{"id":2255,"date":"2012-02-14T19:50:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T03:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.singleoccupancyblog.com\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2023-12-27T21:28:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T01:28:15","slug":"5-tips-for-beating-travel-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlustforone.com\/staging\/3560\/perspectives\/5-tips-for-beating-travel-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Haagen-Dazs, Shoes, and the &#8220;Between Travel&#8221; Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2261\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderlustforone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/travel-countdown.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2261\" title=\"travel-countdown\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderlustforone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/travel-countdown.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What do you do when biding your time between your travels?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>It doesn\u2019t usually hit right away.<\/strong> In the hours and days right after returning from a trip, you\u2019re still coasting around on a cloud of euphoria, filled with the excitement and pleasant memories of the past few days or weeks. And then, after about a week after stepping over your still-packed suitcase for the umpteenth time, the lightness begins to fade, the permanent smile that\u2019s been glued to your face gradually turns downward into a frown, and you start to get really, truly antsy.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Unless you live the lifestyle of a permanent nomad, always on the move, there\u2019s going to come a time when you\u2019re not traveling. When wanderlust strikes, hot and insistent, but your wallet simply has nothing more to give. <em>When \u201chome\u201d becomes the ultimate four-letter word.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The \u201cbetween-travel\u201d blues have arrived.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re like me and it\u2019s been&#8211;gulp!&#8211;almost five months or more since you\u2019ve been anywhere and you\u2019re feeling a bit stir crazy, don\u2019t dive headfirst into a pint of Haagen-Dazs Caramel Cone ice cream and eating the whole thing or buy that fiftieth pair of shoes to help you deal with your wanderlust. So what should you do instead? <strong>Here\u2019s how to beat the between-travel blues:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderlustforone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/running-shoes.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2259\" title=\"running-shoes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderlustforone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/running-shoes.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Challenge yourself through fitness<\/h2>\n<p>Plan to do something ballsy and athletic on your next trip that you\u2019ve never done before. Sign up for a road race like a 5K or a marathon. Plan to climb a mountain. Maybe go scuba diving. Aim for any fitness challenge that&#8217;s going to require you to do some training. Not only will training help pass the time between trips, all of that aerobic activity will do your body and mind a world of good.<\/p>\n<h2>Make saving money a game<\/h2>\n<p>Use a coin jar to save your coins or set aside all of the five-dollar bills you get to ramp up your savings. Find creative ways to make extra money or cut back on your expenses. Who knows? Keeping your eye on the prize might help pass the time until your next adventure and before you know it, you\u2019ll be on your way to your next big trip in no time with a little extra cash in your pocket.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderlustforone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMAG0695.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2260\" title=\"welcome-new-jersey-sign\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wanderlustforone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMAG0695-600x356.jpg?resize=600%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Take short cheap trips close to home and practice the art of observation<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re open to adventure, you can find tons of options for short-term, short-distance travel closer to home that can satisfy your travel jones. And while you\u2019re away, <strong>why not try practicing the art of observation and honing your senses?<\/strong> Looking, hearing, touching, and eating aren\u2019t the same thing as seeing, listening, feeling, and tasting. Sharpen your senses by really paying attention experiencing your surroundings from a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n<h2>Get creative<\/h2>\n<p>I created a video from my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanderlustforone.com\/travel-tales\/6-days-3000-miles\/\">cross-country road trip<\/a> from 3 years ago that never fails to put a smile on my face. And although I cannot share it with you here (don\u2019t have a license for the music\u2026bummer), the images and sounds take me back to what was the most amazing six days of my life. Other ideas? Scrapbook. Edit the best of the best of your photos and make yourself a slideshow for your computer at work. Turn all of your receipts and <em>objets trouv\u00e9s<\/em> into works of art. <strong>Celebrating and sharing past travel memories is a great way to pass the time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Share someone else\u2019s joy in travel<\/h2>\n<p>Although it will be four! long! months! before my next solo trip, I get a such kick out of talking about travel with friends and colleagues who have travel plans between now and then. I\u2019ve learned so much about Turks and Caicos, Panama, and South Africa, places I wasn\u2019t interested in before, and as a result I\u2019m considering putting these places on my own list of desirable destinations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you handle the \u201cbetween travel\u201d blues?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It doesn\u2019t usually hit right away. 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