All keen travellers know how amazing holidays can be, how much fun you can have when boosted out of your comfort zone.
We know how many beautiful sights there are in the world.
We also know that there are many lessons that can be learned from travel.
Here are just a few of the things you might learn: Natural Connection The more you see of the world, the more you can be inspired by its awe-inspiring beauty.
The more you travel, the more aware you gradually become of the connections of the natural world.
We are, as humans, just one part of a larger whole that spans the globe.
Scale is better appreciated when you move through space and time, and the many myriad threads spread across the planet will become more apparent to you.
By travelling, you can gain the distance needed to see things clearly, and to reconnect yourself with this natural web.
Human Goodness Life can be bleak.
Life can be cruel.
Atrocities and disasters daily bombard the world and its people, both natural and man-made.
But when you travel you gradually begin to see that human goodness can thrive even in the most difficult and unlikely of places.
You will find the glimmer of intrinsic kindness in individuals everywhere you go.
Forget all the nasty sides of human nature, human goodness is where the hope for the future lies.
As a traveller, it is easy to see that it is often underestimated.
Similarity is More Important than Difference Many of the human problems of the world stem from difference - difference of opinion, difference in ideology, difference in viewpoint.
Travelling can help you see things from other people's points of view and see that beneath it all, we are all more similar than we are different.
If more people travelled more, with open minds, perhaps the world would be a better place? Problems of Daily Life Are Small If you travel widely, you begin to see that the troubles that daily assail you in your everyday life are minuscule when viewed on a global scale.
Do you dislike your boss at work? Is your child struggling with bullying at school? Does your house need repairs? Are there never enough hours in the day? Travel affords you the space and time to think clearly, and can put everything into perspective.
Sometimes, the extra thinking time and different perspective can help you solve some of your minor difficulties.
Our Planet is Fragile This planet is fragile and it is the only one we have.
By travelling and seeing the ravages already caused by humanity, we gain a strong and powerful sense that we are at a tipping point.
There is much we can do though, and fortunately, travel does give you the sense of a global community, struggling to redress the balance.
There are so many lessons to be learned and so little time.
Don't waste your precious time on this planet, get out there and make the most of it!