3 Reasons I Don't Visit Western European Countries for Vacation Anymore

Travelling to France for that picture in front of Eiffel Tower or Skydiving in Seville, Spain to tick it off from your bucket list because you subconsciously added that to your to-do-list after watching the movie 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' can be some of the best memories in your whole life.

I can still feel the vibes of my first foreign trip from Delhi to Paris. I remember several minute details from that trip. Your first foreign trip is always memorable as your first kiss.

Now that I live in Ireland, popular destinations like France, Portugal and Spain are just 2 hours of flights away. In fact, most of these flights cost less than €50. Even then I find it hard to visit these destinations. Again, after travelling to 30+ countries in the world, most of which are in Europe, tourist destinations like France, Spain or Italy don't excite me anymore.

I will tell the exact reasons why I find it harder to visit Western European countries and why these countries no longer excite me. If you are seasoned traveller, probably you can relate to me.

1.Visa Appointments

Although Ireland is a European Union member country with official currency Euro, it's not in the Schengen Borderless zone. So, you would typically need a visa if you want to visit countries like Germany, Hungary, Spain or other such Schengen Area country.

Although Ireland is a European Union member country with official currency Euro, it's not in the Schengen Borderless zone. So, you would typically need a visa if you want to visit countries like Germany, Hungary, Spain or other such Schengen Area country.