Can you be a traveler without leaving the country?

The usual definition of a traveler is “a person who travels a lot”, and don’t get me wrong, I do agree with this definition, but I believe some people are travelers even before they leave the city boarders.

You can view the start of your traveling history by a few ways: first time you left your home area, first time you left the city, first time you got to another country… But there is also an other way – some people view the start of their travels as their birth.

Now this might sound weird, but we all know the cliché saying that your whole life is a journey. As much as it’s used everywhere, it does carry some truth. There is a possibility to travel the world without leaving your country; there is a possibility to have journeys every day.

Traveling is more of a state of mind, when everything new is exciting. Of course, it is best felt when you are trying a new dish in a country you have never been before, or talking to someone from a different culture in another city’s hostel. But in all essence it is the new factor that excites travelers most.

If you are a traveling person, chances are at least once you’ve said to yourself “I have to try something new” and went away to a particular place you haven’t been yet. This trick also works without leaving the country. 

As long as it’s something untried before, you can fool your travel bug into believing that you are traveling. This is why travelers are so great at working in a fast changing environment - it fuels their essence and keeps their travel bug asleep.

As another cliché saying goes, it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey. And this saying again carries truth to it.