Booking a trip can be exciting and liberating. But planning that trip and actually going on that trip can be full of stress. If you’re getting ready to go on a trip, or considering booking a holiday somewhere exotic, here are some tips to help you reduce the stress:
Keep it simple
Often when we’re travelling our days end up jam-packed and overcomplicated. That’s why it’s important that you decide what type of things are important to you and will make you feel like you’ve had a successful trip. Maybe you’d like to make sure you get to 10,000 steps each day. Or maybe you’d like to try some of the local food each day. Perhaps watching the sunrise (or sunset for us night owls) will make you happy.
Make a few guidelines around what you’d like to do and what doesn’t really interest you. Pack light, keep your schedule relatively free, and focus on enjoying yourself.
Journal
When you’re constantly taking photos and using Google it can feel like you’re connected to your phone. Keeping a journal can be a great way to mind map, take notes on the things you see, organise your thoughts, and scrapbook some of your memories.
Make it easy
You could try and figure out the public transport schedule when you arrive into a new city after a 14 hour flight. Or you could book a transfer and be driven straight to your hotel where you can freshen up, take a nap, and be ready to explore the city. Transfer companies like Blacklane are perfect for an Amsterdam airport transfer, New York airport transfer, or a transfer in more than 250 cities worldwide.
Schedule in work
Many of us are working while we’re on holiday. If this sounds like you, it’s a good idea to plan this in advance. Do as much as you can before you leave (I often work in the airport before I fly) and if you’re flying long haul, consider paying for wifi and getting stuck in so you don’t have as much to do on the road.
Figure out how much you’ll need to work each day. Will you be able to work at a cafe or does your hotel have great wifi? Do you think you can get a few hours of work in after dinner or would it be better to get up early and get it done before breakfast? Trying to balance travel and work can be a recipe for stress and anxiety, but planning it in will make it much easier for you to do both.
