Using the Travel Matrix

Travelers seek escape, novelty, reconnection, celebration, and enrichment.

Use the directory below to

  • Get new ideas for places to go

  • Get experiences unavailable at home

  • Get new perspectives about people

  • Create plans and records for later use.

  • Get friends and relatives to reconnect, get support, or have vicarious experiences.

  • Help educators use travel to teach about places, history, or languages unavailable at home.

Travel Matrix

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to see Phases

  1. Begin

  2. Explore

  3. Sustain

  4. Master

    1. Own country

    2. Developed West

    3. Developed Orient

    4. Developing country

    1. Observations

    2. Highlights

    3. Participation

    4. Contributions

    1. English only

    2. Native language phrases

    3. Native language with heavy accent

    4. Fluent

    1. Homelike environments

    2. Walkable terrains

    3. Hikable terrains

    4. Bushwhacking

    1. Observe behavior

    2. Learn important events

    3. Share stories

    4. Work together in rustic environments

    1. Comfortable settings only

    2. Uncertain environments

    3. Challenging circumstances

    4. Dangerous circumstances

    1. Overlook the need to comply differently from home

    2. Get a passport

    3. Get a visa or other travel authorization

    4. Go through any red tape a country requires

    1. Just want to unwind

    2. Look for a tourguide to teach about the area

    3. Engage in extensive independent study of the area

    4. Wait until you arrive to choose what is next

    1. Satisfied with memories only

    2. Collect photos along the way

    3. Write letters to friends about your experience

    4. Create a travelog for anyone to read

The DEEP STEPS to develop any new phase of travel.

Step 1. Discern . Pick a new GOAL from one of the nine goals above that you would like to explore.

Step 2. Examine . Choose what PHASE you prefer when you travel and think about why you prefer it. We know world-class travelers who explore for some goals while also choosing other goals that use the inspiring phase. Talk about travel with a friend and decide to try the next phase.

Step 3. Enable . Make a habit of using the new phase by planning when you are going to practice it and get feedback from someone more familiar with it.

Step 4. Perform . Use the new phase on several occasions.

After you try a few other travel goals, you are ready to SUSTAIN your use of this site by trying a few other work or life domains.