I think it’s necessary to differentiate travel from vacation. Travel can be hectic and stressful; traveling to a vacation can be full of delays and misery. Once travel ceases, it’s vacation time. I try to establish a routine for myself (and let my husband & daughter figure out their own rhythms & routines). I have a loose itinerary for vacation time - things I want to see, do, eat, etc, but I don’t hold on to any schedule too tightly. Spontaneity is essential!
It takes me quite a while to recover from travelling and then a couple of days to get into a ‘holiday routine’ I always feel a bit stressed about all the new places and opportunities and want to make sure we see and do “all the things” and that takes planning. We recently went away with our 3 young adult sons and so it was a lot easier than when they were little but still took a while to wind down and enjoy it.
I think it’s necessary to differentiate travel from vacation. Travel can be hectic and stressful; traveling to a vacation can be full of delays and misery. Once travel ceases, it’s vacation time. I try to establish a routine for myself (and let my husband & daughter figure out their own rhythms & routines). I have a loose itinerary for vacation time - things I want to see, do, eat, etc, but I don’t hold on to any schedule too tightly. Spontaneity is essential!
It takes me quite a while to recover from travelling and then a couple of days to get into a ‘holiday routine’ I always feel a bit stressed about all the new places and opportunities and want to make sure we see and do “all the things” and that takes planning. We recently went away with our 3 young adult sons and so it was a lot easier than when they were little but still took a while to wind down and enjoy it.