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You’re about to set off on the trip of your lifetime, you’ve made a million plans but you’re afraid some might fall through? Here are five tips on how to cope with your Fear of Missing out \ By Ariel Kars How to get over travel FOMO?

Accept FOMO as an inherent part of life 01 The sooner you realize that travel FOMO is inevitable, the sooner you’ll be able to relax. Accept that you’ll never be entirely rid of this so-called fear of missing out but stay focused on what you do manage to experience and enjoy it. If you allow your FOMO to get the better of you, your trip will be stressful and exhausting instead of fun and enriching. Focus on one region 02 In order to fully experience a foreign land, the secret is to concentrate on one region alone, and explore everything it has to offer. You’ll be surprised by how much you discover and the hidden beauty you can’t find in a travel guide but is just

around the corner if you take the time to uncover it. to enjoy yourself 03 A quick dip into travel psychology: holidays are an opportunity to take a break from our stressful routine of studying-working-taking -care-of-things. It therefore makes no sense to run around trying to tick absolutely each box on your holiday bucket list. Allow yourself to relax, in the full sense of the word. Sleep in, treat yourself to long multiple-course breakfasts, take long carefree walks. Don’t skimp on holiday fun 04 An odd piece of advice, say you? Sometimes what we most desire to experience when we’re on holiday, can be quite Don’t forget you’ve come

costly. Here’s an example: I was in England, visiting the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, and had the opportunity to take a half-hour flying lesson aboard a vintage airplane but I told myself it was too expensive. I ended up passing up what has been until now, the opportunity of a lifetime. Holidays are for having fun. If there’s something you really want to do, do it. You won’t regret it. It’s not a competition 05 We’re programmed to want to control situations, reach goals and accumulate achievements. We often tend to forget to enjoy the process along the way. Holidays abroad aren’t about winning points or proving something to someone. Aim to simply relax and enjoy the ride.

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ATMOSPHERE SEPTEMBER 2022

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