When people think of vacations, and they think of traveling, and they thinki of taking trips to different exotic places, most often they’re thinking of physically traveling somewhere. They want to take a car, a boat, a train, or a plane and go somewhere that makes them feel different, preferably better.
But, that’s not the only way to travel. There’s also the options of traveling with respect to art, intention, literature, and video. And you can mix those concepts together in order to gain further traction into your vacations and journeys as well. Think about the individual pieces in the examples below.
Traveling Through Art
Art is an amazing gateway for traveling. And you can see what places like Park West Gallery are bringing to that table as well, demonstrating how to connect art, culture, and youngsters together with larger-scale projects. So not only are there ways for individuals to create these travel opportunities for themselves, but companies also are performing community services to open up these pathways. And during your physical travels, heading to any sort of art museum can be considered traveling further as well.
Physical Traveling
When it comes to the full vacation concept, you’re most likely doing the classic version of packing your suitcases and zipping away from home for awhile. This can be a great reset button on your psyche, especially if you don’t want to be reminded of the responsibilities of home for a few days, a long weekend, or maybe even an extended journey. Heading out on a cruise is the best option for many people who really want to express their identity outside of their usual norms.
Traveling Through Intention
If you want a mental break similar to that of a real vacation, there are possibilities as well. You might call it something like a ‘brain vacation,’ where you essentially go through a set of internal meditations where you try to physiologically put your body in a more relaxed state, thus sort of traveling by intention elsewhere for a minute. This would be a good technique for stressed out parents to settle themselves down.
Reading Your Way Into Environments
And reading can take you places like no other! Either you can read directly and factually about places (with pictures included perhaps) and transport yourself to whatever exotic places are on your mind, or you can read complete fantasy novels and be in the middle of places that don’t even actually exist! All within the pages of your favorite softcover.
Journeying Through Video
And finally, there’s the ever popular journeying through video. Intriguingly, the options for this concept are getting larger now because of virtual reality technology. Strap on a set of headgear and a set of headphones, and you can go, virtually, anywhere!