Why We Travel

1.I feel that I travel for many reasons. One big reason is that I want to see something new. I want to experience a place unlike anywhere I've been before. Another reason, which is also like what Iyer said, was that traveling helps me see the world clearly. I should be able to see the world in many different ways, and not just the way that I live it. I also travel to learn and see more about places I can only read about or see on tv. Iyer also feels the same way and I agree that we travel in order to compare our lives to others.
2. I believe the quote, "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new places, but in seeing with new eyes" means a lot. It shows how in order for you to really take in all of a new environment, you have to step in the shoes,or eyes, of the native people. This also means that the best way for you to get maximum culture in take is to live the time you're there as if you were someone who lived there. I feel this relates to me because in Australia I am going to be in a new place and I need to view it in new eyes and not just walk around looking at it as if I was just in a new part of Grayslake.
3. I believe Iyer's saying is very true that "what gives value to travel is fear." The fear in travel is what you will best remember. This means that if you aren't going to step out of your comfort box then you aren't going to take in everything. You need to live knowing that you might do something new and exciting, but also scary, but that in the end you will always remember that moment. This relates to our journey because instead of just doing everything that we read in a book, that instead we should be looking for fun and new places that at first you know you might not want to try.
4.I do believe that travelers should share their experiences with all they visit and those they return to. This way, those who were not there can imagine how it could have felt like to actually have been there during that moment. Also, this way your experiences will never be forgotten because people can just keep passing the stories down to other people who can hopefully get a better understanding of the world around them.
5.My favorite quote in this article is, "But for the rest of us, the sovereign freedom of traveling comes from the fact that it whirls you around and turns you upside down, and stands everything you took for granted on its head". I chose this quote because it truly shows that people take too much for granted and then when you visit a different culture that everything is changed. Fear once again comes in mind when you leave that comfort zone and are now "upside down" as Iyer would say.