Top 10 reasons to Travel:

1. Stop rushing through life, juggling the jobs and obsessing about the next big thing. Wriggle out of the rat race and stroll down a side street for a while. Travelling allows you to live in the present, slow down and enjoy the moment.

So quit checking chores off the to-do list and start making a bucket list. The best thing about travelling is that the hardest decision you make is what your next meal will be!

2. Surviving on a tight budget and carrying your life belongings on your back, you’ll learn to live with less. Volunteering is a great way to give back and makes you appreciate the life you have.

3. Travel will challenge your preconceptions and beat the stereotypes. Learning and living among other cultures will help you to see the world with new eyes. The change in perspective might even lead you to consider changing aspects of your own lifestyle.

4. Travel for the excitement. Scrap the plans and step into the unknown, travel isn't meant to be predictable, it’s about stepping out of your comfort zone, so say yes to new experiences.

5.  Meet new people! Making friends whilst travelling is effortless, you’re all in it together so finding common ground is really easy, the best thing about it is discovering your differences and learning about each other’s lives. Rely on the kindness of strangers, it will restore your faith in humanity and leave you feeling happy.

6. Travel for the confidence it will give you once you have conquered your fears. Take on challenges, climb mountains, bungee-jump off bridges, fall from planes and trek through the country’s outback. Do the things that you always talk about doing. Dreams are never as unrealistic as they may seem before you start travelling.

7. For the food! Eat and enjoy food you never even considered consuming! Try new things, no matter how bizarre they may seem! Eat like a local, snack on street food and discover the delicious delicacies. You’ll never be disappointed by a trip to the supermarket, explore their isles for weird and wonderful treats.

8. quench your curiosity! Climb to the top of the mountain, hire a bike and ride off the beaten track, take a detour on the way back to the hostel. Put your travel guide down and be guided by the locals, follow your interests, incite your imagination.

9. Travel helps you to break free from the mold, be the person you truly want to be and accept yourself for who you are. We don’t always have to conform. It feels good to kick your shoes off and live life by your own rules.

10. Travel for the memories, the cool stories you’ll be reminiscing and the quirky souvenirs which will fill your humble abode!