Travel as a part of Education

People travel for different purposes. They travel to different places to meet kinds of people. They travel for business or for spiritual reasons. They travel for pleasure. While traveling serves the traveler in all this, there is another great use of travel that is not generally acknowledged, namely, its educative value.

 

Some may think otherwise. To them, the time and money cash in visiting numerous places could be a waste. They may further feel that one can see them in films. However, traveling has several practical advantages.

 

Travelling gives us first-hand information about places, persons, and things. We can study the local customs, languages, and culture. Travelling broadens our outlook and cultivates a spirit of tolerance and promotes a spirit of brotherhood and fellowship. Lack of communication among the people of different regions is the main cause of their misunderstanding and disputes. A traveler sees life at close quarters and has a better understanding of the affairs of the world.

 

Those who travel extensively, of course, see much of the world. But such visits are in the main educational, good health and meeting of with vivacious people would be better utilized in acquiring knowledge.

 

Traveling is thus a wonderful experience. For these reasons, most of the universities in western countries have made traveling a part of their educational curriculum. In our country, too educational tours are organized by the faculties of schools and colleges. To travel is to see and to see is to know.