“What a boring holiday, we are going to Denmark this summer. Last year we got to go to Thailand!” –Conversation overheard by a colleague in her train commute. It’s not the first time I come across this kind of mentality and even I myself have been guilty of thinking whatever I was doing was not as cool as what I did the previous year or as interesting as what my friends were planning…

But let’s rewind for a sec, back to when flying to another country was not as affordable as (or even cheaper than) a pair of shoes. Back in the days, most families got to go on holidays once a year, after a long period of hard work and savings, and more often than not to a national destination, close to the seaside at best, and close to a river at second best. Getaways were not a spur of the moment sort of thing, but a carefully planned and much anticipated break from the working rut that inevitably ended up with you and your family visiting an overcrowded coastal location at the end of August (maybe only in Spain?), because let’s remember that work flexibility was not a given back then.

Some adventurous families would dare to plan cross-border holidays, an operation so meticulously put together that many military strategists would be proud of: packing the car according to Tetris rules; selecting the route to include a fair amount of scenic views, but enough highway that the driver could see the light at the end of the trip; identifying the pit stops in worth-visiting locations; designing an entertainment strategy that could keep the kids busy in between meals and naps. If you haven’t been in a road trip and felt like killing your sister/brother after a few hours of confinement, you don’t know what patience really looks like. I mean your parents’, whose last resort is to threaten you both with leaving you by the roadside if the fight doesn’t stop at the count of three. Oh, the good ol’ days! 😀

When I say we are a spoiled generation I refer to the fact that sometimes people (and in particular younger people) don’t seem to really appreciate all the advantages of this globalised world, either because they have forgotten how things used to be or because this is the only reality they have known. A trip to a different country each season, a new smartphone each Christmas, a new shirt every month. Literally the world at our fingertips.

Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful for how easily accessible the world is now. I thank low-cost airlines for fulfilling my wanderlust without breaking my bank account, I buy in to the latest fashion trends and love how social media helps you connect with wonderful minds at the other end of the planet.

However sometimes I let my nostalgia take over and then I remember how things were before, in a slow-paced era, when holidays were so much anticipated and then thoroughly enjoyed until the very last minute, without the pressure of having to share them on social media; when receiving a handwritten post-card from a relative or friend held such a magical power over us; when living in the NOW was not something you had to be constantly reminded of because pretty much everyone was good at it…

As always, I would love to hear your thoughts, glamistas! Do you guys think we are a bit of a spoiled generation or completely disagree?

Hope you are having a fantastic Sunday and summer so far!

Peace&Love

Saida

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