Hey Reader!

I hope you’re having a wonderful day! I’m back in Utah, getting settled and figuring out wtf this new season of life is going to look like.

That means I’m moving a little slower because I want to be intentional with how I move forward in both life and business.

For the rest of this year, you’ll be getting the Indie Travel Dispatch every other week instead of weekly.

Thanks in advance for understanding! In the meantime, you can browse the blog or start the travel planning course! (Use the EMAIL15 code for a discount.)
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Do you give yourself time and space to re-enter everyday life after a trip? 🤔

It definitely takes a minute to adjust, which is what we’re going to chat about today.

I find this topic often overlooked in conversations about travel. We focus so much on planning and living the experience, but rarely talk about the process of coming home.
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Giving ourselves time to unwind, reflect, and relax after traveling can help us integrate all we’ve gained from the experience! 💯

When planning my Toronto trip, I chose a Thursday evening return flight so I would have the weekend to spend with my love and settle back into our home.

This also gave me time to ponder what I learned from the experience and how those insights might be useful as I move forward.

Although integrating new information doesn’t happen overnight, making time to process the experience is super helpful! If you don’t already build in downtime when you get home, I highly recommend it.
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Coming home is also a great time to introduce changes you’ve been wanting to make, like exploring an interest or starting a new practice. 🙌

Traveling breaks us out of our routines, giving us an opportunity to create new ones or adjust current ones when we return.

Although it’s easy to slip back into old patterns when we get home, the disruption of travel gives us a break from them and can help us reset.

Then we can intentionally choose which habits and routines we want to incorporate as we step back into our lives at home.
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Do you have any tips or practices that help you settle back into your everyday life?

I’d love to know! Hit reply and tell me what works for you.

There are a few ways I do this for myself. Is this something you want to hear more about?
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The holidays are just around the corner, which means it’s nearly time to start thinking about 2023 travels!

If you want to up your travel planning game, don’t forget about the How to Plan Your Own Unique & Affordable International Trips course. You can still use the EMAIL15 code to claim your 15% discount. 😊

Indie Travel Inspiration

Coming back from beautiful fall colors has me thinking about my tree friends. Here’s a bit of nature inspiration for you!

Travel News

Here are a couple of stories that may be useful in planning your future travels!

• ​10 Best Travel Credit Cards to Apply for Right Now - I get a lot of questions about travel hacking (using points and rewards for free travel) so I thought this might be helpful!
• ​Asia is reopening and so are its coolest neighborhoods - Many Asian countries have had some of the strictest covid restrictions throughout the pandemic. Now they’re starting to lift!

That’s all for this week, my friend! I hope this week’s email got you thinking about the different ways you can make coming home a smooth transition.

Thanks for your feedback last week about which topics you want to see -- travel stories came out on top. Since I’ve been wanting to do more of that type of writing, I was excited to see that you enjoy it too! Stay tuned…

See you in a couple weeks!

Cheers,

Annie

P.S. You’re amazing and deserve to have all your wildest dreams come true! Look at how far you’ve already come! Keep going. 💚