Travel and Insight on the Limen: A Content Analysis of Adventure Travel Narratives

Abstract

with hopes of gaining insight into their lives and selves. Reisinger (2013) suggested that: those who undertake travel engage in an actual physical movement (through time and space) as well as inner psychological development.. .. As a result, undertaking an actual trip (physical journey) is often seen as an expression of an inner psychological journey. (p. 27) Those travelers return home wiser and better able to face the challenges of life (Reisinger, 2013).

Adventure in the Age of COVID-19: Embracing Microadventures and Locavism in a Post-Pandemic World

“…Adventure travel was also fueled by desires for escape and liminality, a state of transition characterized by the absence of boundaries, social conventions, and daily constraints (Turner, 1966). As liminality is achieved by either physically entering a novel environment and/or cognitively disconnecting from normal environments and thought processes, the natural environments and immersive activities inherent in adventure are highly conducive to liminality (e.g., Bloom & Goodnow, 2013;Goodnow & Bordoloi, 2017;White & White, 2004).…”

“…This approach is more inclusive as it addresses three primary hurdles to traditional adventure (mobility/access, time, and money) and avoids common criticisms such as carbon emissions, damage to unique ecosystems, social disruptions, cultural commodification/exploitation, and economic leakage (e.g., Roberts, 2018;Williams & Soutar, 2005). There is also evidence that microadventures facilitate similar psychological benefits to traditional adventure experiences (e.g., Goodnow & Bordoloi, 2017;Roberts, 2018). Rather than relying on extended durations and exotic environments to achieve traditional adventure benefits, microadventures hinge on activity novelty and participant mindset (e.g., degree to which participants' cognitively or emotionally disconnect from everyday life).…”

Kunsten å gå: Pilegrimsvandring og subjektiv livskvalitet

“…I intervjumaterialet kom det fram at pilegrimsturen har vaert en døråpner for en endringsprosess for flere, noe som har likhetstrekk med en grenseoverskridende (liminal) opplevelse (Goodnow & Bordoloi, 2017). De tre ulike fasene i den liminale erfaringen kan identifiseres ved at det å komme seg vekk, sanse og erfare underveis på tur, og ikke minst det å oppnå et mål, oppleves som et vendepunkt og som en mulighet til å endre retning på livet hjemme.…”