Nowadays, one might question whether the term “relaxing getaway” even exists. As we all know, life moves at 100-miles-per hour on a slow day. Technology has meant that instant information is key, and this means that it has become harder than ever before for many of us to truly relax.

Well, the purpose of today’s guide is to look at how you can change this, and ultimately recharge your batteries as you take to one of these getaways. It will take a bit of willpower, but by the end of proceedings, you will hopefully have enough information to help you along your way.

Go to extremes

Once upon a time, any holiday was relaxing. It allowed us to get away from our place of work, and get away from the rigors that tend to drag us down daily. Now, and again this can mainly be thanks to technology, this doesn’t necessarily happen. It means that you have to go to extremes and book something that is definitely going to allow you to relax.

This is, of course, going to vary between all of you. The obvious suggestion is a spa break, but for others this might be a quiet city break. Find your relaxing answer – and book it.

Don’t cram your itinerary

This is mainly going to apply to those of you who opted for the city break suggestion in the previous paragraph, as one of the side effects here is that you can feel a pressure to book every attraction that you read about on Trip Advisor.

Sure, city breaks are short, but they don’t have to be stressful. If you don’t manage to tick everything off Trip Advisor, there’s always going to be another time to visit. In other words, there’s absolutely nothing wrong in leaving big gaps in your day. It might seem boring to outsiders, but for you, it can be the exact potion to recharge yourself.

Keep technology to a minimum

This is something that we have mentioned a lot through the course of today, but we really can’t emphasize enough the importance of trying to cut back on your tech use. Yes, you might be one of the many people who have some form of mobile phone addiction, but this is the exact reason you are struggling to relax as you jet away.

If you’ve got one eye on your work email, and the other on Instagram, you’re not really focusing on the break at hand. Whether it’s leaving the phone in the apartment, or not even taking it – just try and detach yourself from tech for this period.

Have some sort of plan

As we have already said, busy itineraries certainly aren’t advisable here. However, that doesn’t mean to say that you shouldn’t plan at all. At least keep in mind some activities you should do, as the last thing you need is to arrive in a destination and have all sorts of question marks about how the next few days are going to pan out. In short, plan ahead, but not too stringently!