Comments on: 5 Ways to Experience the Benefits of Travelling Without Leaving Town http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/ A personal development blog! Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Guest posting: What It’s *Really* Like | Lea Woodward http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-64039 Guest posting: What It’s *Really* Like | Lea Woodward Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:20:02 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-64039 [...] For a while I experimented with guest posting, firstly as a challenge to test the strength and quality of my own writing and secondly to help promote the LIP blog as it grew. I have guest-posted at Problogger, Vagablogging, Zenhabits, Web Worker Daily, Dumb Little Man, Ririan Project and of course at Freelance Switch (most links should take you to my guest posts). [...] [...] For a while I experimented with guest posting, firstly as a challenge to test the strength and quality of my own writing and secondly to help promote the LIP blog as it grew. I have guest-posted at Problogger, Vagablogging, Zenhabits, Web Worker Daily, Dumb Little Man, Ririan Project and of course at Freelance Switch (most links should take you to my guest posts). [...]

]]> By: kadavy http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-63960 kadavy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:37:31 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-63960 One way that I would "escape," when I was living in Nebraska was to go to thrift stores and estate sales. One of the exciting things about traveling is seeing things that you've never seen before (escape the ordinary), and the randomness of the inventory of thrift stores certainly provided this. One neat thing about estate sales is seeing how other people live(d) (experience [unfamiliar] lifestyles). One way that I would “escape,” when I was living in Nebraska was to go to thrift stores and estate sales. One of the exciting things about traveling is seeing things that you’ve never seen before (escape the ordinary), and the randomness of the inventory of thrift stores certainly provided this. One neat thing about estate sales is seeing how other people live(d) (experience [unfamiliar] lifestyles).

]]> By: osman http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-62380 osman Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:26:52 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-62380 thanks for the wisdom. i love having the adventure-type feeling all the time and this is a good way to keep it. all the best, brad thanks for the wisdom. i love having the adventure-type feeling all the time and this is a good way to keep it. all the best, brad

]]> By: Craig Harper - Motivational Speaker http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-49151 Craig Harper - Motivational Speaker Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:59:59 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-49151 Great tips on how to beat the hum-drum! I've been recommending to clients for years that they join a sporting club or start an exercise program. That might be as simple as a walk to end the end of the street, buying a skipping rope or doing one pushup. Anything that'll get your heart rate up and raise a sweat. Exercise is one of the best forms of escapism! Great tips on how to beat the hum-drum!

I’ve been recommending to clients for years that they join a sporting club or start an exercise program. That might be as simple as a walk to end the end of the street, buying a skipping rope or doing one pushup. Anything that’ll get your heart rate up and raise a sweat.

Exercise is one of the best forms of escapism!

]]> By: Erin Melnick - Modern & Millions Maven http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-49039 Erin Melnick - Modern & Millions Maven Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:57:40 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-49039 Great Post - thank you so much. You know, in many respects though, being a tourist at home takes more self-control, determination & fortitude than would initially appear. Why? Because so many of us work from home ... and I don't know about you, but I can hardly go to the grocery store without thinking about what I need to do next as soon as I get home. That's why I NEED to get away ... away from my home office, and in a completely new environment. I always have my biggest breakthroughs in those moments, under the palm trees, where I wouldn't dare expose my laptop to the sand. And I choose to think about too what message I'm sending to the Universe if I make a conscious choice to "save money" and have my vacation in my home town. That's a really fast way to cut off financial flow ... tell yourself and Source that you can't afford to get away, and thereby create your reality. Not to get too "woo-woo", but do you know what I mean? Thank you for this post - it really got me thinking. Warmly, Erin. Erin Thoms Melnick Modern & Millions www.crosscountrytour.com Great Post – thank you so much.

You know, in many respects though, being a tourist at home takes more self-control, determination & fortitude than would initially appear.

Why? Because so many of us work from home … and I don’t know about you, but I can hardly go to the grocery store without thinking about what I need to do next as soon as I get home.

That’s why I NEED to get away … away from my home office, and in a completely new environment. I always have my biggest breakthroughs in those moments, under the palm trees, where I wouldn’t dare expose my laptop to the sand.

And I choose to think about too what message I’m sending to the Universe if I make a conscious choice to “save money” and have my vacation in my home town. That’s a really fast way to cut off financial flow … tell yourself and Source that you can’t afford to get away, and thereby create your reality.

Not to get too “woo-woo”, but do you know what I mean?

Thank you for this post – it really got me thinking.

Warmly,
Erin.

Erin Thoms Melnick
Modern & Millions
http://www.crosscountrytour.com

]]> By: Tim http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-45054 Tim Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:08:55 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-45054 Hello, Thanks for the nice article. An interesting perspective. As I was reading the list of reasons about why people travel, it suddenly hit me what the core reason is for why people like to travel so much: * To escape myself * When I look at the list of reasons, very much hidden beneath all of them is the wish to escape my own interior discontentment. Ironic, isn't it? I want to escape myself, and then set out to travel the world, never realizing that no matter where I go, my discontented self is going to be right there with me (I might not know it at first because the onslaught of new impressions drives away my awareness of this discontentment, but eventually it always reappears.). Definitely explains that weird experience where we finally get to our favorite vacation spot that we've planned for all year, then after a day or two, can't wait to get back home! Thanks again! Tim Hello,

Thanks for the nice article. An interesting perspective.

As I was reading the list of reasons about why people travel, it suddenly hit me what the core reason is for why people like to travel so much:

* To escape myself *

When I look at the list of reasons, very much hidden beneath all of them is the wish to escape my own interior discontentment.

Ironic, isn’t it? I want to escape myself, and then set out to travel the world, never realizing that no matter where I go, my discontented self is going to be right there with me (I might not know it at first because the onslaught of new impressions drives away my awareness of this discontentment, but eventually it always reappears.). Definitely explains that weird experience where we finally get to our favorite vacation spot that we’ve planned for all year, then after a day or two, can’t wait to get back home!

Thanks again!

Tim

]]> By: BlogBacker » 5 Ways to Experience the Benefits of Travelling Without Leaving Town by Ririan http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-44279 BlogBacker » 5 Ways to Experience the Benefits of Travelling Without Leaving Town by Ririan Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:56:03 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-44279 [...] Succesfully backed up on 02:17:2008Originally Published: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:21:01 +0000http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-t… “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” [...] [...] Succesfully backed up on 02:17:2008Originally Published: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:21:01 +0000http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-t… “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” [...]

]]> By: Kaled Asmri http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-44223 Kaled Asmri Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:24:46 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-44223 Hey... Lea, great post. It’s strange thing that I meet people sometimes & they tell me about new places inside my city -- but I have never visited before… and rarely, haven’t heard of. What a shame :) But Lea, don't ya think that NOTHING could really replace the enjoyment of traveling? maybe these tips would help to break the daily routine… By the way, the LIPs is completely new to me... I'm checking your blog now: http://locationindependent.com/blog/ Nice. Hey… Lea, great post.

It’s strange thing that I meet people sometimes & they tell me about new places inside my city — but I have never visited before… and rarely, haven’t heard of. What a shame :)

But Lea, don’t ya think that NOTHING could really replace the enjoyment of traveling? maybe these tips would help to break the daily routine…

By the way, the LIPs is completely new to me… I’m checking your blog now:
http://locationindependent.com/blog/

Nice.

]]> By: Feed Flare invites 1000 bloggers! | Feed Flare http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-43350 Feed Flare invites 1000 bloggers! | Feed Flare Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:29:40 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-43350 [...] If you are responding to this post due to a incoming link I sent to your site in this post I want to thank you for taking the time to come over and read what I have to say. I will how ever for worn you that this is not a small post as what I am posting about is a very important topic that needs the attention of everyone living on our planet. Today I am going to step out of our regular postings to talk to you about something that should mean just as much to all of us as it does to one of my blogging friends Lessca and I am going to ask for your support on his recent quest. [...] [...] If you are responding to this post due to a incoming link I sent to your site in this post I want to thank you for taking the time to come over and read what I have to say. I will how ever for worn you that this is not a small post as what I am posting about is a very important topic that needs the attention of everyone living on our planet. Today I am going to step out of our regular postings to talk to you about something that should mean just as much to all of us as it does to one of my blogging friends Lessca and I am going to ask for your support on his recent quest. [...]

]]> By: Will http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-42310 Will Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:50:13 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-42310 I think when people go on vacation it forces them to be proactive, you would feel horrible wasting all that money and just sitting in your hotel watching television. So you go out, participate in activities or explore the city. As you've pointed out you can do those exact same things where you live, and it can be a new adventure whenever you are up for it, it's just about getting into that mind set of being curious and adventerous. I think when people go on vacation it forces them to be proactive, you would feel horrible wasting all that money and just sitting in your hotel watching television. So you go out, participate in activities or explore the city.

As you’ve pointed out you can do those exact same things where you live, and it can be a new adventure whenever you are up for it, it’s just about getting into that mind set of being curious and adventerous.

]]> By: Julie, writer surefirewealth.com http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-41868 Julie, writer surefirewealth.com Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:30:08 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-41868 I think a lot of people should definitely try out becoming a local tourist. There's always a lot of beautiful things to see except that we don't really notice them. We tend to take things for granted. Even the local market might provide a bit of inspiration. Bringing a camera along can also help us see things from a different perspective. I think a lot of people should definitely try out becoming a local tourist. There’s always a lot of beautiful things to see except that we don’t really notice them. We tend to take things for granted. Even the local market might provide a bit of inspiration. Bringing a camera along can also help us see things from a different perspective.

]]> By: Perfect Life Project http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/comment-page-1/#comment-41693 Perfect Life Project Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:54:07 +0000 http://ririanproject.com/2008/01/22/5-ways-to-experience-the-benefits-of-travelling-without-leaving-town/#comment-41693 Great Post. You are so right. Most people don't know there own town as well as places they visit on holidays. By becoming a tourist in your local area you can learn and enjoy your surroundings better. I try to celebrate the best of what my area has to offer: surfing, mountain biking, good restaurants, sailing, camping, vineyards, parks, galleries and theater. Mixing up activities with different sporting and social groups also keeps things fresh and new each week. Great Post. You are so right. Most people don’t know there own town as well as places they visit on holidays. By becoming a tourist in your local area you can learn and enjoy your surroundings better.

I try to celebrate the best of what my area has to offer: surfing, mountain biking, good restaurants, sailing, camping, vineyards, parks, galleries and theater.

Mixing up activities with different sporting and social groups also keeps things fresh and new each week.

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