Let’s be honest: most of us don’t get enough sleep. Whether it’s doom scrolling at midnight, stress-dreaming about unread emails, or being woken up by the baby (or fur baby) at an ungodly hour, true rest can feel like a luxury. But what if the secret to better sleep wasn’t another meditation app or a $200 weighted blanket? What if, instead, it was travel?
Yes, the thing that often leaves us sleep-deprived—long-haul flights, early checkouts, that one friend who insists on starting the day at sunrise—can actually be the key to better rest. Here’s how (and where) to make it happen.
Written by Jordi-Lippe McCraw, a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Conde Nast Traveler, The New York Times, Travel +Leisure, Architectural Digest, VOGUE, and more.