Feeling sad after a trip? You're not alone

How many of us have felt sadness, emptiness, or anxiety that we were unable to describe, after returning from a trip? Well, you're not alone because travel depression is real and it can stay on like an unwelcome guest long after we come back and get back into the grind.

- BY MUNIRA FIDAI

So, what is travel depression and why does it hit? Almost always, travel is associated with excitement, adventure, and relaxation. We spend weeks, maybe months saving up for our trip and then an equal amount of time day dreaming about it. And then, once that trip is completed, we suddenly realise, it's over.

The day dreams have been lived out, and there is nothing else as much fun to look forward to, at least in the immediate future. Our days preceding the trip had revolved so much around it that reality seems lacklustre in comparison.