{"id":10660,"date":"2016-01-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpack.preview.uk.com\/2016\/01\/10\/how-holidays-alone-in-your-thirties-and-forties-can-massively-improve-your-mind-set\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T22:26:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T21:26:08","slug":"holidays-alone-thirties-forties-can-massively-improve-mind-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/wellness\/holidays-alone-thirties-forties-can-massively-improve-mind-set\/","title":{"rendered":"How holidays alone in your 30s and 40s can massively improve your mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feeling a bit blue?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all been there. You\u2019ve been working hard for years. Friends are getting married and having kids.\u00a0Your days follow the same, self-perpetuating routine: get up, work,\u00a0sleep.\u00a0It\u2019s getting colder and colder, and\u00a0when your\u00a0fried\u00a0brain\u00a0finally\u00a0gets a spare moment you find yourself dreaming of far-flung beaches. Snow-capped mountains. Crystal clear waters on a nameless island.\u00a0\u00a0There\u2019s a handy phrase we at The Flash Pack have for this scenario: my friend, you have\u00a0itchy feet.<\/p>\n

How else do you know if you\u2019ve got itchy feet? Well, feeling negative and\u00a0bored\u00a0are the main\u00a0symptoms. You\u2019re probably tired\u00a0and frustrated\u00a0all the time because you can\u2019t find the motivation for your job\u00a0that\u00a0you used to have.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a07 myths about travelling alone in your 30s\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This makes you a bit\u00a0worried and anxious that life is passing you by.\u00a0A hefty dose of restless sleep\u00a0adds to the condition.\u00a0Stalking travel bloggers on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0and pinning countless pictures of beaches on\u00a0Pinterest\u00a0are also commonly reported side effects.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re desperate for some fun. You long for those days where nothing really mattered,\u00a0when you were deliciously carefree,\u00a0when you had the world at your feet. Your soul is asking to be wild again. A new daydream finds its way into your mind: the one where you\u00a0waltz into the office on Monday morning and\u00a0tell your boss where to stick it…<\/p>\n

WHOA\u00a0THERE\u00a0SAILOR!\u00a0Before you make any drastic decisions, there\u2019s a less permanent cure for the itchy feet syndrome to try beforehand. How does\u00a0an epic two week adventure sound?<\/p>\n

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\u201cBu<\/b>t<\/b>\u2026 I\u2019ve got no<\/b>\u00a0one to go with<\/b>!\u201d we hear you cry. Our response: s<\/b>o what<\/b>?!<\/b>
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This is your chance to do something totally wild – for yourself.\u00a0An adventure. Think of the people you admire \u2013 would they chicken out because they had to do something alone with no\u00a0handholding? No.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not talking about 2 weeks on the beach in St Lucia. We are talking\u00a0a proper trip. A\u00a0nail-biting, pulse-racing, endorphin-soaked, clammy-palmed \u201cwhat the hell am I doing\u201d adventure. A holiday with a difference: one where once in a lifetime decisions are combined with\u00a0more comfortable transport and accommodation\u00a0(you\u2019ve been working your arse off too hard to settle for a cockroach-infested hostel).\u00a0We\u2019re talking Flashpacking.<\/p>\n

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Kiss goodbye to those sleepless nights, those gnawing feels of FOMO and anxiety. A\u00a0two week\u00a0measure of adventure and excitement might be all you need to scratch\u00a0those metaphorical feet once and for all.<\/p>\n

Not convinced a 2-week break can shake you out\u00a0of that rut? Too scared to make that leap? Believe that you\u2019re an anomaly, just because you\u2019re considering a holiday alone in your\u00a030s\u00a0and\u00a040s? Let us change your mind.<\/p>\n

Read more: 5 signs it’s time for a singles holiday<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019re not alone in your wanderlust.<\/b>\u00a0A recent survey\u00a0found that 81% consider travel important to their happiness, and that 71% believe travel to be more important to them than retirement, having a baby and purchasing a home. 50% also spend at least an hour a day daydreaming about travel at work!\u00a0While 35% want to travel with friends, 25% would choose to travel alone.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also proven that\u00a0holidays alone in your\u00a030s\u00a0and\u00a040s\u00a0can massively improve your mind-set.\u00a0<\/b>When asked if\u00a0travel made him happy,\u00a0Stefan Klein, author of\u00a0The Science of Happiness,<\/i>\u00a0responded \u201cthe pleasures of discovery, the joy of meeting people from other backgrounds and finally the thrill of tasting food I would not get at home far exceed the strains of travelling\u201d.\"\"<\/p>\n

These new experiences and changes of perspective change the chemistry of the brain, just like meditation\u00a0or exercise does, with profound effect.\u00a0Here\u2019s just a few more ways\u00a0holidays alone in your\u00a030s\u00a0and\u00a040s\u00a0can improve your outlook on life:<\/p>\n