In an more and more anxious world, many travellers are discovering consolation in repetition: returning to the identical ski cities, seaside suburbs and favorite cafes every year. Specialists say the attraction goes far deeper than nostalgia.
For the previous 15 years, photographer Jason Greene and his household have headed north from New York Metropolis to Mont Tremblant in Quebec for a winter week within the snow. “We’ve a convention that on our first day, we eat maple syrup on a stick, go ice skating, then cease on the native sweet retailer.” The French Canadian resort city, he says, “holds a particular place in our hearts as a result of it is the place all of us discovered find out how to ski and snowboard”.
For a lot of travellers, novelty is the purpose: ticking off new locations and chasing new sensations. However an growing quantity, like Greene and his 4 children, are doing the alternative – returning to the identical spot every year. They ebook the identical room, eat the identical meals and stroll the identical streets to seek out consolation within the acquainted reasonably than the joys of discovery.
“For many individuals, there is a sense of security in returning to the acquainted,” says Dr Charlotte Russell, a scientific psychologist and founding father of The Journey Psychologist. “We all know what to anticipate, what fits us… and [we’re] much less more likely to face surprising challenges.”
The behaviour, she provides, typically appeals to people who find themselves overwhelmed of their day by day lives, which is why taking the identical vacation many times can really feel so soothing.Â
