{"id":13593,"date":"2014-11-16T14:55:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T13:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13593"},"modified":"2015-03-21T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T15:04:05","slug":"20-reasons-to-drop-everything-and-go-on-holiday-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/11\/20-reasons-to-drop-everything-and-go-on-holiday-now\/","title":{"rendered":"20 reasons to drop everything and go on holiday NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>You can buy a pint of beer in the airport at 7am and post a photo of yourself drinking it on social media<\/li>\n<li>Your numeracy\u00a0skills will improve &#8211; currency, exchange rates and conversion are a\u00a0daily consideration when you go abroad<\/li>\n<li>Your passport wants to be used<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll meet some incredible people from all walks of life<\/li>\n<li>You owe it to your taste buds to try new dishes<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll try something you&#8217;ve never done before<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll actually enjoy getting lost<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll see some breath-taking views<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll take some epic selfies<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll see wild animals that don&#8217;t live in the UK<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll see flowers, plants and trees that you&#8217;ve never seen before<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll soak up the local culture<\/li>\n<li>You can buy yourself some <strong>sweeeet<\/strong> souvenirs<\/li>\n<li>You can catch up on all those books you&#8217;ve been promising\u00a0to\u00a0read (our recommendation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Hunger-Games-Trilogy-Suzanne-Collins\/dp\/1407135449\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hunger Games trilogy<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll enjoy missing home<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll stop making excuses &#8211;\u00a0your family will be here when you get back and that new kitchen you&#8217;re saving for? 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