While we hope that normalcy returns and we visit our dream locations soon, we have some advice for those experiencing travel anxiety or travel withdrawal symptoms. 

Since most of us are in a state of lockdown right now, the grief of parting with your travel plan coupled by your inability to roam freely - both in your own city and others, can be excruciating. But there’s no need to be dejected. We understand your pain and we too think that this is highly unfair. While there’s no changing the scenario right now, we do have some advice to offer for those experiencing travel anxiety or travel withdrawal symptoms. So take a deep breath, wipe off that hangdog look and put up your best smile, because we present to you 5 unique fixes for your travel withdrawal. 

1. Fund Your Next Trip With Passive Income

The current scenario has resulted in two major revelations to those stuck at home: 

 One - that their stomach is a black hole with a boon of eternal food cravings, and, 

 The second - obscene amount of free time that they have. 

Now we don’t have a solution for your food yearnings, but we have a thoughtful suggestion on productive use of your time. Based on the ongoing situation, your trip has only been postponed - not cancelled. So why not deploy your skills to generate some passive income? It could supplement money for your next trip's budget, and translate to an additional day on your trip. It could even aid you in heightening the overall extravagance of your tour. 

There are other possibilities too - you could plan a holiday for a loved one, giving them that one destination in their bucket list. By now you’ve realised how empty it feels to miss out on the chance to visit a treasured place. So why not help?

2. Plan Your Next Trip in Detail

As we’ve already established, your trip has only been postponed. Not cancelled. So we do have time to plan out your next tour in detail. Where do we begin? Maybe with a destination quiz around the hotels you stayed in and places you visited. Done in a group, it’d bring everyone on the same page and avoid ego tussles. 

You should also prepare catchy playlists and line up some thoughtful reading for this next vacation. You can go through hotel reviews and finalise distinct city-based tours. An adrenaline rush via rock climbing or river rafting can now be planned in deep detail! The current scenario has shown us life’s unpredictable nature. Crossing things off your bucket list is one way you’d not be leaving things to chance.

3. Watch Ramayana 

Doordarshan’s initiative to rerun one of the most successful Indian television series, 'Ramayan', was welcomed with great enthusiasm. It presented us a chance to stroll down memory lane, and revisit all those anecdotes around the show and the actors themselves. While the first run is well underway, many are hopeful of a repeat. Plus, there are streaming services offering you other adaptations that you’re sure to find enjoyable. 

Instead of stressing out over the fun you might be missing from your delayed trip, why not sit together with family and revel in one of the most celebrated series on Indian television? The younger folks, who may be watching it for the first time, could find it fascinating as well. Consider this your opportunity to acquaint them with one of the finest adaptations in Indian mythology. 

4. Board and Card Games at Home

Remember that board game that your father brought when you turned 12? Now might be the right time for you to take that one out. Get your family together, snacks and tea flowing, and play to your heart's content. Let that 12 year old inside you takeover and relive all those cherished memories that may have been buried long inside. It’s not always that we get such extended breaks.Or get that deck of cards out from the dark dungeons of your drawer and play all the creative card games which you lived for back in the day. Use all those borderline shady tricks that you learned from your elder cousin, and enjoy the moment where you beat your family members. Who knows - maybe all that card practice that you do today, might shake the casinos back at Vegas, on your next trip to the States. 

5. Take a stroll down memory lane: Revisit Life & Trips

During a time when you’re faced with travel anxiety and experiencing withdrawal symptoms - asking you to revisit your previous trips may sound like the wrong advice. But hear us out - this might actually be the best time for you to take a stroll through the past in general, and not just your travel experiences. 

Open those cupboards (or phones) and pull out your memories, and revisit your childhood with the contents inside. Pick up the trophy that you won when you were 13 and experience familiar feelings. Enjoy the quirky and confident pose that you made before your first day at work. Take some time to go through your school albums and dive in your memories of your ex-teachers and classmates. You now have time to reconnect with your friends through social media. 

Get your whole family together and view your family photo album right from your parents marriage album, to those with gatherings and celebrations. Maybe even recall the names of the famous dishes (and learn how to cook them) that you’ve had during your travels.

The world outside our homes is battling chaos. While we hope that the world returns to normalcy soon, and we get the chance to visit our dream locations as soon as possible, it’s important to simultaneously prioritise self comfort so we’re ready to step out when it’s time. 

Bucket My List (BML) is an exclusive travel company that consistently goes beyond delivering cookie cutter experiences for its travelers. Every BML journey is crafted with a unique, unexpected touch that makes your experience unforgettable. Choose either to be a part of small escorted group tours (of maximum 16 people) or get your bespoke holiday experience or just travel for ticking an overdue item off your bucket list. When it comes to discovering the world, the possibilities are simply endless. With specialization ranging across culture, wildlife and history, BML unfolds your destination with a genuineness that no one can offer.