How To Learn More When On Vacation
There are many reasons to travel this world. Perhaps the first one is that an adventure like this is a great deal of fun. There’s no shame in this if that serves as your primary motivation. But it’s also true that travel can texture you, and help you understand more about this wide world we occupy. It can help you connect to other people, experience other cultures, and most importantly – learn about the world in ways you never have before.
So, heading abroad to learn is not necessarily a bad idea, as that’s what we’ll be doing anyway, fun-focused or not. But what if we really want to make an academic exercise of our travel? That’s not to say you have to be studying like it’s homework, maybe you just want to know who offers the best slice of pizza in New York, and visit a dozen restaurants as a main effort.
Luckily, there are wonderful ways to learn and connect more when on vacation. Let’s consider some tips for achieving exactly that:
Guided Tours Really Can Help
Some may look down on guided tours because you’re not getting out there and exploring the destinations yourself, but focusing on a pre-arranged trip. But doing so is actually the smarter option. Why? Well, these guides are penned and hosted by people who know their stuff, who understand the hidden truths, who can advocate for the place, who cares about it, and who can show you the best of their knowledge in a digestible manner. It’s also a great way to start your time in a destination and then explore outwards from there. Don’t discount a guided tour, it can feel more exciting than nearly any other option.
Experience The Bounty Of The Land
This in itself can help you gain a new appreciation for the heritage and cultural landscape of a place. For example, heading on Piedmont wine tours can help you understand the depth and delicious flavors and aromas when vineyards are customized to the taste of a particular area, with the heartfelt harvest leading to a discipline studied and refined over centuries. Except this won’t be a separate consideration to you, it will be at the front and center of your experience. That’s always a wonderful method of learning.
Consider Religious Iconography
You might not be a religious person at all, but it’s intereting to recognize how much impact religion has had on various cultures around the world since the earliest times. From visiting church ruins from centuries ago to the artworks painted in beautiful landmarks like the Sistine Chapel and beyond, while countries may be more or less religious than they ever were, understanding how faith shaped art, vitality, history, and the culture of an area is not only interesting, it can help contextualize other great thinking and development at the time, be that the Islamic golden age or the European enlightenment.
With this advice, you’re sure to enflame your imagination and get the most out of your learning while abroad.
