Travel can be a panacea for life's most turbulent periods. Removed from the stressors and triggers of life back home, time spent abroad can reset both body and mind. Memoirs and movies depicting the many ways travel can assuage grief, cope with…
Travelling reasserts a sense of self. With every small decision that you make; every new person you meet; every fresh challenge that you experience abroad; you feel a little bit more confident and more sure of yourself. You tell yourself you can’t do it — that you’re not in the right place but your bruised confidence is like a tired old muscle, that you work out everyday that you travel.