1) The document discusses the various factors that motivate human travel and exploration, from ancient migrations to find better living conditions, religious pilgrimages to sites like Jerusalem and Mecca, and historic expeditions driven by hope, science, and the pursuit of adventure and fame. 2) It explores the psychological factors, noting that unfamiliar and dangerous situations trigger the release of dopamine and curiosity is one of the deepest human drives, with adventures providing learning experiences and a feeling of being alive outside routine behaviors. 3) The document also examines the relationship between humans and space, and how travel dissolves boundaries between subject and object as people both move through and experience space within themselves.

1. On „push“ – Factors. A broad approach.

2. „Wanderlust“, Seizing Space „A journey is like a disease. Lucky if you survive it.“ Marco Polo Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

3. Ancientmovements Our Ancestors: Travelling to find better conditions Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

4. Spiritual Jerusalem, Mecca, Mt. Kailash: Religious Journeys Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

5. Hope Lewis & Clark, The 49ers Mungo Park, Richard Burton Exploration = Assimilation Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

6. Monsters & Fears venturing into the unknown, where monsters and death linger. Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

7. Science Humboldt & Gauss: „Measuring the World“ Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

8. Expeditions vs. Adventure Shakelton: For Bravery & Fame Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

9. Psychology unusual & dangerous situations cause distribution of dopamin into the blood stream… genetic preset determines response, if and at what quantities addiction is triggered… exploration of your own capacities & capabilities curiositiy is among the deepest human drives adventures can have an enormous learning effect feeling alive outside routine behavioural patterns Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

10. Man & Space - Trajectorial Relation not only is it the vastness of scenery it is also the vastness within ourselves Dissolving the subject – object relation Man passes through space & space passes through man we grasp space as we move in it Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011

12. Claude Levi-Strauss: „Traurige Tropen“

13. Gary Jennings: „Marco Polo, der Besessene“

14. Stefan Zweig: „Magellan, der Mann und seine Tat“

15. Daniel Kehlmann: „Vermessung der Welt“

16. T.C. Boyle: „Wassermusik“

17. Wilfred Thesiger: „Die Brunnen der Wüste“

18. Ted Simon: „Jupiters Reisen“

19. Ilja Trojanow: „Der Weltesammler“

20. Shackelton/ Denzel: „Mit der Endurance ins ewige Eis“

23. http://www.lewis-clark.org/Jürgen Weiss / MCI Tourismus / 2008 / English / revised 2011