There is no better feeling than knowing that a dream vacation you have spent months planning is just around the corner. What gets your heart racing will depend on who you are and where you’re going, but how long you get away for could maximize the benefits of that break. A report published in the Journal of Happiness Studies found that our general level of satisfaction dramatically increases from the moment a holiday starts but peaks roughly on the eighth day. “It takes some time to wind down after a stressful work period and acclimatise to vacation, ” the researchers concluded. They also noted that after the eighth day, our contentment slowly fades away, plateauing around the eleventh. This story is from Kinfolk Issue Forty-Eight Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 35 To See the Sea A brief window onto the history of the seaside holiday. Arts & Culture Issue 29 Excerpt: Franck Durand Creative director Franck Durand on building a once-defunct Holiday magazine into a mini empire. Arts & Culture Traveling Stories “It’s the journey that counts” is a cliché that gets trundled out often. These five podcasts tests its validity. Arts & Culture Issue 51 Emily Gernild The Danish painter breathing new life into an old medium. Arts & Culture Food Issue 51 Imogen Kwok The artist takes food styling quite literally, creating accessories out of fruits and vegetables. Arts & Culture Design Issue 51 How to Make a Chair And do it on a tiny budget.
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