Travel Tips: How to avoid travel burnout?

When you talk about going on a vacation, it does add the excitement to your life but it also sometimes adds travel burnout. Planning, reservations, keeping track of time and most importantly the want to see everything and anything in a new place often tires one out during traveling. This feeling of extreme stress, lethargy and the rush to explore everything is travel burnout. However, with some planning and some letting –go, it can very well be avoided.  

7 effective ways to prevent travel burnout

The secret to fighting travel burnout is to maintain a balance while traveling. From preventing over-scheduling to relaxing and eating it right, every little thing matters.

Schedule consciously

Traveling causes an unexplainable excitement, the excitement to see a new place and explore everything in it. But one cannot possibly do so in reality. Jot down the absolute must-see places wherever you are going and schedule them within two to three days. Avoid cramming up your daily itinerary with too many places to visit. This would make your days long, tiring, and exhausting. Keep one to two places, at the most if all the destinations are nearby or spread them out over a few days to avoid travel burnout.

Keep rest days

If it’s a long travel schedule, then keep one or two days breaks. During those days, either enjoy the neighbourhood, go for long walks, check out the local shops but all at your own pace. These rest days act as break from the intense sightseeing schedule that is usually made.

Keep your sleep cycle intact

Yes, sometimes, travelling may cause disruption to your sleep cycle. You may find yourself waking up at odd hours in the middle of the night to catch a bus to your next destination. Or you may find the body giving up to sleep in the afternoons. To avoid this kind of sleepless lethargy from setting in, it is important to keep your sleep schedule intact. There might be a delay of one or two hours but never go sleepless or completely disrupt the regular cycle.

Eat Healthy

Always catch a good meal while traveling. The body needs all the nutrients to keep going through your busy schedule. But eating must not mean grabbing a parcel and going about your way. Stop all sightseeing, go to a café or restaurant, you have on your list, and eat leisurely.

Wellness routines

Shorten the duration of your wellness routine and but do perform some stretches, journaling, maintain a manifestation diary, a few yoga asaanas or just go for a walk. This not only gives your body the strength to endure the day’s hustles but also resets your mind with positivity.

Reduce screen time

Only use your devices when you absolutely have to. Otherwise, go for a digital detox during vacation. Enjoy the sights and sounds of a new place.

Choose comfortable accommodations

If you are going in a large group then opting for a service apartment makes sense. Since there are more people, responsibilities can be divided. But if you visit in smaller numbers then choose an accommodation which has all required amenities so that you get a break from the daily chores.

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