We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.
By Cosi Fry
When it comes to travel, two of the top priorities are always going to be safety and efficiency. Depending on where you’re coming from and where you’re going to, you can mix-and-match those two concepts to figure out the ideal way to get from one place to another.
Originally posted on September 20, 2018 @ 4:17 am
By Cosi Fry
If you are considering planning a trip somewhere, one of the first things that you’re going to have to figure out is where you’re going to be staying. While you do have a lot of options for places that can qualify as a home base for you while traveling or on vacation, there are some choices that are going to be more appealing than others. So if you’re on the fence about whether you should start looking up hotels or checking out some other options, here are three reasons you should consider staying at a resort over anything else available to you.
The Recreation Aspect
Some of the options that you may be considering when booking lodging for your trip could include things like hotels, hostels, rental homes, camping, couch surfing, and more. And although some of these options have positive qualities to them, none of them can offer what a resort can offer you, especially when it comes to the recreation aspect. According to Koshal of DifferenceBetween.com, resorts have the capabilities to give you access to recreation and relaxation amenities that you just can’t get from your typical hotel or rental property. So if you’re wanting to stay somewhere where the grounds and amenities are all part of the experience, a resort is perfect for you.
An All-Inclusive Price
At most resorts, almost everything that you receive or have access to all comes at an all-inclusive price. While there are some resorts that will charge you for additional things, “all-inclusive” resorts tout their abilities to provide you with everything you could need all for the upfront price that you’re paying. Not only can this help to encourage you to take advantage of anything and everything the resort has to offer you, but Susan Breslow Sardone, a contributor to Trip Savvy, shares that these types of resorts can also make it easier than ever for you to stick to your budget. By knowing what all your costs are going to be before you get to your accommodations, it can reduce a lot of the financial stress that comes with traveling.
Better Security
Resorts are often located on large campuses that have all type of out buildings, clubhouses, lodges and more that make up the entirety of the property. Because of this, Michael Lewis, a contributor to Money Crashers, shares that resorts often have better security on their property and to their rooms than other forms of lodging. Especially if you’re traveling to an area that has civil unrest or high levels of crime, you may find yourself feeling much safe at a resort than any other available room.
If you’re about to book a stay somewhere, consider choosing a resort over the other lodging options you may have chosen before.
Originally posted on January 14, 2019 @ 9:05 am
By Cosi Fry
You may think it would be challenging to find great activities to occupy your time in the middle of November in the “Windy City.” Chicago, however, is a booming place to visit any time of the year. There is a strong sense of community among citizens of the city, and the social scene is always warm.
Originally posted on November 2, 2018 @ 3:04 am
By Cosi Fry
Going out hunting can be an incredibly satisfying experience. But, there are details that you can handle in advance to make sure some aspects of your hunting trips go more smoothly, and you can avoid some of the anxiety that comes in certain circumstances, especially if you’re traveling abroad to your hunting destinations.
Five tips, in particular, include making sure your equipment is ready to go, planning trips to your favorite locations, potentially creating a vacation out of the experience, trying to use your prey as food, and taking the opportunity to meet other hunters while you’re out and about as well.
Get Your Equipment Straight
A big part of the satisfaction that comes from hunting will be by the fact that you pay attention to the accessories that you need during your trips. This can include using rangefinders or other equipment that makes your shooting better match your circumstances and skill levels. Even things like gun stands or cleaning equipment will help out your cause to make everything more convenient and efficient.
Travel To Your Ideal Location
Do you know what the best locations for hunting are? Find out what other people say, and then tweak the possibilities to fit your budget, your interests, and your time requirements. There are obviously different seasons that you would prefer, but beyond that, you can find information about what types of environments cater to the type of animal that you want to hunt, or perhaps just the overall type of experience that you’d be interested in having.
Create a Vacation Out of the Experience
And you can combine hunting with the idea of your vacation as well Plan on going to Alaska to soak up some of the tourist attractions up there? Add hunting to your list of activities. Anywhere that you go with wilderness is probably going to have some accessibility to particularly interesting areas if hunting is your priority. And though hunting exotic animals is often frowned upon, you can still go on safaris during vacations as well.
Use Your Prey For Food
To have a great hunting experience, it’s generally a good idea to consider that whatever you’re hunting can work for dining as well. In other words, if you’re going to kill an animal, you might as well eat it too. This prevents some animal activists from getting on your case about killing for sport as well.
Meet Locals When You’re Out and About
And when you travel to hunt, you’re bound to find all sort of interesting people to talk to as well. Though hunting itself may be a largely silent endeavor, you can always toss back a few drinks with the local hunters and pick up some color at your final destinations.
Originally posted on October 11, 2016 @ 7:36 am
By Cosi Fry
You are solidly in the middle of some major life change. You’ve got your coins, you’ve been working your steps, you’re making your meetings, and your sponsor is pretty proud of you. You have a fresh new view of the world through clean eyes, and your eyes want to see more of it.
Ways to travel and support your new sobriety
Planning your trip with sobriety in mind is a new direction. Where can you go? Are you traveling alone or with a friend? Do you need support? Each of these questions has to be thought through to enable you to continue to be victorious in your battle with addiction.
Where to go
Where you are in your recovery will have the greatest impact on where you go. If you are in the maintenance phase of change, and you can deal with outside influences, the doors are really open to you. Just be aware and recognize that no one is ever not an addict once they were one, and do not allow yourself to be in environments that are stacked against you standing strong.
If you are newly sober, maybe choosing to stay at a luxury treatment center would be an option. Spending time in a relaxing, comfortable, spa environment that focuses on drug and alcohol treatment can help you make significant progress towards your sober life.
Part of breaking the chains of addiction is separating yourself from destructive relationships. Putting some distance between you and those who might drag you back under will help you win.
Alone or with company
If you are alone, how confident in your sobriety are you? Will not having a friend with you allow you to sneak or sample your way back into your addictive behavior?
If you are traveling with a companion, how on board with your treatment are they? Are they sober too? If they are not, are they ok with a sober trip?
Or is your companion still looking for a good time, and does their good time involve heavy drinking or drug use? How are you going to handle a moment when they are under the influence and you are not?
So many questions, but so important if you want to stop living a destructive lifestyle.
Support systems
Just the same as if you are home, you can’t do this alone. Make sure you have a way to reach your sponsor or your clinician. Always have a way of contacting and being contacted. Having someone to hold you accountable and being accountable will go along way to your success.
Taking a break and finding some peace and relaxation can go along way towards reducing your stress levels and helping you stay on your road to recovery.
Originally posted on September 16, 2016 @ 12:31 am