planet is hurtling around the sun at sixty seven thousand miles an hour. And I can feel it. We're falling through space, you and me, clinging to the skin of this tiny little world. And, if we let go..."

[caromena22]

I love to travel. Like many have said, it is a great way to open your mind and experience different things. There are so many great places to see.

[heartless]

travel encompasses many different things. travel is the main purpose of my life and i'm fortunate to be able to travel abroad twice (sometimes three times) every year. used to say 'i want to see Antarctica by the time i reach xyz age'. and i not only went to Antarctica but also the arctic!

can't sit on a beach too long (too much sun makes me sick fast), prefer cold destinations, wilderness, small towns, no people around. am plotting my return to Antarctica!

[Jaeger]

I love traveling to new places. I'll literally cross half the world just to sit down at a cafè somewhere I cant pronounce and simply observe the people and culture. I'm planning a new trip which is gonna be a bit more active, I wanna rent a car and drive from Cairo to Cape. Hopefully I'll be able to do it in late 2013 or early 2014. But first I'm taking a two week vacation to Okinawa!

[Selene]

I like travelling for leisure solo. No muss, no fuss. There is no conflict of schedule and no need to compromise when I'm making decisions on where to go and what to do. Involving someone else usually means having to make-do with choices that fit both and I find such restrictions limiting, esp. since I really like overland/semi-adventure travel. J in the INTx is briefly suspended, and P given a free rein. The lost-ness and escape are profoundly therapeutic. Unfortunately, all my family and friends prefer flying in comfort and their choice of itinerary always seem to revolve around shopping/food/R & R in accessible cities - pure torture.

Business travel is tremendously tiring most of the time. Gets worse when hosts are being assigned, the obligatory sightseeing and mingling + jet lag drains energy.

[Dung]

I'll be ready within 6 minutes to fly to anywhere in the world, at any time. This is how Dung rolls.

[Matthias]

I'll be ready within 6 minutes to fly to anywhere in the world, at any time. This is how Dung rolls.

I'm like 10 minutes.