While reading this article I was having a hard time understanding the last half of it because it began turning into metaphors about travelling and the different meanings and I just wasn't getting what Pico Iyer was saying. But, I did understand the beginning and his thoughts about travel. When we travel, we like to forget our troubles and just "lose ourselves to find ourselves." We like to see a new setting from what we are always seeing on a day to day basis, allowing us to feel alive and free to do what we please. Then Iyer started talking about tourists and how they can destroy cultures, but also revive them. I totally agree with this, because they take away from the culture's uniqueness, but they also allow them to show their skills when making things for tourists to buy. Travelling does many things for people, including changing our moods and states of mind.
I can say that travelling is a big part of my life, not that I go outside of the United States, but I do love to travel. When I travel it takes away so much stress in my life, allowing me to be in a happy mood the entire trip. I think I also love to travel because it gets me away from home life, and puts me into a completely different environment where there are new sights to see. I think everyone should travel every once in while; it not only gives you a different outlook on the world, but also relieves you of normal life situations.
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