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If you travel for long enough you'll experience all these problems and more. You'll also learn that every problem has a solution. Here are 10 of the most common travel problems and ways to avoid them.
Nov 20, 2018 · izusek/Getty Images. Thanksgiving is one of the busiest—and as a result, most stressful—travel times of the year. With everyone around you trying to get to their holiday destinations, that...
Nov 30, 2018 · • The greatest travel stress associated with the trip planning stage of travel was related to: financial concerns, packing, making travel arrangements, and developing the itinerary. • The most stressful part of traveling to the destination was coping with weather conditions, traffic jams/flight delays, and route finding.
- Financial Concerns. Financial related problems are one of the most stressful issues, and they affect our relationships, our work, and even our health.
- Thinking that Travel Will Solve Your Problems. Travel has lots of positives associated with it, but it won’t fix the problems in your life. For many people travel is a form of escapism, and some think that if only they can go away for a while, it will solve X problem or make X better.
- Planning Travel. The most stressful part of travel for most people actually begins before the trip, it is the trip planning stage. This includes doing travel research, making travel arrangements, making an itinerary, and packing.
- Unrealistic Expectations. Many people daydream about their upcoming vacations, thinking about how wonderful and amazing everything will be once they get to a certain destination.
- Being unprepared. Before you head off abroad, you’ll need to check what jabs are required. You’ll be fine for most of Europe and North America, but for Asia, Africa and South and Central America you’ll want to speak to your GP first.
- Jet lag. Jet lag is very real, as anyone who’s spent eight hours on a plane to travel forward three hours will tell you (that’s a typical London to NYC flight, FYI).
- Travel sickness. Motion sickness is a crafty one, it can come on suddenly, and take a long time to fade. It occurs when your inner ear sends signals to your brain that don’t match what you’re seeing.
- Insect bites. You could be in a tropical rainforest or the Scottish Highlands and still experience a pesky insect bite (or ten). While annoying and itchy, most bites are harmless and will improve on their own, however it’s possible to experience an allergic reaction or contract a disease.
Oct 6, 2023 · Updated on October 6, 2023. Photo: picture alliance/Getty Images. Traveling during the holidays may bring you joy, but it's not without its challenges. It usually means you’re off to see your...
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Nov 23, 2023 · Traveling during the holidays doesn't have to leave you frazzled. Here are some tips to make those travel days easier.
