We travel for pleasure, for adventure to explore and to learn. Journeys that are packed to the hilt with crazy schedules and running to cover maximum places to see can be exhilarating but tiresome. Once you return home from vacation, travel burnout sinks in and it can leave you indisposed for a long time.
Beating Travel Burnout
Whether you travel for work or for pleasure, and in spite of being a seasoned traveler, there will always be a time when you will be tired or unwell from being on the move constantly. Here are some tips to beat travel burnout –
- Don’t move – If you have been on the run for a while catching flights, changing buses, hotels and eating in random places, you might want to take a break and simply stay at home. Cook for yourself, read a book, meet friends and family and indulge in activities around your house. You can then start researching your next trip.
- Make adjustments – It is okay if you don’t always manage to cut corners, if you miss that one spot in the place you are visiting. Try and accommodate just as much sightseeing as you feel can be done at leisure, after all you are on vacation.
- Carry home comforts – Carry your favorite pillow from home, pack some home food that won’t perish fast or other familiar things that make you comfortable at home. You are getting away from the routine of home, but there is no harm in carrying some of its comforts with you.
- Sedentary Activities – There are only so many museums, temples or ruins you’ll be able to cover. Try to take a break to sit back and enjoy the scenery of the place you are visiting. Probably you can hit a street-side café or bookstore or lie down in the park and spend an afternoon relaxing.
- Find things to do locally – There are many things you can do around your neighborhood like catching a new movie at the local theatre with friends, visit the library, cook, and explore places of interest in your city or town.
- A touché of luxury – Most travelers move on a tight budget, which entails making small and big sacrifices on comforts. If this were just a one-off trip, then tight budgeting is fine, but if you are doing it regularly, ease the purse-string a little and treat yourself to some comforts like a massage, or a nice hotel.