By travelling you get to see how other civilisations live and see lifestyle much different that your own. It shows how lucky you are to live in the place you do and teaches you to be grateful for what you have.
You only have one time on this planet why would you limit yourself to one part of the world. If you're saving for a house you're wasting your money. Live minimally and have more freedom. I'd rather travel all the time instead of having a huge mortgage with more room than I need to impress people I don't.
We have the luxury of being able to travel so don't ignore this privilege and take advantage. People that don't travel often grow up to be very narrow minded people because they only know their own world.
They might see movies but you can't understand how they live until you live among them.
Screw the norm, if you want to travel do it. It's not even that expensive.
BTW I'm not talking about travelling to mexico and getting a tan at a resort.
That 's a waste of money and it won't teach you shit. Go travel to asia or Europe and jump around from city to city and indulge yourself in the culture.