HILLS or BEACHES ! Whats your JAM ?

Think about your last few holiday destinations , were they spent loading your car with beach towels , umbrellas and sandcastle tools ? Or did you load in the books , hiking boots and shawls for chill nights ?

Studies report that our holiday destinations can assimilate with our personality traits and happiness. There are certain aspects of beach life and certain aspects of mountain life that reflect parts of our core personality. So the question remains : Are you a living-among-st–the-trees person or someone who prefers to frolic in the waves ?

Studies have shown that introverts tend to move towards trees and retreat themselves whereas extroverts enjoy socializing and interactive places like beaches. When it comes to geography, our personalities really do come into play. The study into personality types for specific destinations is called the “person-environment fit.” The association of personality types to certain places is determined by character traits. Introverts prefer secluded places where interaction with others is limited — quiet places. Whereas extroverts will enjoy the beach because they are exposed to people, they are exposed to action and interaction, and they are on display to others, which suits their nature. Other factors, such as age, gender, and race held no significance when determining a mountain dweller or a beach dweller. 

What if you’re an ambivert , then you have to be more specific about your choices according to your mood ! You can split your time away between the beach and the mountains — or choose a place where the mountains and the beach are relatively close and can both be accessed during one visit.

Few reasons to avoid beaches or mountains are :

• If someone has very fair skin or has dealt with melanoma, a beach is not the ideal choice.
• Don’t like to walk around in a bathing suit? Cover up with cool-weather gear.
• Have breathing problems? A significant altitude change can exacerbate them.
• Like to hike? Mountain vacations pay off with romantic views from on high.
• Hate to hike? Choose to bake on the beach instead.
• What’s the temperature? Someone who’s always cold will appreciate a hot tropical beach, while someone who starts to perspire when the thermometer reaches 70 will want to head for the cool hills.
• Love crowds? Choose a popular beach in the summer. Hate them? You can spread out and avoid groups of people when you hike most mountain trails.
• Adore attractions? Other than the view and the mountain high you may get, there’s not much in the way of attractions. Beaches, on the other hand, may be adjacent to a boardwalk, hotel, or shack where you can get a refreshing drink.

What Comes First: the Character or the Destination?

So, does the introvert seek out the solitude, do they search for the mountains? Or do the mountains call for the introvert? And do extroverts need to be constantly seen by others and parade around in the beach’s social scene, or does the beach call to the extroverts, to make it the fun-loving place that it is? Most intriguing was that further studies showed whether or not certain places would geographically nurture or exacerbate personality types. Research identified that open spaces for an extrovert will encourage their behavior. Studies were conducted to try and ascertain piques in our personality types. When monitoring people in open areas compared to people in quiet, leafy retreats, what they instead found was that, although there were minimal changes in the levels of extroversion or introversion, the extroverts were found to have high levels of happiness in the open spaces and the introverts had high levels of happiness after being in the quieter spaces where they could retreat. In the end, what we discover is that the settings we surround ourselves with can truly match and be at peace with the our internal scenery.

But wherever you go make sure you make the most of your trip either by visiting every destination of the place or by relaxing to the max or even by shopping from every other store , because after all its you and your inner satisfaction… ❤