Travel is good, though I recommend not just travelling to get away, but travelling to see or experience something really amazing. I've found that escapist vacations wear off really quickly, but trips that result in rewarding, fulfilling experiences will last a lot longer. If you take a couple months off and backpack around Europe or travel the silk road or visit Macchu Pichu, you may not come back to work feeling as rested as if you had spent all your time on a beach, but the experiences will stay with you a lot longer.
If you love your job this next one isn't an option, but if overall you're unhappy with your work, give yourself an ultimatum of how long you're going to allow yourself to work there. It can be weeks, months or years, but again it's a tool for emotionally separating yourself from your work. Start to plan for your life after you leave; what will you change in your life? This is a coping device that I use. And I'm certainly not stress-free, but I find that this really helps during my roughest days here.
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