We don’t know about you, but travel gives us all the feels. Travel is one of those things that has the power to conjure a spectrum of emotions – from sheer frustration through to absolute euphoria.
How many of these travel feels have you experienced?
- Feeling overwhelmed when you’re trying to squeeze every little thing into your holiday planning
- That initial buzz when you actually book your trip
- A second-round buzz when you’re waiting to board and it all becomes real
- The anxiety that creeps in when you leave the house and wonder what you’ve forgotten. Packing hacks, people!
- A blend of exhaustion and excitement when you finally arrive
- Pure joy when you discover free airport wi-fi that doesn’t constantly drop out
- Unbridled ecstasy when you get an upgrade to the next cabin / a better room
- Frustrated at being stuck on the aisle when the stranger next to you wants to get up every half hour
- Hand-sweating, heart-stopping panic when you see the air bridge close and you’re not on the plane
- Uncontrollable energy on your first morning waking up in a new city...
- ...and the inevitable jet-lag crash by mid-afternoon
- Annoyed at having to live out of a suitcase after one day. How do travel bloggers do it?!
- Chuffed when someone mistakes you for a local because you look like you know where you’re going
- Smug when locals ask how you found their favourite bar away from the tourist traps
- Terrified (in a good way) for your first bungee, shark dive, or taste of haggis
- The accomplishment of taking a cliché travel selfie
- A sense of obligation to introduce new foreign friends to the Tim-Tam slam
- Flattered when someone compliments your adorable accent...
- ...and mildly offended when someone mistakes your Aussie twang for an English accent
- Totally zen when you find a beautiful corner of the globe and feel that magical connection with nature
- The butterflies and buzz of a holiday romance
- Homesick. Enough said.
- A sense of achievement when you spend every last cent of foreign currency at the airport shops
- The comfort of finally being home in your own bed