At the end of 2023, I've realized that I didn't travel much for almost a year. Time passes by very fast. So I did two trips and it was amazing. From this moment on, I decided that I'm going to travel regularly. I enjoy travel. In 2024 I continued this trend, I've made 5 trips just during the spring, but then somehow got busy or something. I can't even explain or remember but time just went by. And here I was, the year almost went by and I'm exhausted. See, it's a bad habit of mine to hold and take vacations when I'm already burned out. So I've planned a trip home and a also planned New Year's eve holidays. And then I realized, if I don't plan ahead, I'm likely to stick to old habits. Everything goes to homeostasis if we don't take action. So I've planned half a year ahead. Even if not all of the trips will turn out, some of them will. And the best part, since almost nobody plans ahead and specifically that far, I'll reap the benefit of cheap prices on hotels and plane tickets. I think that planning trips beforehand also increases the chances to meet with friends and family. Of course, our desires can change with time, but more often than not we doubt too much. "Do I want to go there or not? Maybe I'm going to be busy..." When you have money on the line, you're more likely to follow through with your plans.