How to Spend 30 Minutes to Take the Edge Off a Work Trip

If you’re online at sunrise, don’t forget to turn around and appreciate the sunrise outside your hotel window.

Work trips can be stressful. Even if you appreciate the opportunity, working long hours for consecutive days in a different time zone can wear on even the most experienced traveler.

So often, I hear stories from colleagues who have returned from their travels, and they lament that they never were able to escape from their work environment and appreciate the location they’ve visited.

I say there’s always an opportunity to squeeze in a few minutes to get outside and smell the roses. You just need to be planful and allow yourself a little time to pull away from the gravity of your work requirements.

Take a Half Hour to Refuel
Thirty minutes is all you really need to walk about and see your environment. Really experience it.

Do it during lunch. Take a break. Perhaps start your day a little earlier. If you can’t find 30 minutes… or the time to take two 15-minute breaks, then there’s likely another issue to address.

If you want to maximize these moments, you might want to take a few pictures along the way. You certainly don’t have to, but if you like searching for cool photos during your day-to-day, your walk might reveal exactly that.

The Healing Properties of a Micro Excursion
Whether you want to connect with your space, take a photo or just clear your head, carving out 30 minutes for a ‘micro excursion’ is one of the best ways to feed your sense of well-being.

It can make all the difference.

Here’s what I spotted during my own stroll in Palm Desert, California during a recent work trip. I used my iPhone 15 Pro Max for close ups and my Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200D for the zoom.