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The motives of the mobile leisureman –travel between norm, promise and hope
Man in search of balance
The recreation cycle begins with man and his needs – with everyday people who become tourists and then return to their everyday existence. Indeed, these needs are the driving force of all human activity. Psychology teaches us that everybody is caught in numerous fields of tension formed by conflicting needs, for example:
Work – rest
Being awake – sleeping
Exertion – relaxation
Income – expenditure
Job – family
Freedom – dependence
Risk – security
To have one's life under control means to be able to find a balance between these needs. Like a tightrope walker, one must find a way between the extremes, which always means a ‘both/and’ rather ...
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