Most people lack both the time and money required to travel as much as they would want to. Fortunately, there are ways to feed your wanderlust without being on the move.
“Wanderlust is a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.”
“I have incurable wanderlust so if I’m not traveling, I’m thinking about traveling or planning my next getaway". If the travel bug has also bitten you, and I suspect many of you have, you know exactly the condition I’m referring to. Obviously we can’t be traveling all the time but it doesn’t seem healthy to keep wanderlust at bay while we’re tending to every day responsibilities.
Here are some things you can do to feed that wanderlust while you’re waiting for the next adventure.
Without a doubt, Instagram has become a source for all things creative and inspirational. Over the years, it’s expanded outside being just an app for friends and family to connect with each other. There’s a place for everyone now – foodies, fitness junkies, artists, filmmakers, and one of my favorites- those with wanderlust.
I’m in love with scrolling through my feed to see beautiful snapshots of beautiful vacation getaway and also tropical locations. It can have an impact on you because you have the anticipation of the trip and you get to look up all kinds of interesting facts and destinations, which build even more excitement! I have stacks and stacks of travel guides and magazines that I love to flip through again and again.
“I’m going to go ahead and lead with a word of warning: If you don’t want to find yourself gripped by insatiable wanderlust, stop reading now. I repeat, stop reading now!”
One of the easiest ways to feed your wanderlust is to simply pick up a book. Books can take you anywhere in the world. You can choose from stories about far off lands or you can read a non-fiction book filled with pictures of beautiful landscapes. Either way, you will be taken on a wonderful journey that you wished was reality.
Besides Instagram you have Pinterest. Pinterest is for feeding your wanderlust. There is an entire section dedicated to travel. It is filled with the more incredible pictures of incredible places.
You don’t have to travel the globe to feed your wanderlust. Every town and village holds their local attractions. Do some research on your town and neighboring towns and plan a mini-vacation where you can see new and exciting things and meet new people. You would be surprised how much traveling you can do in your own area.
Sometimes just enjoying the beauty of your own area is one of the best ways to feed your wanderlust. Instead of heading straight home after work, take a route you have never taken before and see things you've never seen before.
One of the most exciting things about traveling is hearing the music of new places. Search for the most amazing and popular music from around the globe and create your ultimate wanderlust playlist.
Movies exist to provide us with a sense of escapism. Being able to press pause on our own lives and play on someone else’s is why we watch them, after all. But some films don’t just offer us a glimpse of someone’s life, they take us to parts of the world we’ve never seen – and leave us aching to go there, ourselves.
You don’t have to travel the globe to try things and have great new experiences. I hope that these tips will satisfy your need to travel while still fueling your excitement for your next great adventure.
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