I travel to challenge myself. Travelling actually scares me. I get frightened by the thought of having to get by in a country I don’t know where I don’t understand the culture or the language. But I find it very rewarding when I do succeed at it. So I travel to put myself out there, to test myself and see if I can suceed.
And plus it makes great conversation at dinner parties. “Oh, that reminds me of the time I was travelling in…”