No Itinerary Needed: The Case for Unplanned Travel
For many of us, warmer weather is the siren call pulling us away from desks, luring us into the sky, and onto the road.
I hopped in a car on Easter with friends and found myself in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood, eating cheesesteak pierogies and playing shuffleboard in a near-empty bar. It wasn’t your typical, traditional “holiday” — but it was exactly what we all needed: a break.
A recent study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Motel 6 found that, regardless of whether or not spontaneous travel is healthy or responsible, 73% of respondents are down to travel at any given moment. The same study also found that 75% of respondents felt the travel itself, not the destination, was the best part of traveling.
But when you suddenly find yourself with a free afternoon, is it actually good for you to hop in the car and go somewhere new — sans plans?
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