Map Out an Itinerary for Your Next Trip

You may not be able take a vacation right now, but we can hope that in the near future we will all be able to travel without worry. Spending this down time at home is a good opportunity for you to focus on planning your next trip’s itinerary. Whether it’s a road trip route, a backpacking route, or spending four days in a city you’ve always wanted to explore, come up with a detailed plan to save you time in the future. Plus, planning your trip now will give you something to get excited about and look forward to.

Plan a Stay-Cation 

Since we aren’t sure how long this “social distance” thing could last, it might be a good idea to plan a stay-cation this summer. Who doesn’t love a good stay-cation?! If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it basically means “vacation”, except that you “stay” local in a hotel, bed & breakfast, or even an AirBnb. Discover what’s in your own backyard without the hassle of traveling very far. 

Spend Time Reading Travel-Related Books

Fiction or non-fiction, this would be a good time to start chipping away at that list of books you’ve been wanting to read. Whether to choose something travel-related or not is up to you, but here are some of our favorites: 

• Into Thin Air by Jon Krauker
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Destinations of a Lifetime by National Geographic Society
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• Wild By Nature by Sarah Marquis