You can spend weeks if not months planning a holiday, ensuring you pick the best possible destination, great accommodation and memorable activities. But how often do you pay the same attention to how you get there or how you get around during your trip? Consciously making every journey part of the experience will enhance the experience more than you might imagine.
Ways to travel during your holiday
Being inventive with how you get around is all part of the fun. Private car or standard public transport aren’t your only options! Finding your travel style will help you embrace journeys in every holiday.
- Take a train – some of the greatest rail journeys in the world are holidays in themselves, but plenty are just a few hours and a staggering, romantic way to get from A to B.
- Choose a cruise – move between multiple destinations by sea, with all the facilities you need onboard.
- Sail the coastline – travel from quiet coves and small villages to refined towns by yacht, sailing under your own steam or in a fully crewed vessel.
- Lace up your boots – and hike between rural retreats along mountain paths.
- Hop on a bike – and peddle from town to town, passing through beautiful countryside on the way.
Why your journeys deserve attention
1. Creating anticipation
Part of the pleasure of travel comes from looking forward to it. When you choose a slower or more considered route, you give yourself time to build excitement rather than rushing straight from your front door to your destination. This might include choosing to cross borders by train rather than taking a plane.
2. Minimising stress
Many travellers focus on speed, assuming the fastest option will automatically create the smoothest holiday. In reality, rushing can create pressure. Failing to properly plan journeys can also be stressful, potentially leaving you stranded or facing premium charges. Planning in comfortable journeys in advance will reduce stress during your trip, ensuring you can enjoy every second to the full.
3. Gaining spontaneous moments
Some of the best travel stories come from experiences that cannot be planned for. These moments appear when you leave space in your schedule for small detours. When hiking or cycling away from main roads and tourist routes, you have a greater chance of spontaneous encounters that will enrich your trip. These range from wildlife spots to authentic local eateries to heritage sites.
These encounters create a stronger sense of place because they connect you with everyday life rather than attractions designed specifically for visitors. Travellers who move too quickly often miss these opportunities.
4. Adding luxury
Luxury doesn’t always depend on five-star hotels or exclusive experiences. Often, it comes from feeling comfortable, unhurried and well cared for throughout your trip, and that is grounded in how you get around.
For example, cruise holidays mean every journey is managed for you, in accordance with a schedule that’s been meticulously planned down to the hour. All you need to do is be on time and you have a stress-free holiday that flows. The facilities on board enhance the experience. This is especially true of premium cruise lines like Oceania Cruises that offer gourmet dining and extensive gratuities that make every aspect of travel effortless.
5. Encouraging deeper connections
When you slow down and focus on making journeys part of connecting to your destination, you create more opportunities to engage with the people and places around you and learn more about the area’s unique character. This can be the difference between making a good holiday a great one.
The same principle applies with strengthening connections when travelling with a partner, family or friends. Shared journeys give you time to talk and reflect on experiences, renewing old bonds and establishing memories that will last.
