Being a travel blogger y’all know how much I love discovering new places, interesting people and let’s not forget amazing unable-to-pronounce food! But something that I don’t love so much is the actual travelling. You know the getting from point A to point B thing? Yeah, that part isn’t so high on my happiness list.
The stress of making your flight on time, having to undress to get through airport security, sitting in a cramped seat for hours with no way of escape. The pre-trip nerves at who will be your travel companion, your fingers crossed you don’t get lumped with a noisy over-eater, slobbing on your shoulder snorer or screaming tired toddler. Hours of delays, cancelled trains, buses or flights and that out of body experience as you race from one terminal to another to make your connection doesn’t exactly scream ‘fun’ does it?!
But there are ways to jazz up that journey and even *gasp* enjoy the experience. Here are my top 5 tips:
- Get into the zone – Headphones, music, books, and travel pillows all add comfort to the least comfortable journeys. Turn your little space into a haven by having everything you need to hand. Pop in your headphones, download those podcasts, snuggle up into a comfy hoodie and tune out to the rest of the passengers.
- Use your phone – Set alarms to make sure you have plenty of time to both get to the airport and also through the airport. Don’t get swallowed up in the duty free and lose track of time.
- Have a spontaneous detox – Stay hydrated with water or fruit juice, only eat light small meals, avoid hitting the booze and don’t forget to stretch your legs. Especially important if you’re on a RTW trip as you need to stay in tip top condition for all those flights meaning you’ll exit the aircraft ready to explore wherever you’ve landed!
- Exploit me-time – Face it, you aren’t going anywhere. But instead of getting ansty get out your travel journal, sort out the photos on your phone, read that book you’ve not had time to get lost in and indulge in some precious you time.
- Deal with it – You want to see these incredible places, get off the beaten track or tick another country off your wishlist? Well sorry but you’re going to have to just get on with the fact that travelling is part of the experience. Trust me (and follow the above advice) it can be more fun than you could imagine!
What would you add to this list? Do you hate the travelling part too?
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