Some people think that you can only learn about the cultures of different places by travelling to them. Other people think that you can learn just as much about these places from reading books and watching travel documentaries about them. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The world comprises diverse cultures from different regions and people can learn about these cultures either by reading books and watching documentaries or travelling to these places. While some people believe that the only way to learn about a

places

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place's

culture

is to travel to that

place

, others believe that you can

also

gain the same knowledge from books and travel documentaries. In my opinion, reading books and watching documentaries can give you the broad perspective of a

culture

,

however if

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however, if

you are looking to take a deep dive into any specific

culture

visiting the

place

would make more sense. To start with, the number of books, documentaries, etc.

along

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Along

with the other resources has increased vastly since the inception of the internet.

Nowadays just

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Nowadays, just

by sitting in a chair at your home or office you can use these resources to learn about any cultures of your choice, even without visiting them.

Secondly most

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Secondly, most

of these books and documentaries are made by experts so they are quite thorough and accurate.

For example

, the information provided on National Geography on different cultures is very precise and visually stunning.

On the other hand

, when you

visit

any

place

you learn so many minute things about that

culture

which is usually not covered in books and documentaries. To illustrate, as per many books and documentaries the best beaches to

visit

in Goa

are

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is

Baga, Calingut, etc.

however when

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However, when

However when

I visited the state the locals suggested that I

visit

Morjim and Sinquerim beaches which were way more beautiful than the previous ones.

Additionally

, when you interact with

locals it’s

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locals, it’s

altogether a unique experience which you can’t get from books or documentaries. In conclusion, using books and documentaries can get a zest of any

culture

,

however

the things you learn from your experiences and interactions when you

visit

the

place

, it cannot be usually found in any books or documentaries.