Which vacation do you want?
In the fast-paced world of today, there are barely any time periods when everyone takes a down time. However, the month of December is one period when everyone across the world takes the vacation to ring in the new year and celebrate Christmas as well. While some stay at home, it is often a tradition among people to travel to a new place as vacation demands being away from the usual surroundings. They are often well-planned vacations and act as an opportunity to take a down time from the hectic year and set up resolutions for the coming year. Some people go on to explore new places while others end up just drowning in peace away from the hustle bustle, but everyone ends up taking a vacation to their liking.
The intelligent investor will always say that vacation should be worthwhile physically, mentally, and financially as well. This means it should also have value for money while having the enjoyment factor at its peak. This ends up bringing a major question for all of us before the vacation season. Which vacation do you really want?
Do you want a value for money vacation where you end up exploring every corner of the place you are visiting? (The Explorer Vacation)
Do you want a vacation where you just want to relax and not really explore the whereabouts? (The Zero Battery Vacation)
The answer to this can be very tough but we can look at some objective reasons for preference across the 2 types of vacations i.e. The Explorer Vacation and the Zero Battery vacation
1. Objective of Vacation: The kind of vacation you end up taking depends on the objective you set out to achieve out of the vacation. Traditionally, everyone will say that they are going for a break, but the inner objective may vary.
a. The explorer vacation may demand an objective of covering as many things as possible in the new culture you are visiting.
b. The Zero Battery Vacation will demand an objective of just being away from the hustle bustle and have no real itinerary other than RELAXATION on the entire vacation.
2. The Mentality of Traveler: The type of vacation one ends up taking boils down to the mentality of the person to everything in life. If one values exploration and making the best out of everything given to them, they will mostly end up having an explorer vacation. On the other hand, people who value time and the overall realm of the body a lot will end up having a zero-battery vacation with the intention to just give themselves time and not run at making time.
3. Inquisitiveness and Excitement meter: The human mind is a precarious subject and its meter on inquisitiveness and excitement can often end up determining the type of vacation a person wants to have. Highly inquisitive people about different cultures get excited by the idea of visiting a new land and want to ensure they leave no stone unturned to cover whatever aspects are associated with the place they are visiting. On the other hand, people with a sedate excitement level may end up having a zero-battery vacation where they just want to turn their minds off despite having high level of inquisitiveness.
There is no right type of vacation, and it is very personnel dependent, but the right sweet spot is the ability to relax and unwind on a vacation and also ensure that the best parts of the culture are not missed.
So, which type of vacation do you want?
