No reservations or check-in cutoffs or prayers that the middle seat will stay empty. Vacations are a great remedy for this – to step away, take a deep breath, and reset – but even going on holiday can have its challenges: Where’s my Uber? Will there still be room for my carry-on in the overhead bin? Will I make my connecting flight? What do you mean Starbucks is closed today due to a “store emergency”? Is that crying child really boarding my flight?īut there’s something about a laissez faire road trip that is restorative, even if just a day trip or overnight. Įxcept for a year when the world came to a grinding halt due to the pandemic, life is so often defined by busy schedules, social commitments, and the rat race of trying to make it to the next day. Article by Brent Salter, founder and Chief Amigo at Amigo Walking Tours.