Student and traveller

I am a marine biology student in the Netherlands and although being a student does not leave a lot of money to travel, my study brings me to some nice places, both in my own country and on other continents. I have been to Sri Lanka and Cambodia, I studied in Norway and I have visited many other countries in Europe. Soon I will travel to St Eustatius and I am ready to explore a completely different culture, ocean and area of the world.

I started this blog while doing tourism studies. For me, travelling was something that made me happy and so I did it. However, during the tourism studies lectures I learned about the many concepts and theories that have been proposed about tourism and the reasons for tourism…and to my surprise I actually recognized a lot. Therefore I decided to dedicate my blog to “the reason for travelling”. Although reasoning is associated with thinking with the mind, rather than feeling, I discovered that most of my reasons for travelling have to do with feelings in a certain way. This shows how travelling is something more than a large industry or profitable economy: it is a widespread social and political aspect. For me, travelling is a state of mind. A state of relaxedness, curiosity and enthusiasm – but it is also a state of heart. 

Hopefully I can share my love, passions and reasons for travelling with you through this blog.

Cheers,

Luna

The fjord near my house in Norway, one of my favorite places to enjoy nature.