If travelling has recently lost some of its appeal for you then it is time to find a new approach that gets you excited again. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to once again feel as enthusiastic about travelling as you once did?
There is no longer any need to feel rather jaded or indifferent about travelling anymore. Just try out a few of these tips and you will love seeing the world again just like you used to.
Do a Good Deed
Maybe you sometimes feel vaguely guilty about travelling when you see the poverty and hardship suffered by the locals in different places. It is clear that not everyone has the chance to see the world in a way that suits them and this can be an uncomfortable truth when you travel to developing countries.
Perhaps the simplest way to feel pleasure while travelling is to do a good deed at the same time. This can range from carrying out to voluntary work to carrying out a charity challenge to raise money.
You can do this sort of thing anywhere you go, from doing voluntary work in an exotic country to taking on a UK charity challenge close to home. In the same way, you could also try a charity challenge from home or work on a voluntary basis without travelling too far.
By doing this you are putting something back into the world and the community you are visiting. It is clear that changing the world is a huge task but why not get started on doing your little bit while you travel?
Whichever way you choose to do it, you will get a great deal of satisfaction out of doing a good deed. This can take away any feelings of guilt that you may have about being able to travel when so many others can’t do this.
Get Out on a Bike
Another of the reasons why you might have lost some of the pleasure of travelling is that you could have lost some of the contact with the people and areas that you visit. This is a common complaint among people who now travel in a more comfortable, luxurious way but feel that they have lost something along the way.
In this case, a smart move is to recover this contact by getting out on a bike whenever you arrive to somewhere new and want to explore. This could be easy to do and might just involve hiring a bike in your destination and exploring the local area in this way.
Another option is to get there in an exciting way by cycling all the way from your home. This can be easier than you think if you cycle London to Paris with an organised group, for example.
Other alternatives for regaining this contact with your surroundings include walking more or travelling on the local transport that the people who live there use. If you give these different methods a try then you will feel completely different than you would if you got around in buses and taxis all the time.
Travel with Friends or Solo
It can be frustrating to not have someone to share incredible new experiences with when you discover new places and amazing sights. Equally, it can be annoying to always have people around that don’t want to do the same things that you do.
While many people love to travel solo, others prefer to do it with others instead. Yet others like to mix things up by sometimes travelling alone and at other times with friends in a group.
To make the right decision for any trip you need to first of all understand what you want to get out of it. Do you want lots of peaceful thinking time or do you want to get out and enjoy the nightlife with a big group?
By understanding what you want from the trip you can then decide whether it is best done on your own or with others. These are fundamentally different ways of travelling that will bring you completely different experiences and pleasures.
Certain locations lend themselves to fun groups, while others may be more suited to solo travelling. This means that you should take the destination into account as much as your personality and needs.
Don’t just settle for half-hearted trips when you can re-discover the job of living and travelling instead. Just take the time to think about what could put the smile back on your face the next time that you leave home.
