How travel increases happiness

My tagline is:

Collect Experiences, Not Things

When I was in Colombia at the Bazurto market, I had the opportunity to have El Runner make me a poster.  And that is what I chose to get.
One good way to collect experiences is through travel.

For example, this research concludes that “And here’s the important bit, while the happiness you derive from a purchase reduces over time, the memories of your traveling experience still supply you with happiness hormones for a long time. ” and further that “Your richest and most cherished memories aren’t from the material goods you’ve bought. Rather, they’re a total sum of the life experiences you’ve had.”

These experiences can be as simple as visiting the local zoo with friends or family, or trying out a new escape room in your town.  Travelling is a way to have a bunch of novel expereinces in a row. traveling to another country,