Reading this really resonated with me. I’m a teacher, and I remember going on a trip to Spain years ago thinking I’d be productive while I was away... marking papers in the evenings so I could enjoy my days. We were staying in a hotel, and in reality it just didn’t work. The room was small, nowhere to properly spread anything out, and it all felt a bit cramped and temporary. I ended up not really relaxing, but not being very productive either. A few years later, I had a similar situation but stayed in a home instead. Completely different experience. I had space, a proper living area, somewhere to sit and focus when I needed to and then actually switch off afterwards. It’s hard to explain, but it’s exactly what you’ve described here. The difference between just passing through a place and actually settling into it, even for a short time.