10 Ideas For Travelling: Where, How and What
When you’re someone that loves to travel, or wants to be able to travel as much as possible, life can seem so exciting. You’ll often find that you’re able to add so many new experiences to your life, broaden your horizons, and make a lot of memories at the same time.
At the same time, it can also be a lot of hard work – in the sense of being able to enjoy it, it’s often handy to be organised and prepared as much as you possibly can.
It’s always easy to think about going on holiday / vacation and think about how you’ll enjoy yourself as much as possible but there’s always the worry process involved with travelling but – there’s only so much you need to be worried about so it always makes sense to be as organised as possible.
One of the best things about travelling is the fact that you can travel to any destination you like. It’s something which should be free-spirited and whilst it’s not always the case, it always makes sense to plan your holiday before hand – making sure you’re prepared so you can make the most of your holiday, right from the beginning.
Let’s take a look at some of the how’s and what’s which you may need to think about…
1. Know Where You Want To Go
To start with, it’s going to help you if you know where you want to go. 🙂 Sometimes, you may feel as if you just want to wing it and see where the wind takes you but how can you prepare?
Instead, you just need to make sure that you know where you’re going, when you’re going and plan ahead. You may even want to switch things up and travel to different cities or even visit the countryside and coast!
The best part about holidays is that you can plan ahead to spend time in places you want to visit. From city to countryside, coast to mountains – the list is endless!
2. Do Some Research
You know where you want to go so now the next step is doing your research. Think about the different places you want to visit and see if you can do things in one trip – research different places.
It’s always good to know some information about a place before you travel – this will give you a sense of what to do and may give you a few good ideas for your trip. See what’s out there and what you’d like to see!
3. Make A List
Lists! A great way to make sure you’re organised – think about making a list of things you want to do and see. It’ll help you enjoy the travel process much more.
Plan out your days and make sure you try and get everything done as this will turn simple memories into fond memories – you’ll always look back and remember trips like this in the best way.
4. Find Somewhere To Stay
Next – you need to know where you’re going to stay and this is something which you should book and research before travelling. It’s always helpful to check out different places online and see what suits your budget too.
If you’re going to different locations – check out the different places and switch things up. From a luxury KL condo to a quaint country cottage, try different places as this can make your travel more varied and rewarding.
5. Find Your Flights
Next up, you’re going to want to book your flights – or initial flight if you’re going for longer or you’re not sure when you’ll be back!
The thing about going for a longer time is that you want to make sure you can get to where you need to – at the right time.
It’s the same if you wish to get yourself around a few different places too. So try to book early / in advance to get the flights and travel route you want.
6. Have An Idea Of What To Do
It’s a good idea for you to know what you want to do and visit in each location your travel to.
Do you want to rest?
Do you want to explore?
Eat?
See the sights?
The exact what doesn’t matter here but it’s always good to get a sense of what you’d like to do and this all falls into the planning ahead category too. 🙂
7. Pack Light
When you’re looking to go traveling, you don’t really want to have tons and tons of stuff with you. Instead, you need to pack light.
This is easier said than done, especially if you’re going for longer than 1-2 weeks, however you can take a look at different packing ideas as many offer solutions and options to pack more efficiently and styling things in ways to work well together.
8. Eat Well
The next thing that you might want to think about is what you want to eat when you’re traveling. Even if you’re not a foodie – do your research for the different areas and make sure there’s something to suit you and your diet.
Feeling adventurous? Try the local cuisine – it’s a nice idea to think about when you’re on the move and to experience everything you can.
9. See It All
You’re going to want to make sure that you see as much of the places you’re going to. Overall, this is the main goal so get your list ready and tick off everything.
Travelling is wonderful, you get to experience so much by visiting different places and you make wonderful memories to look back on.
10. Make Friends
Finally, try and be as social as possible – when you’re travelling, you can meet and talk to so many people and everyone will have a great story to share!
This is the way to experience things – get out there and socialise. Have fun, meet others and talk to people as you can learn so much by listening to people and their experiences.
Make memories and you never know – you may make friends for life so be open to socialising and making friends. It’s all a part of the travel experience.
Is there a process you follow when travelling? Have you got your holidays planned for this year?
Let me know!
Layla x
