Travelling around has its own advantages and disadvantages. Depending on the type of travel, the benefits and risks could vary. Let’s look at some of the popular travel options – airplane, boat, train, automobile, bicycle or even foot. The term “travel†could have originated from the French term “travailâ€.

Why would someone want to travel? Recreation, tourism, vacationing, research and visiting family or friends could be a good motivation. There is this push and pull factor that could also be responsible. Push may refer to an invasion of the land (or war) that would force a large number of people to travel. Meanwhile, pull could mean young people moving to another country or state to enrol into a good institute or for a job. Beyond these, tourism is a large industry where people travel for a vacation.

When someone travels to another location, they have to change their style and behaviour. This could mean that they gain skills (language, for instance) and psychologically this could have a good beneficial advantage compared to those who don’t travel much.

Meanwhile, some religious sects such as Islam, requires a man to travel to Mecca (the pilgrimage is called Haj) at least once during their lifetime. Incidentally, this is the largest gathering of humanity each year. They have to do this by earning the money on their own for the travel, for any able-bodied Muslim. Similarly other pilgrimages by Hindus require you to travel for a specific period, which can have life-long benefits.

What are the other types of travel? One may place a map on a dart board, and throw the dart without particularly aiming. Where the dart lands, is the new destination! This could mean backpacking and filling up the motorcycle for a nice long ride. They meet new people, new places and also get some new varieties of food. This type to spontaneous travel is recommended by therapists for vacationing and psychological healing, to beat the stress of the daily routine.

There are these apps on Facebook that lets you drop pins on a map that shows where you have travelled or stayed during that trip. They go to a new place, take photos and publish it to attract the likes and comments of well-wishers.

Exploring is a passion for many people. Similar to trekking or canoeing, this requires a budget and a plan. Take some extremists, who burn their credit cards and wallets and go into the wild. There was this organization which made their members give in their wallets and go to a far-away city and return properly. They hitch-hiked, took on jobs and somehow made it to the destination, and also returned with a new vigour.

Travelling with family or friends (or even alone) might be the only things you would want to remember in your death bed. Go ahead and make your plans (or throw a dart) when you still have the chance!