My Parents Are My Travel Inspiration (Shhh)
One of my English students asked me the other day why I like travelling. I’m not sure if she really wanted to know, or if it was just a “why” question she knew how to ask. Either way, I was stumped. When I’m talking to people about travel they usually ask me where I’ve been, where I’m going or where I like the most, but being asked WHY I travel isn’t so common. I stumbled through an answer about meeting new people and seeing new places, but it didn’t seem like enough. Travelling just satisfies a part of me that’s always looking for something new, some adventure, something more. Then I realised, I can’t explain why I travel, because when I started travelling it wasn’t up to me. As a child my parents took me to places all over New Zealand on weekends and holidays away. Some of my earliest clear memories are of travel, including a trip to the South Island when I was 3 that my Mum couldn’t believe I know so much abou...