Transformative Travel: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

An Eat Pray Love trip⁠ ✨⁠ While I enjoyed the book "Eat, Pray, Love", I also think it romanticized travel to the point where many people now think that every time they leave home they’re going to have a transformative experience.⁠ ✈️⁠ But, sometimes travel is simpler than that: a relaxing beach vacation, a stunning hiking trip, a week of delicious food.⁠ It has benefits, but it may not exactly change you.⁠ 🏖️⁠ But, what about when it does?⁠ 🤔⁠ Personally, I have always found that the trips that truly impact you are the ones that take you out of your comfort zone.⁠ 😅⁠ One trip that comes to mind for me is Mongolia. Not only did the adventures—from biking in the Gobi Desert to hiking in the Altai Mountains—challenge me, but I also got to fully immerse myself in a place so different from my own home.⁠ ⛰️⁠ I stayed in gers, ate with nomadic families, learned local art techniques from local women, spent time with Aigerim (one of only three female eagle hunters in the Bayan-Ölgii Province), and so much more.⁠ 🦅⁠ It was the type of trip that went far beyond sightseeing and relaxing and is one that has really stuck with me, even almost a year later.⁠ ❤️⁠ What trip has made the biggest impact on you?⁠💥