What does travelling say about your personality?

People who love traveling are often confident and fearless because they know that every destination is a new opportunity to learn new things and gain new experiences. While some people think that reaching new places only makes travelers conceited about their experiences – the opposite is actually true.



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Traveling has a way of making you more mindful and present, reminding you to appreciate the joys of life that you often overlook in your daily routine. By being in new and unfamiliar surroundings, you become more focused on the present moment and the experiences that are unfolding in front of you.

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It increases self-awareness
A related concept, tied to becoming more self-aware and having more exposure to different perspectives, is what psychologists call “cognitive flexibility”, or the ability to jump between ideas. Travel keeps our minds “flexible” because it challenges our set ways of doing and seeing things.

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Travel gives us our greatest stories, our most cherished memories and countless irreplaceable learnings that we can choose to pay forward to others. It teaches us about ourselves and each other, it broadens our horizons and, just like a reset button, it forces us to refocus on what really matters.

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Here's how your Myers-Briggs personality type correlates to the traits you exhibit on the road.
  • ENFP: You're a soul-searching traveler. ...
  • INFP: You're an imaginative traveler. ...
  • ENFJ: You're a people-focused traveler. ...
  • INFJ: You're a slow and inquisitive traveler. ...
  • ENTP: You're a perspective-seeking traveler.


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Campaigner (ENFP): The Overlander Campaigner personalities are driven to seek out new experiences during their travels, which they do almost without bounds. If any personality type is likely to just take off and go where the wind takes them, it's Campaigners.

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It increases self-awareness. Being more open to others also makes us more open to ourselves. A recent study showed that living abroad — and reflecting on your own values as you encounter unfamiliar situations and people each and every day — makes you more self-aware and less stressed.

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On a daily basis, the average person traveled 40 miles, most of it (35 miles) in a personal vehicle. Because more than one person can travel in a personal vehicle, these 35 person miles amounted to about 23 vehicle miles traveled.

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Regular travels to new places helps us to feel happier and keeps the brain active, as we connect with new people and ideas. Exploring feeds your creativity and awareness of the world around you; it's good for the mind and the soul.

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This is because new experiences are the key to building new neural pathways in the brain. By rewiring your brain, you become more creative and accepting of new ideas. This is why travel makes you happy. It also takes us out of our comfort zones and inspires us to see, taste, and try new things.

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American millennials are reported to travel an average of 35 days per year, significantly more than other generations. Meanwhile, the average travel days for other generations in the US are 26 for Gen X, 27 for baby boomers, and 29 for Gen Z.

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8 emotions you will feel during your first travelling experience
  • Excitement.
  • Nervousness.
  • Lingering doubt.
  • A sense of accomplishment.
  • Boredom.
  • Self-confidence.
  • Love.
  • Sheer dedication to travelling.


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Solo travel is perfect for introverts. There's no obligation to commit to a group of people if you don't feel comfortable around them. You can just leave if you feel left out or don't enjoy the activities they're doing. It's both flexible and empowering.

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Dromomania was a historical psychiatric diagnosis whose primary symptom was uncontrollable urge to walk or wander. Dromomania has also been referred to as traveling fugue. Non-clinically, the term has come to be used to describe a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust.

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According to some experts, this adventurous spirit, or wanderlust syndrome, isn't just some trend. They say it's actually in our genes. They've even pinned down a specific one: DRD4-7r, a receptor for dopamine (the pleasure hormone) that they're calling “the travel gene.”

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