▶ Your Answer : Today, as people put much emphasis on traveling as a great way of spending leisure time, there are different opinions of people about traveling abroad. It goes without saying that traveling in a foreign country has numerous benefits, but in my opinion, traveling around own country has many positive sides as well. In fact, I firmly believe that the merits of traveling inside the native country even outweigh those of traveling abroad for two reasons. First, people can save money by traveling inside their own countries. In addition, it is more comfortable for the travelers to travel inside their countries. To begin with, it is inevitable that traveling costs money, but there is a significant difference in cost between traveling abroad or staying inside the country. This is largely because when people travel abroad they have to buy plane tickets, reserve a hotel or even pay money to guides. On the other hand, all this is unnecessary when you travel in the native country because you do not have to buy expensive plane tickets or book a room in a hotel. This money could be instead spent on enhancing the quality of the journey, such as on food or on different kinds of activities. To illustrate, once I was given a chance to choose between traveling in Spain or in my country-Korea. However, the money I was given to spend was limited, so eventually I preferred to stay in Korea. Many people criticized me for this decision, but I had great time in my motherland because I experienced everything that I didn't have the chance to do before because of high cost. In contrast, if I chose to go to Spain I would not have been able to do anything there. Moreover, traveling in own countries provide the people with the opportunity to enjoy the comfort. In their native countries, they will not face the language restrictions or problems with food. On the contrary, these problems are present in foreign countries. For example, I heard an accident that happened with my friend who went to Uzbekistan as a tourist. He got the chance to eat Uzbek traditional food that was too oily for him. As a result, he got terrible stomachache and had to go to the hospital. On top of that, he could not speak a word in Uzbek and had to rely on his guide only. He remembers this trip as one of the most awful one in his life. As seen from this example above, people can avoid being in trouble in foreign countries, but instead spend a memorable journey in their own countries. To sum up, traveling inside own country saves money and provides comfort. Therefore, I would like to reiterate that it is wiser to spend precious time traveling inside the native country than traveling abroad. |