I am sure Blurt will go up and you will fulfill your travel dreams once again. To make an honest confession when I travel I look for very budgeted accommodations because, the only criteria for me is that the place should be clean and hygienic. I am only spending time there to sleep so taking a fancy accommodation would be a waste of money, unless it is just a short getaway.
Anytime, it is available for my known people, that goes without saying.
This is our retirement plan which we started planning just after a few years after marriage and now 25 years down the line it is done and accomplished. A lot had to be sacrificed on the way to achieve this but no regrets. In some way we have secured our future.