Travel
- The Ultimate Holiday Checklist: Preparing Your Finances
A holiday is one of the most expensive purchases most people will make during the course of a year, and it is often only a possibility when finances have been planned to the last penny. Too many people book a vacation because of its initial price, but...
- Holidaying At Home: Why It’s Not Such A Terrible Idea
In the latter part of the last century, the wide availability and relative low cost of air travel made holidaying abroad an achievable dream. Costa-del-Sols and home-from-homes have sprung up in Spain and Greece, and 18 year olds seek rite-of-passage...
- Ideas For The Next Easter Holidays
Summer may only just be bidding us farewell but many families are already planning their Easter break for next year. This may seem a little premature to some but in reality it makes an awful lot of sense. The October half term will invariably be cold,...
- The Benefits Of A Weekend Getaway
How often do you give yourself a break – a proper chance to recuperate and recharge your batteries? Busy schedules demand so much attention that some people never stop, but this can be detrimental to our physical and mental health, productivity and...
- All Taken Care Of: Luxury All-inclusive Holidays
Luxury all-inclusive holidays were once the preserve of the ultra-rich. But lately, all inclusive holidays have been designed to make that luxury experience available to an increasing number of holidaymakers. If you’re planning on booking...
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Holidaying Alone – Is It Worth It?
Different people go on holiday for different things.
Some go to be active, to partake in games or extreme sports. Some go to be able to spend time with their families somewhere as far away from the stresses and strains of home life as possible. Some go with the intention of soaking up the culture while others only intend to soak up the sun as their lounge by the pool.
Ultimately the purpose of a holiday should be to do what you want to do, not what other people think you should or what society demands. To think that there should be one standard model of what you should do with your week or two weeks off is ludicrous. After all, how is a trekking holiday in Peru at all similar to a beach holiday in Dubai? If everyone did the same thing, how boring would life be?
Some of us can feel that we spend every waking moment of our lives with other people, particularly if we live in a city or built up area or if you have children. Whether you're at work, in the gym, at home in the living room or even in bed, you're with someone with never a moment to yourself.
Company is great, but it can leave us all crying out for a moment or two alone. Time to think about things; time to just be ourselves. As human beings, we need that.
If the only way you are able to get that time is to take yourself, and just yourself, on holiday, then so be it. Solo holidays are becoming increasingly popular and are widely accepted as being a commonplace activity.
Spa holidays are perhaps the best idea for those who would like to holiday alone. They have been specifically designed for people who use their holiday time to relax, to rejuvenate and to rehabilitate – people like you.
A spa holiday is not some light-hearted treat, like having an extra biscuit with your morning coffee or staying in bed a little bit longer at the weekend. It is something that is absolutely vital to your long term health. The positive effects of some time to yourself could be immeasurable, allowing your brain to rest and recover and for your body to receive some much-needed attention, like professional massages or a good swim.
If you can't do what you want on holiday, when can you?
Stop worrying about everybody else, and focus on you for a change. Ask what you want to do and then do it! Holiday alone can be worth it if you put your time off to good use and a few days or a full week away on a spa retreat is the perfect activity to recharge your batteries.
Photo by nromagna via Flickr Creative Commons
- The Ultimate Holiday Checklist: Preparing Your Finances
A holiday is one of the most expensive purchases most people will make during the course of a year, and it is often only a possibility when finances have been planned to the last penny. Too many people book a vacation because of its initial price, but...
- Holidaying At Home: Why It’s Not Such A Terrible Idea
In the latter part of the last century, the wide availability and relative low cost of air travel made holidaying abroad an achievable dream. Costa-del-Sols and home-from-homes have sprung up in Spain and Greece, and 18 year olds seek rite-of-passage...
- Ideas For The Next Easter Holidays
Summer may only just be bidding us farewell but many families are already planning their Easter break for next year. This may seem a little premature to some but in reality it makes an awful lot of sense. The October half term will invariably be cold,...
- The Benefits Of A Weekend Getaway
How often do you give yourself a break – a proper chance to recuperate and recharge your batteries? Busy schedules demand so much attention that some people never stop, but this can be detrimental to our physical and mental health, productivity and...
- All Taken Care Of: Luxury All-inclusive Holidays
Luxury all-inclusive holidays were once the preserve of the ultra-rich. But lately, all inclusive holidays have been designed to make that luxury experience available to an increasing number of holidaymakers. If you’re planning on booking...