The Joys of Traveling
- Approaching the question
- It is important to understand the question
- In this case, write about how & why people like travel
- Do not emphasise on how people travel in general
- A general draft
- Why –– the reasons why people enjoy traveling
- Where –– some of the locations that people enjoy traveling to
- When –– which seasons are preferred and/or which time in life they travel. People of different age groups have different ideas of what is considered to be enjoyable
- Who –– for many people, companionship matters
- What / how –– the benefits & downsides of traveling
- Introduction
- Idea on how to start:
- "I think it is an innate nature of man to travel. Since time immemorial, men have travelled far and wide, whether to run away to be a vagabond or to brave danger, barter for spices in the East or to conquer foreign lands during cruscades."
- What people see when they travel: scenery, seasons, things that are unique to the country, sights & hotspots, etc.
- Why they do this: novel quality / the first time / could be a once in a lifetime opportunity
- What people admire during travel
- The wonders of nature
- Mountains in Switzerland
- The great migration in Africa
- A piece of history
- Sphinx, pyramids in Egypt
- Great Wall or the terracotta soldiers in China
- How: transport / mode of transport
- Idea on how to start
- "The joys of traveling to some people are not entirely decided by one's mode of transport. To some people, it is not the destination that matters but instead the process of the journey. Especially if a journey is long, then the joys of travelling take many forms."
- Train
- A romantic, old-world form of travel that brings back nostalgia
- One can travel to many places with varying landscapes
- Can stop to meet the locals and to experience local flavour
- Allows one to find companions
- The ultimate reason: its comfort
- Example: Orient Express (no longer around)
- Cruise liners
- Other reasons why people travel
- A challenge of endurance on rough terrain
- Introspection
- De-stressing from the fast pace of life
- Exchange of culture
- Encounter unpredictable possibilities (for the rich!)
- Some of the downsides of traveling
- Accident
- Aeroplane crashes
- Sickness
- Expense
- Fatalities
- Note: a well-balanced essay for this topic should discuss about 90% on the good side and 10% on the bad side of traveling. If you don't like traveling, refrain from doing this topic!
- In the future
- An idea on how to end
- "... nothing stops the spirit of traveling in Mankind."
- Some places that we will explore in the future
- Remotest parts of the world
- The deepest oceans
- The heart of volcanos
- Ultimately: the unknowns that lurk beyond in outer space
- Outline date