Sometimes less is more!

Mental Health 2 Minutes

We travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us

There was no trip on cards and a week before travel we booked our tickets with some friends. One of our friends booked the place to stay and there was no planning for this weekend getaway. It was that spontaneous!

I think none of us got any time to turn the vacation mode on, the anticipation of the trip which boosts your mood. This was first time I was wondering why am I doing this trip? We haven’t planned the things to do. But I must tell you, this trip was the most fun and stress-free trip ever!

We all know that vacations help us disconnect, rejuvenate, explore, rebuild our soul and many more benefits. But when we take longer vacation like a week, 10 days, 15 days or a month do we achieve what we look for in a vacation? In long duration you spend more, you worry more about the work getting accumulated, plan for the days, booking for transport or places to stay – so much work! None of this applies to a weekend getaway.

No Planning =No expectations : Whenever we travel we check out the things we can do, explore the cuisine, try to absorb ourselves in the culture. But when things are so sudden, you have no time to plan and that means no stress. We were only in the pool and at the beach for all of the 2 days! Didn’t step out to explore and didn’t feel guilty.

Sometimes you just have to go with the wave.

Doing new things :When you know that you have only 2 days it is easy to disconnect because you want to maximise your holiday. You keep moving with the day as it goes. Go with the flow was the motto, which is a new thing for me in a vacation. If that means to chill by the pool for full day, is what we all did.

An ocean breeze put mind at ease

Easy to get back : As easy as it is to disconnect, it is equally easy to get back. There are no withdrawal symptoms which we have post vacations. Back home on Sunday, and everything was back on track. From a work point of view, there is not much accumulation which you tend to have when on a longer break. The excitement of travel is contained, it is easy to get back and that for me was the best part!

Cost effective :It is cheaper, because when you plan at last minute you evaluate the options which are closer to travel to, in the same timezone and cheaper places to stay. That means no jet lag, so you can start the day as usual.

Not homesick : When we are away for long we sometimes feel homesick, miss food, miss people, in short vacations you don’t!

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but i think I have ended up where I intended to be

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Long weekend getaway is an exuberating experience as it helps you to detox, rejuvenate and is a true escape with low budget, less stress and no expectations.

So what are you doing in your next long weekend?

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