Tausi Insider

Photo : Kristen Prahl ( Shutterstock ) Travel—whether it’s for the holidays, vacation, or for business—is a double-edged experience. It can be exciting to see new places, comforting to be with family, or thrilling to pursue professional goals, but travel can also be stressful , and doubly so during the holidays . Aside from the frantic nature of actually getting to your destination, there’s also the anxiety that c omes with being in an unfamiliar room. Hotel rooms can be nice, but also a bit impersonal, with every moment spent in them reminding you that you’re in an unfamiliar place. And your sister-in-law’s guest room might be cozy, but it’s not your room. Nothing is the way you like it, and it’s easy to feel constrained by being in someone else’s space. This contributes to the stress of travel because you can never quite relax and settle in, floating through a rootless existence. The trick is to find ways to make your hotel room or the musty guest room in your cousin’s house ...