The NUMBER ONE Holiday Destination for 2026 Revealed...
Make this the year that you visit and get acquainted with the most magical place in the world!!
For those of us who are privileged enough, holidays are a wonderful thing.
Sun, sand, flowing drinks, good food, good people, luxurious villas, unforgettable sights and lifelong memories. All of it or none of it, we all love the concept of a holiday.
But what if I told you about a holiday destination seldom talked about?
Something off the grid.
Something you won’t find in any Instagram influencers’ highlights or on any of the world’s travel blogs. What if I knew about the best (and most secret) holiday destination on Earth?
Would you like to know where it is...
Funny enough, you’ve been there already. You might even be there right now.
It’s you - your mind, at least.
Not a joke btw!
I know at this point a few of you are probably abusing the computer screen, unsubscribing or threatening to sue for misleading information, but hear me out first (then curse me to the gods).
I’ll let Marcus Aurelius take the lead for a sec:
Men seek retreats for themselves — in the country, by the sea, in the hills — and you yourself are particularly prone to this yearning. It is open to you, at any time you want, to retreat into yourself. No retreat offers someone more quiet and relaxation than that into his own mind.
That last part really pokes out to me.
There is definitely a belief in modern culture, especially Western culture, that a holiday is 'the place you go to unwind and take a load off. People travel to faraway lands to ‘find themselves’ all the time. What Marcus is trying to demonstrate in this phrase is that the most meaningful retreat one can make is into one's own mind.
That’s it, that’s the secret sauce—just you and your thoughts!
People tend to think that ‘going somewhere’ or ‘doing something’ is how you really experience and get the most out of life, but I disagree.
I love my mind, my thoughts, my life—every single part of it. So much so that I am happy to sit in my own mind working on my own little projects every single day.
I have everything I need.
My actions reflect that position.
You see, when my friends ask me about holiday plans or what I’m planning over the weekend or Christmas break, etc, I respond something like this:
“No plans, I like my home, my hobbies, my neighbourhood, that’s all I need”
To be fair, it hasn’t always been like this.
I used to hate my life.
I used to constantly wish to escape either physically or mentally, but where I am here and now, a holiday doesn’t interest me.
Now I am not saying that I will not go on a holiday if asked…
In fact, I am on one right now in Hong Kong with my girlfriend to meet her family… but I am saying that being home and in my own mind, with my thoughts and my own creations, is my favourite place in the world.
Very simply...
Your mind is the place you are going to spend most of your time; it's best to make it a place you enjoy spending time in.
But how does one make their mind the ultimate holiday destination?
Here’s a few things that have helped me:
1. Mindfulness
I’m using mindfulness as a blanket term to include meditation and raising your awareness. I believe any practice that forces you to purely observe your mind and the happenings of the world will ultimately give you more control, in turn making your own mind a much happier place to exist.
2. Journaling
Jotting down thoughts, examining decisions and reactions on a regular basis is one of the most powerful things we can do to clear out and tidy up the mind. Here you can pick up things that our unconscious mind might have missed and plot to rectify them in the future.
3. Discipline
Choosing to delay gratification is a superpower that I wish I had discovered earlier. The more disciplined I am in everything I do and say, the more control I have over when and where I choose to react to things... control = power.
4. Exercise
Exercise is great for releasing endorphins, which reduce stress, improve mood and increase alertness, all of which make the mind a much easier place to inhabit. Exercise also acts as a great circuit breaker to disrupt low moods or bad feelings.
5. Knowledge
I know I just said control = power, but knowledge is power. Reading, studying, reviewing, conversing, etc., are all portals to widen our understanding and deepen our connection to things. Learn more, go deeper, be smart, flex that brain muscle... it all adds up to a healthier and more harmonious mind.
6. Gratitude
This is the biggest key for me personally. The turnaround in momentum that my life has experienced can mostly be put down to my acceptance of and ability to see beauty in everything - this feeling stemming from a gratitude practice I built over the last 5 years. If you can be grateful for everything, then nothing seems bad enough to stress over.
That’s it from me, gang, happy holidays and welcome to 2026!
Sending love from Hong Kong, and if you got anything out of this newsletter, feel free to respond and let me know!
With gratitude,
SAV
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