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Highly Sensitive People

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Highly Sensitive Peopleexperience the world intensely.

We absorb the sounds, smells, sights,and emotions from all the stimulation around us.

Many HSPs, especially High Sensation SeekingHSPs, love to explore and learn new things.

Traveling the world is high on ourlist of priorities.

A Highly Sensitive Person's Life brings youthe 12 top travel tips for HSPs.

Away we go!

Always carry the Travel SurvivalKit: eyeshades, earplugs, andsunglasses.

bonus tip: If you don't careabout looking stylish and willbe traveling to an extremelyhot location, try a neck cooleror personal fan.

These are a lifesaver when you want to getsome sleep in a suboptimal location, like on anairplane or in a hostel.

Give yourself downtime to relax, reada book, or just wander. Take a nap inthe middle of the day to rechargefrom sightseeing.

Avoid hostels and get your own room.AirBnb is great for renting entireapartments where you can feel moreat home.

Preparation is key.Research ahead of time. The more youknow, the less anxiety you'll haveabout the unexpected.

When you head out exploring, bring anythingthat might make you more comfortable duringthe course of the day-like a jacket, umbrella,insect spray, blister pads, or a snack.

Don't feel like youhave to see everytourist site.

The best parts of tripsaren't checking items offa list, but rather theinteresting things thathappen to you.

Try to stay in one city/town longer—ratherthan moving quickly from place to place.

Buy health or travel insurance if it will helpyou avoid extra anxiety.

Upon arrival in a new country after a longflight, take a taxi from the airport to yourhotel instead of trying to navigate localtransportation. A taxi might cost more, butafter a long flight, you just want to relax.

Make sure the person(or people) you are traveling

with understands your desiresand needs–and vice versa.

Give in to the fact that there will betimes when you will be uncomfortableand there's nothing you can do about it,no matter how well you plan ahead.

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If spending $10 or less can make your lifemuch more comfortable, just do it.Being frugal is great,but sometimes it's worth it to splurge.

Use the

$10 rule.

($10 rule concept credit: Chris Guillebeau)

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12 Don’tfeel like you need to

“keep up” with whatother people do. There

are no rules to traveling.

Go at your own paceand do what you

want to do.