Travel isn't one-size-fits-all.
I don't know about you, but travel pushes my body into overload.
I walk more than usual, eat different foods, get less rest, carry more than my share of emergency supplies (see Tip 2), and -- like even the most able-bodied traveler -- face weather and time changes.
The rewards are worth the struggle, for sure.
But keeping pace, while keeping my body on an even keel, can be challenging!
Luckily, travel comes in many sizes.
Figuring out how to use the teapot in your temporary home, taking a walk or roll around your new block, or browsing a local supermarket --
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| It all counts! |
Back at Mile 8,000 in Copenhagen, when the days were chilled and darkness rolled in at 3:45 PM, travel-buddy Nat and I made an "evening" trip to the Lidl supermarket, just steps from where we were staying.
We gathered up local delights -- Danish rye, smoked salmon, thick yogurt, tea, and chocolate bars -- and feasted on them at "home" in our PJs and slippers!
It was true Denmark hygge -- Goldilocks' style -- not too big, not too small...
Just right!
(To this day, I can't pass a Lidl supermarket without remembering the fun we had there.)
Rebecca
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