The Cultural Dimensions of Travelling

• Main Author: Agata Wiza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Lower Silesia 2013-07-01
• Series: Forum Oświatowe
• Online Access: http://forumoswiatowe.pl/index.php/czasopismo/article/view/117

The aim of this article is to consider the educational benefits of a journey in the context of the increasing social and career mobility. Changes in locations and ways of life lead to changes in how we think about the world and fosters reflection on its diversity. The author analyses various forms of individual tourism aimed at deeper understanding of the culture that we are getting to know. The thesis could be drawn that travelling to another culture expands the knowledge of one’s own culture and oneself. The possibility of confronting other cultures affects the way we perceive our own. Travelling gives us distance to our day-to-day life and an opportunity to learn more about ourselves.