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Feel like you need escape? Read these 10 reasons and see if it’s time to hit the road.
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So you finally did it. You moved back home. You gave up on your dreams of being a lifetime traveler in exchange for a pension, a steady paycheck, and a stable home environment.
I love vacation rentals.? I have a husband, 2 kids - and a couple dogs - so when we vacation it’s a moving department store/zoological park.? We are dragging around the favorite bunny for sleeping, the special pillow, extra pup treats and the video games.? That’s a bunch of junk to cram in your run-of-the-mill hotel room.? Vacation Rentals are the perfect alternative - there’s plenty of room, you can cook breakfast (or throw donuts at everyone, including the dogs) so you dont have to get up at 7am while you’re on VACATION.? Bonus points - they usually have a washer and dryer - and more than one TV.? It’s like being at home - but you’re not!? A vacation rental at the beach is a necessity - here’s why:
Music reminds us of our travels, just as much as it inspires us to travel. It urges us to unfold the maps, pack your backpack and hit the road.
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Every time I listen to Pink Floyd??s Shine on You Crazy Diamond, I think back to the Makgadi-kgadi Pans in Botswana. These pans cover 6 177.6 square miles, and from the middle, you can see the curvature of the Earth.
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Buckling my seatbelt on the flight from New York to London, it finally struck me that I was going on this trip to Europe alone.
Call it a delayed reaction, but after months and months of planning my trip, the fear and trepidation of traipsing across a continent all by myself occurred only at the last minute.
Although this solo European adventure was not my first excursion outside my home country, it was the first time I would be traveling alone.
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One of the best parts about traveling is the opportunity to push your comfort zone.
You travel to discover new cultures and ideas, but, as you go, you’ll also unearth unknown aspects of yourself: things you didn’t know you were capable of (like stomaching that scorpion soup) or that you didn’t know you’d love (like the whip of brambles on your legs as you explore a verdant rainforest.)
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Let me start by offering the disclaimer that I have no particular use for what is commonly called a ???vacation.???
“Vacation” is for people who find their vocation unpleasant, and desire to “escape” as often as possible.
For these folks, sitting on a beach is probably the most appropriate option, because the idea of working while on “vacation” would seem repugnant.
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Upon graduating university the last thing I wanted to do was talk about career fairs, interviews and networking.
I had no interest in leaping directly into the rat race world of 9 to 5 and even less interest in establishing a career. Instead, I planned to pack my backpack after that last exam and board a one-way flight to Australia.
The only problem was a serious lack of funds. Students aren??t known for being the richest bunch around and after 5 years of studying my bank balance wasn??t exactly in good shape.
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