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travelling around your own country or across the world exploring the sites and experiencing the different life styles. Travelling can be enjoyed on your own or as part of a group, it can be pre-organised or as the mood takes you.

Popularity
Travelling is and always has been the most popular leisure activity. The vast majority of us travel (for fun), the time spent, the distance travelled and the choice of destination making every trip differant and unique to the individual traveller.

Location
The hardest part of traveling is planning your destination as quite literally the world is your choice. whether you choose to travel in this country or abroad, every township and every view is different and constantly changing.

Age
Travel can be enjoyed by all ages, children would obviously be accompanied by a parent or adult. the minimum age to traveling alone depends on the destination, and whether the trip is organised. Traveling in groups is safer and more fun.

Ability
Travelling is an activity available to all of us, what ever age or ability. The important ingredient of travelling is planning and anticipating the needs of anyone with a special need or requirement what ever it may be, ensuring a smooth trip.

Description
Travel is the ultimate activity of choice, you can choose to go on your own or to go with a companion, you can go as the direction takes you or you can go as part of an organised trip. You can travel by any form of transport. You can visit exotic places you have dreamed of, a specific event or occasion, areas of historic or cultural interest. You can go backpacking for a weekend or travel in style for that once in a lifetime adventure.

Dedication
Planning a trip properly, builds the anticipation and excitement, making sure you get the maximum, of enjoyment from it with no unexpected problems, as these can take valuable time, or even prevent you from experiencing what you had intended.
When back home reliving the adventure by looking at photographs or talking about your experience, will extend the trip memories, and may inspire others to follow.

Potential
Many organisations offer the opportunity to travel as part of there social programme e.g. the Scouts, TA, Twinning associations ect. Competitive activities may prove the opportunity to travel as a means of attending competitions.

Closely Related Activities
Touring by bycycle 177, Touring by motor car 420, Twinning 889, Rambling 486, Caravanning 94, Scooters 512, Camping 717, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme 712,

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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