Published on 12, July, 2020
Do you enjoy going abroad and/or travelling within your own country?
I've only been to a few countries in my life, all in Europe.
So, what makes you feel you need to have a 'holiday' in another place from home?
Some of my motivations:
1. Because it's the 'done thing' so I think a part of it was to fit in with the 'crowd'.
2. To experience other cultures and see some beauty in the world (that was Italy).
Against:
1. I hate the journey.
2. I worry about leaving my home untended.
3. I feel deeply disorientated by hotel rooms etc.
4. I feel deeply disorientated by being in 'strange' places.
5. I feel deeply disorientated by the change in routine.
6. I hate heat and don't swim so beach holidays are out.
7. Financial restraints.
I think I get less stressed by travelling in the UK, with knowing I can get home quickly if required.
How about you?
I used to enjoy the excitement when I was younger, but much of it from the airport onwards involved alcohol which helped me relax.
Anyway, I took a trip to Malta a couple of months back. I used to live there and thought I’d revisit my old home.
The stress was unbearable. I left my first hotel due to the noise. I could hear chairs scraping and buses hissing constantly. I went to another hotel on the island and developed a lift phobia. I had major panic, convinced I’d get stuck and die. I’d sometimes leap out before the doors shut. God knows what they thought if they could see me on CCTV!
I barely slept the whole time. Hardly spoke to anyone. Would hide in the corner when I went out to eat. I questioned how I ever lived there and ran a business. It was all down to the routine and structure I once had. Also, the fact that I was engrossed in my interests. Without this, I flounder big time and anxiety takes over.
The flight was unbearable too. There was a constant queue to the toilet which meant having someone’s buttocks stuffed in my face for three hours. No thanks. Never again.
I can relate to a lot of that.
In fact, hotel rooms are a big problem for me as I usually sleep in my own quiet room, at the back of the house, alone.
The old saying 'there's no place like home' is quite true for some of us.
Debbie Your sleeping place sounds perfect!