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How to organize the perfect summer holiday

20 May 2014 / 19:05:14  GRReporter
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The easiest thing in the world is to dream of our summer holiday and the second easiest thing is to fail in materializing our dreams. This year, however, nothing can come between you and the island of your dreams.

Since the summer holiday is a very sensitive issue for many of us, and in order for you to be able to realize the vacation that you deserve and want, follow the tips below that will bring you closer to the best summer of your life.

Book a hotel room now

The summer holiday can offer relaxation and entertainment, but it requires forethought and organization. Decide, as soon as possible, where you want to go, where you want to stay and specify the dates. Book transport tickets and do not hesitate to plan beforehand what you really want to do because you will save money and avoid last minute stress.

Arrange your leave at work

Agree beforehand with your colleagues on the days of leave to which you are entitled and which you intend to use. The rest of your colleagues will also want to spend a perfect summer holiday, and nobody likes to be informed at the last moment. So, arrange your leave in advance and complete the job on time. Thus, everyone will be happy and you will not spend your perfect holiday with your office telephone in hand.

Save money

As we said, the summer holiday implies organization and mainly preliminary estimates. So, make a kind of a moneybox, just for your holiday, and make sure you put money in it every month, even if it is a small amount. You will see that this is a very useful move when it is time to go on holiday and find out that it is possible thanks to your moneybox.

Start the countdown

Summer often seems so distant that we cannot start thinking of, and making plans for, our vacation, which we only just see on the horizon. However, if you mark with red on the calendar the day when your summer holiday will begin, and start the countdown, then you will find the enthusiasm you need for planning and organizing your holiday.

Take care of what you will leave at home

If you are not planning to take your children with you on vacation, do not wait until the last minute to look for someone to take care of them because the only thing you will achieve in the end is ... to take them with you. Take care of your dog and as early as possible. However, you are not the only one who is planning a holiday.

Choose clothes and shoes for the vacation

Whether it comes to the hiking shoes or the dress, in which you will walk around the narrow streets of an island, you should select in advance the clothes and shoes that will make your holiday easier, but also more exciting. Once you have worked so hard to organize it, make sure you have the necessary accessories that will allow you to spend it in the best possible way.

Focus on your vacation

As the days of your vacation are coming closer, it is not uncommon for you to be very needed in the office, organize family dinners, or for your best friend to think that he or she wants you to return the favour you have owed him or her for so long.

However, do not be distracted, say a loud "no" to those who want something from you with the intention of spoiling your vacation and remember that you have been waiting so long for it, you have organized it with so much effort and you totally deserve it.

Stand firmly on the ground

Think about why you have not managed to organize the vacation of your dreams and if the answer is related to the fact that your plans did not correspond to your capabilities, make sure that this year’s plans fit them well. A trip to the Maldives may be your dream but if you have neither sufficient time nor the means to do something like that, it does not make sense to complain because you will not be able to go to the Maldives this year.

It is not necessary for the perfect holiday to be so far away, there are islands in Greece too and the guarantee for a wonderful vacation is your friends.

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