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Adventure travel: journeying through the world and the mind
Travel and adventure go hand in hand (although most of us are only dreaming of travelling right now).
In literature, plenty of travel and adventure novels describe a journey or quest through unfamiliar territory: The Odyssey*, Don Quixote, Gulliver’s Travels, The Hobbit, On the Road (just to name a few)…
*The Odyssey is written in prose, so not strictly a novel, but is still one of the oldest and most celebrated adventures of all time.
For anyone going on a trip, exciting times are par for the course. Seeking out new experiences is seen as a rite of passage, and returning travellers often share how their travels have changed them profoundly. They’re not wrong: many research studies have found that travel has a measurable effect on cognitive abilities and personalities. This niche field, dubbed “travel psychology”, always seems to pique the interest of travel blogs and wannabe travellers. Science justifies both the cost and time required to satisfy our wanderlust, and certainly comes in handy when explaining your holiday to employers.
Can travel change your personality?
In recent years, claims that travel enhances creativity have been backed up by science. Neuroscientists believe that creativity is related to…
