Take A Trip to …
There is the theory that some people travel for therapy. That the modern vacation has become more then just a chance to see new things, eat in an exotic restaurants and shop for local souvenirs. That we have allowed our lives to become filled with so much daily stress and pressure that people look at vacation as a medical escape to return to a normal state of sanity. That vacation has some sort of healing power. Looking for a way to recover from stress at work, a bad break-up or to escape a problem people don’t call a friend, don’t call a doctor but instead call a travel agent.
“Take two trips and call me in the morning!”
-Karen Schaler-
The issue with travel therapy is that the problem you went on vacation to escape will still exist when you return but perhaps you will have gained a new magical vacation perspective. When I booked this trip to Abu Dhabi I might have been looking for a little escape, a little travel therapy, however just knowing that soon I was going be on the plane to a new adventure I started to wonder what did I need to change before I left so I wouldn’t want to travel to heal but instead travel to celebrate a great year!
The idea of theme travel trips appeals to me. From the weekend farewell celebration, to a girls adventure at the cottage travel to celebrate each other travel to celebrate is much more joyful and perhaps just as transformative.
Kuwait City, KUWAIT
Christine Oastler is a freelance travel writer, teacher and artist, currently living in Mahboula, Kuwait. Born and raised in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Christine obtained her Bachelor of Arts at Trent University and her Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University. Currently traveling around the Middle East she finds herself riding the odd camel and embracing a new culture!