Responses from each of the authors:
Jessica - Travelling is a type of relaxing from busy life, and also to discover the mystery in the world. I love seeing the beautiful natural sight-seeings and I would like to take beautiful photos of them. I start travelling on our own after I become an university students, and after finishing every trip, I am always keen to plan for the next one, and it is also a motivation to save money and it encourages me to work harder in order to get what I want. Travelling could become an addiction and my interest is to collect the most extraordinary photos from the nature. I think life time is quite short, and travelling is the best way to fulfill our life time, those experiences are the most valuable treasure you have. So, go travel and earn your own experience!
Andrew - For a good deal of my life, travel was never a big focus or interest. My father travelled very little in his youth, only going overseas once for a few weeks, to Canada and Hawaii. When I asked why he didn’t travel again, he told me he “never really enjoyed it that much.” My mother was more interested in it, but her version of travelling was going to a relaxing Australian beach outside of Sydney, relaxing away the stresses of city life. So up until the age of 18, travel consisted of going to beaches around Australia to relax.
It was only after I was given my 18th birthday gift – a short trip across Asia with my sister that travel truly started to influence my life. For the first time I saw how other people lived, experienced amazing sights and culture shocks. Since then, I have had the travel bug, and with my recent return from Student Exchange, would like to share my experiences travelling with others using this blog. Travelling for me is a profoundly important experience in my life, as there isn’t any other experience that will change you and open your eyes to the world than travel.
Graeme - Ever since my childhood I can remember family holidays almost always involved travel. As far as my father was concerned, taking a holiday meant going somewhere, seeing what there is to see there and the moving on to someplace else. He loved to explore the wild places and passed on to his children a sense of the beauty in the rolling hills and majestic mountains views, the deep valleys with sparking waterfalls, and the vast open plains where the winds have no barriers.
To be sure, I have inherited these values, and now wish to pass on to you something of significance from my own adventures into places where seemingly chance happenings can become the memories that inspire you throughout your life.
Kristy - I understand travel to be the excitement of the possibility of being somewhere new and exploring it with people that I enjoy spending my time with, and often associate the words "fun", "amazing" and other fantastical adjectives with the experience of travelling. As a child, I would travel regularly overseas to Asia to visit family as well as experience different cultures. I often hated the long flights due to my motion sickness, however, the destination and vibrancy of new cities would be worth the suffering of stifling recycled air, tight seats, horrible airplane food and turbulence. Having the privilege to have travelled overseas at a young age opened a world of possibilities for me. I saw how people from different places responded to each other, how they lived, how they behaved and the food they ate- I wanted to experience all of it. My love to see and experience different landscapes, cultures, lifestyles and foods is what fuels my travels.
As beautiful as wildlife may be, I have a soft spot for large cities- to see skyscrapers, streets bustling with people, breath-taking skylines and night lights. With the great company, I believe that no matter where you go- together- new and incredible moments will be experienced and this blog is where I will share some of my best memories and experiences to date.
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