I often find myself missing things about places we’ve traveled to, whether it’s Cambodian BBQ which we crave all the time or the feeling of wandering the streets of London, it’s easy to get a sort of reverse homesick for a place. Lately I’ve been craving France. It’s a common thing for me to miss my favorite country, but lately I got to thinking about how we can cure that craving for a place even when at home. We’ll be wandering French streets in just a couple months, but in the meantime, I often need some comforts to remember my beloved France. So if you’re missing a place you love, here’s a few ways on what to do when you miss a place!
Find a local authentic restaurant.
One of my absolute favorite ways to comfort myself when I’m missing a place I love, find an authentic restaurant. We’re lucky in Portland in that we have amazing ethnic restaurants, so find a place that serves food from that country you’re missing and indulge in culinary comforts!
Look at photos from past trips.
I love going back through old trips and looking at photos of Nick and I in our favorite places. So if you’ve been to your favorite destination in the past, take a look back down memory lane!
Read old posts or journal entries you wrote while there.
One of my favorite things about having a blog is that it’s like a diary of my travels. So when I’m missing a particular place or memory, I’ll go back through my archives and re-read my thoughts and memories, as well as looking at all the photos. It’s a great way to cure reverse home-sickness!
Book a trip back!
The best cure for missing a place? Book a trip back! There is nothing like that feeling of returning to a place you fell in love with the first time and reliving it all again!
Emily of Em Busy Living says
I just wrote a very similar post about missing a place (though it was a place we lived and not only one we visited.) It would do me just as good to find things here that I enjoyed there…similar restaurants and such. Great idea!
Casey says
Totally! When you’re missing a place, it’s often a nice release to go somewhere that feels like it. I find it really helps!
Cynthia says
Great post – I feel like it was made for me as I go through so much “place withdrawal”… although it was worse when I lived in the U.S. Booking or at least planning (or saving) for a trip back is definitely a good way to feel better! Years ago, I used to like perusing Google Street View down some of my favorite streets for that feeling like you’re walking there 🙂
Casey says
Totally! Once you book a trip back, it instantly feels better 🙂
Macy Volpe says
Love this post! I have been missing France (specifically my BFF that lives there) and Croatia. Both places hold so many dear memories.
Casey says
Both such lovely places to miss 🙂
Kristin | Eat. Fly. Love. says
These are all great tips! I do all of these when I am feeling homesick for New York like crazy – except for booking a trip back. I haven’t had time in my travel schedule. Although when we move back to DC this summer, I’m definitely planning a New York escape weekend or two!
Casey says
Ahhh New York, there is truly no where like it 🙂