5 WAYS TO CURE YOUR WANDERLUST WHILE AT HOME

Traveling is amazing and once you start doing it, you start to crave for more. It's expensive to travel so you probably have to stay at home for some time before traveling again - just to gain more money. During that time, your wanderlust might grow and it might feel miserable to stay at your home. I've been there and that's the reason why I decided that I could help you by giving you some ideas on how to cure your wanderlust.


1. Read a travel-related book
Books about traveling have been trendy always. I love real stories and it's incredibly fascinating to read about all the adventures someone has gone through. The fictive stories are interesting, too. Here are some book recommendations for you:

Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie
Around the world in 80 days - Jules Verne
The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway
Kim - Rudyard Kipling
Life of Pi - Yann Martel

2. Decorate your room

One of the best ways to cure your wanderlust is to decorate your room. My room is strongly travel themed and it always reminds me of my past trips and all the future trips I want to do someday. Decorating isn't as expensive as you might think - for example, some pillow covers change the look of your room a lot. In my room, I have some souvenirs from my travels, for example, three posters from New York. I have a world map as well and a wallpaper with names of cities around the world.

My wallpaper

3. Travel in your hometown
Traveling doesn't always mean that you have to fly to the other side of the world. You can explore your hometown and try seeing it differently. If you usually use the bus, try using a bike. Try to explore some areas that you don't usually spend time in. You might find a new favorite cafe, discover a small theatre or meet new people. It might be useful to buy a travel guide of your town/area so you can pretend to be a tourist.

Maybe rent a city bike?

4. Watch travel-themed movies

This is similar to reading travel-related books. I wanted to give you some ideas on what to watch so here you go:

Mamma Mia 2
Eat, pray, love
The secret life of Walter Mitty
Indiana Jones (any of them)
Before Sunrise
Amélie
Due Date



5. Go through your old travel photos and delete the bad ones
If you are anything like me, you might find your computer, camera, and phone full of travel photos. They take a lot of space so you are doing yourself a favor by going through them. At the same time, you can look back into your travels and maybe even order some photos to create an album. Also, you can order some photos to put up on your wall. It takes a lot of time but it's totally worth it!

One way to use your photos as decor

Travel themed decoration

I hope you found this post helpful!
-TH