Travel relieves stress

In today's society family vacations are an essential stress reliever. Vacations give a person time to relax and unwind from the stress of school and work. They help to keep a family close and tight knit and give good memories for the future. Family vacations provide a hands on way to learn about and experience the world. These thing are important for people of all ages.

Vacations give time to relax and unwind form the stresses of school and/or work. The stresses of life affect the mind, body and soul. The mind does one of two things. Either it runs at a hundred miles per hour and cannot shut down, making concentrating on one task and sleeping difficult. Or it start to slow down, not really thinking about anything but worry, making concentrating on one task and problem solving difficult. It may also start with the former and meld into the latter as more stress is endured. The physical symptoms of stress are usually bags under the eyes, kankers or ulsers in the mouth and/or stomach, lack of and difficulty sleeping, tiredness, aches and pains. This wears the body down adding to the stress that is already there and weakens the immune system making it easier to become ill. A Stressed soul can lead to frustration and anger or sometimes depression. These examples are a bit extreme but milder cases apply to everyone.

Vacations allow a family to bond and share wonderful memories. By becoming a close knit family, trust, love and understandingare built. “They” say that raising teenagers is like nailing Jello to a tree, but if children love and respect their parents and vice versa, raising good, well-rounded people into the world will be much easier. People only have their memories when they grow old. Looking back at their time spent with their families and seeing fond and loving moments add to an already full and rich life.

Taking time as a family to get away from home is an exciting thing. Whether traveling to another country or across one's own, there is much to see and do. Families lear about different peoples and cultures and experience everthing first hand. From the climate to the festivals to the food. An excellent way to enhance real-world and cultural knowledge is by travelling to exotic places.

From becoming a closer family, to rejuvinating, to first hand knowledge, travelling as a family is an essential part of today's stress relief.