What Kind of A Traveler Are You?
I traveled to two different countries in 15 days and didn’t like it.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m all in for travel plans.
I belong to a family that plans a six-hour drive in 10 minutes, and I don’t mean that figuratively. Yes, we’re like that.
Growing up, I’ve always had the luxury to travel to different places and experience different cultures. And like that, my dad wanted to take this to the next level — where we would travel by road to two different countries!
What countries you might ask? Well, we visited Bhutan and Nepal. It was a road trip of 3000+ kilometers!
We would explore during the day and stay at a different location at night for 15 days. It was hella adventurous and fun to experience but was tiring at the same time. We would doze off the moment we hit the bed kind of tiring.
Now, I’ll tell you why I didn’t like it.
I believe there are two kinds of travelers -
1. Those who want to quantify their list of “Places I’ve visited so far”:
They are the ones who travel to visit every possible place in the area no matter how tedious it is. Crazy adventurers but on a time crunch ones.
They have a checklist containing all the destinations of the place. In a way, what makes them happy is to be able to check everything off their list. And I don’t mean that they don’t enjoy visiting the place. They do (it’s why they’re traveling in the first place) but they focus on completing the list more than the experience.
2. And others who are slow travelers:
They are those who want to embrace one place to the fullest and then move to another. Particularly, feelers, I guess? They thrive on experiencing it all. It does not matter to them if they do not get to visit every destination, they’re here to go deep into their experience.
Diving deep into the place, and understanding the destination’s culture describe this kind of traveler.
Coming back to the point:
I belong to the second type while my dad belongs to the first.
Though we are a close-knitted family, we have our issues when it comes to traveling. Doesn’t every family? But not everything was gone to waste.
I was able to witness the beautiful country that is Bhutan. And if I were to have a choice, I would have spent all my fifteen days there. But we have two different kinds of travelers in the house, and my dad can be very persuasive. :p
That’s why I did not particularly enjoy the trip. But would I trade the experience for trying to have it all? I suppose, no. I’ll tell you why at a different time.
In the meanwhile, I want to leave you with a question.
What kind of a traveler are you?
Think about it, ponder over it, and let me know. :)
