The importance of Traveling

"Once a year go someplace you have never been before"- Dalai Lama

Since I was four years old, my parents made it a point to take me on a vacation every summer to a new country or place I have never visited. Due to this I have visited over   11 countries (Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, France, US, Canada, Saudi Arabia and many more..)

When I was young I never really understood the value of traveling. For me they were just a new destination to spend my summer holidays. But as I grew older I learnt the importance of traveling. Traveling is not just about visiting a new country but it’s about learning the other countries culture, heritage and exploring/understanding your human emotions too!

The best education I ever received was through travel. I not only leant the areas culture and heritage but leant how to live in the moment!  I leant how to be happy and feel the moment. One must enjoy the present, should let go of the past and shouldn’t worry about the future. A lot of people ask me why I am so “chilled out” and how I should learn to be more serious. Well my answer to them is: - life is too short to be serious. One must let go of the stress and learn to live in the moment. Go travel, you should leave your comfort zone as a whole new world is waiting out there, just for you to explore!

Traveling has made me a more happy, positive person. It made me realize that we aren’t that different. Regardless of our culture, skin color, cast, religion and geographical location we all want the same thing that is world peace and happiness. We all want to feel safe and have some type of stability in our life.  One thing that all countries/regions have are the stars.  Though we can’t see starts in many places, but they are always there, they are always following us. That’s why the title of my blog is “apotelesma” Which is a Latin word that means the effect of the stars on human destiny.  The stars are always following you, now you should follow the stars as they will lead you to your true destiny.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. DREAM. Discover. – Mark Twain.

This blog page will be dedicated on all my travel destinations.  I would put up all my travel destinations list, and my views, reflections and opinions on them!