Been on a hiatus from the wide world around you? Haven’t had enough time to organize your vacation every year? Or maybe you just haven’t had the cash to adventure as much as you would like? Whatever’s causing your travel deficiency, there’s no doubt it’s not good for your health. So, here are a few cures well worth considering.
A place of your own
You don’t necessarily have to go to far-flung destinations in order to get a sense of adventure in your life. Instead, start looking at the attractions closer to you. Of course, if you live in or near a big city like New York, San Diego, or Miami, you have hundreds of ways to fill a local staycation. But there are also things like National Parks, with easy-to-use online tools helping you find the nearest one. Even a few days in a nearby bed and breakfast, or a trip to a hotel that has a spa, can give you the peace and distance we all need from our everyday life when we need to recharge our batteries.
A time of your own
What if you want to go a little further afield, or if there’s that one city or location that’s just right for you? You could be spending a fortune on hotels and renting vacation homes. Services like Welk Timeshare offer prime vacation spots that can end up saving you over the years. What’s more, you get a guaranteed spot at a guaranteed time of year, so a lot of the chaos of organizing the vacation in the first place goes right out the window.
Wherever the wind takes you
If you don’t mind a little chaos and you are looking to make travel a lot more affordable, embracing a little unpredictability might be the best way of going about it. We are talking, of course, about getting vacations last minute. By hunting for deals closer to the time of arrival, you could be paying a lot less for the airline seats and the hotel rooms that otherwise go empty. Of course, you might not have as much choice in where exactly you end up, and you need to get prepared quickly but, to some people, that’s all part of the adventure.
Earn as you go
Perhaps you would like to spend more time traveling and less time at home but it’s your working life that doesn’t allow it? You can’t afford the time it would take to vacation or perhaps you have financial responsibilities you can’t get away from. It’s not for everyone, but you could try working while you travel as suggested by The Blonde Abroad. Running a travel blog, selling your photos, freelancing on a laptop, there are a lot of ways to make money on the road. Whether you get a full-time career or you simply make up some of the costs, it can be very freeing indeed.
Travel has enough genuine health benefits, from easing stress to fighting heart disease, that you could be missing out on a lifesaving habit. Hopefully, the tips above give you a few ideas on how to get back into it.
Jessica Lippe 