I think it depends on the kind of travel. I think if I'm taking a risk where I could die, or something very bad could happen to me, then its usually a life chan

I think it depends on the kind of travel. I think if I'm taking a risk where I could die, or something very bad could happen to me, then its usually a life changing experience (mountaineering, dangerous/unstable countries, general stupidity). But if I'm insulated from all that, and just bumbling around the touristy parts, then its exactly that, a tour. I don't learn anything about myself. Making love, making new friends, finding strange corners of the world, and having the time to be alone and think about yourself and where you're at: that is life-changing.