Travel has been a passion of mine for a long time, thanks to a lot of good fortune and an ideal career. My career was in IT and working for an international firm, I was required to visit many different countries. My first international posting was a one week stint in Thailand. It was short, fast, jam packed busy, but wow! What an eye opener. I ended up taking a few days off so I could have an extra look around Bangkok. It was during this brief time in Thailand that I caught the bug, I was hooked on travel.
I ended up seeing the world during that job, I was very lucky. I had long projects in Africa, Europe and Asia. And the mileage points I accrued during these travels funded my personal travel experiences for years later. Truly I've been blessed.
In my youth, quite often I lacked foresight. I failed to do the things I should have to make life better as I went along. Not so with my travel experiences. I always remembered to pack my cameras, a travel diary and a pen. Travel became the inspiration for my art. Now I have a wondrous array of photos adorning my walls and literature packing my bookshelves. All remind me of the wonderful experiences I've had and the tremendous personal growth that resulted.
When reminiscing, I realise that it was in seeing the diversity the world has to offer, that my mind has been opened. I understand now that there is often no right or wrong, there is just different. And different isn't bad, it is there to be respected, it is there to create thought, it is there to be enjoyed.
It is in the accepting and embracing of these different ways of life and the people who live them, that my heart has been opened. I have a greater capacity for love now. I can accept people for what they are, for what they offer me without prejudice and without animosity. And if they live in ways I cannot fathom, I can appreciate them even while I can never join them.
I know I have grown as a person as I traveled. I know I will keep doing so, so long as I continue to travel. However I also know that there are many, many people who do not have the opportunity or luxury to see the world as I have. That is why I publish the things I have written, my insights, my lessons and experiences. Hopefully others, not as fortunate as I, can at least share some of the joys of travel through reading.
If you are traveler too, why don't you share your experiences. We can all learn from each other. I am sure the world will be a better place if you share the things you have picked up along the way. - 16887
I ended up seeing the world during that job, I was very lucky. I had long projects in Africa, Europe and Asia. And the mileage points I accrued during these travels funded my personal travel experiences for years later. Truly I've been blessed.
In my youth, quite often I lacked foresight. I failed to do the things I should have to make life better as I went along. Not so with my travel experiences. I always remembered to pack my cameras, a travel diary and a pen. Travel became the inspiration for my art. Now I have a wondrous array of photos adorning my walls and literature packing my bookshelves. All remind me of the wonderful experiences I've had and the tremendous personal growth that resulted.
When reminiscing, I realise that it was in seeing the diversity the world has to offer, that my mind has been opened. I understand now that there is often no right or wrong, there is just different. And different isn't bad, it is there to be respected, it is there to create thought, it is there to be enjoyed.
It is in the accepting and embracing of these different ways of life and the people who live them, that my heart has been opened. I have a greater capacity for love now. I can accept people for what they are, for what they offer me without prejudice and without animosity. And if they live in ways I cannot fathom, I can appreciate them even while I can never join them.
I know I have grown as a person as I traveled. I know I will keep doing so, so long as I continue to travel. However I also know that there are many, many people who do not have the opportunity or luxury to see the world as I have. That is why I publish the things I have written, my insights, my lessons and experiences. Hopefully others, not as fortunate as I, can at least share some of the joys of travel through reading.
If you are traveler too, why don't you share your experiences. We can all learn from each other. I am sure the world will be a better place if you share the things you have picked up along the way. - 16887
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Damian Papworth prefers to submit travel articles to immortalise his travel insights
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