Last Updated: 2/20/22 | February 20th, 2022
Life can be stressful.
Work, bills, relationships, the economy, love, family… the list goes on!
There are lots of things we can do to do to relax, like changing our diet, exercising a lot more often, sleeping more, and improving our work-life balance.
But often we need to do a lot more than just make changes at home.
Sometimes we need a break.
And one of the best ways to do that?
You guessed it: travel!
Travel can freshen us.
It is like a time-out from life — like the ones you got in grade school, but this time a lot more fun. It slows us down, makes us stop and smell the roses, and creates a little change in the normal patterns of our lives.
It’s not so much “running away from your responsibilities” as it is taking the time to freshen yourself and give yourself a mental and physical break.
Travel is a tried and true way to reset when you are feeling low or just need a new perspective. It’s an remarkable tool for personal development and a terrific automobile for self-reflection and growth.
Whether you take a weekend, a week, a month, or a year, just getting out and doing something different can recharge your batteries. The excitement, the fun, and the new places you’ll see can give you a lot more energy and bring you back into focus. You’ll get a chance to meet some terrific people and even get offline and disconnect if you need to.
Think about it: when you travel, you’re away from all the anxiety in your life. You are in a new environment. There are a lot of things to see and do, people to meet, places to go, and fun challenges to overcome. You can let go, relax, and embrace new routines or perspectives. In short, you can be a new you.
And you have utmost freedom when you travel — and freedom is the most liberating, stress-free experience there is.
By focusing on your mental health when you travel you can return to work and your responsibilities with new focus and commitment, because you have cleared your head.
But isn’t travel expensive? Doesn’t it require a ton of planning and savings?
If you believe the advertisements on TV for fancy vacations, then sure. A holiday can cost a fortune.
Fortunately, only a small fraction of travel is like that.
Travel can be incredibly economical — you can even do it for less than $50 USD a day.
With the rise of travel hacking, credit scores cards that offer points/miles, low-cost flight deals, and the sharing economy, it has never been more affordable to travel the world on a budget.
Plus, you may find a new passion or opportunity that would never have presented itself otherwise. There are tons of job opportunities overseas, too, so you can even work while traveling if you want.
In his book The four hour Workweek, Tim Ferriss talks about the idea of mini-retirements.
Most of us work toward retirement — that time when we can sit back, relax, and do what we want instead of what we have to do. but by the time lots of of us get there, we might not have the money — or health — to do that. After all, there are no guarantees in life.
We may never even make it to retirement.
That’s why I say: don’t put off your dreams for a future that may never come.
That’s why I say: now is the best time to travel — because you don’t know what the future holds.
I’ve seen pals die, get sick and become bedridden, and services collapse. The past is not prologue and if COVID has taught us anything it’s that life and society can change at the drop of a hat.
Don’t be reckless and rack up debt to travel. but if you need a change, look to the open road. The blank slate travel gives you allows you to work on yourself and take pleasure in life. no one looks back and says, “If only I had worked more.”
We all want to make the most of our time here. stop delaying all those things you really want to do and just do them. Don’t let your travel dreams remain just dreams — make them your goals.
So, the next time you have visions of white-sand beaches or climbing Mt. Everest, start making them happen.
Don’t let yourself wonder what might have been. Livet er for kort.
Sådan rejser du verden på $ 50 om dagen
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Book Your Trip: Logistical ideas and Tricks
Book dit fly
Find a low-cost flight by using Skyscanner. It’s my favorite search engine because it searches web sites and airlines around the globe so you always know no stone is left unturned.
Book din indkvartering
Du kan bestille dit hostel med Hostelworld. If you want to stay somewhere other than a hostel, use Booking.com as they consistently return the least expensive rates for guesthouses and hotels.
Don’t Glem rejseforsikring
Rejseforsikring vil sikre dig mod sygdom, skade, tyveri og aflysninger. Det er detaljeret beskyttelse, hvis noget går galt. Jeg går aldrig på en tur uden det, som jeg har måttet bruge det masser af gange i fortiden. Mine foretrukne virksomheder, der tilbyder den bedste service og værdi, er:
Safetywing (bedst for alle)
Forsikre min tur (for de over 70)
Medjet (for yderligere evakueringsdækning)
Klar til at booke din rejse?
Tjek min ressource side for de bedste virksomheder at bruge, når du rejser. Jeg viser alle dem, jeg bruger, når jeg rejser. De er de bedste i klassen, og du kan ikke gå galt ved at bruge dem på din rejse.
