There’s a particular kind of freedom that comes with waking up somewhere beautiful and realising that, for once, no one wants anything from you. No one is waiting for you to get ready. No one is asking what the plan is for the day. There’s no negotiating activities or worrying that everyone is having fun;…
It usually begins with optimism. Someone drops a message into the group chat: “We should all go to (insert dream destination) away this year.” Within minutes, the chat lights up. There are destination suggestions, screenshots of flight deals, links to boutique hotels and the occasional overly ambitious shared document outlining a potential itinerary. Then the…
