Travel. Mindful traveling.
The Pursuit of Travel Happiness
Finding the elusive key to perpetual good times on the road.
In travel, we find ourselves in a different reality. It gives us the perspective that changes our psychology.
We’re thrust into situations we’re not always comfortable with and forced to adapt. It’s a sink-or-float lifestyle.
Because of that, we find ourselves living a different life day-in and day-out. The feeling can be exhilarating.
Every day, when I wake up on the road, is something new. I could wake up in a different bed, in a different state, in a different country, or in a different hemisphere.
And what I do to entertain myself during the day is never routine, either. There is limitless potential for our days spent traveling.
It’s the thrill in searching for ‘newness’ — the unknown — that we find happiness on the road.
What do we crave about travel?
Is it the 5-star luxury hotels and all-inclusive resorts? For most like me, it’s not. It’s the opportunity to immerse ourselves in a life unknown to us.
On the road, we meet people and see things unplanned and even unknown to us when we woke up…