I don't like traveling anymore
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I don't like traveling anymore
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#2Some of this is "with age comes wisdom" but some of this is ageless. I travelled extensively for work before covid for over 20 years and thought I'd welcome it back post covid but I now find it a mixed blessing. Perhaps I'm half way down the ladder the OP has climbed off.
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#4I love traveling, but rarely alone, and always with a purpose. I find aimless traveling just for the sake of saying I've been somewhere more exhausting than exhilarating. If I'm going to the Netherlands it's to visit some ancestral villages. If I'm going to Japan it's because I have a deep fascination with Kabuki and Noh. But I too love having a place to call home, with people in my community who are familiar with me.
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#5Some of this is "with age comes wisdom" but some of this is ageless. I travelled extensively for work before covid for over 20 years and thought I'd welcome it back post covid but I now find it a mixed blessing. Perhaps I'm half way down the ladder the OP has climbed off.
Yes, age does tend to make many want to root - and perhaps that is part of wisdom at play.
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#6"Right now, I am writing this essay from the living room of my hostel in Almaty, Kazakhstan."
Breaking news: Hostels in third world countries loose their charm as you get older.
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#7Dude, I feel you picked places in similar styles. You are looking for a specific lifestyle that you are mostly comfortable with. You should consider building these elements around a place where you'd like to call your home.
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#8that post gives similar feelings as the song Caledonia by Dougie MacLean
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#9After 35, you don't like traveling but boy do you like 'Vacationing'.
Author is right, after you travel (and slum it a bit) you realize that after surface level cultural/food/history differences everyone kinda/sorta wants similar things in life and while people's life stories are interesting, you start noticing patterns.
OTOH, (Caveat:I don't have enough money for this) there is nothing that recharges you more than first class tickets somewhere beautiful and getting pampered in a resort. People (esp in their 20's) poo poo this. Rightly so, you should be experiencing the "real culture". But me, I've done that already, I'm gonna sit in the Four Seasons.
P.S: Another thing I'd suggest the author try is fitness trips! Big Hikes, marathons, surfing competitions? Nothing speedruns cultural competency like doing a really difficult thing somewhere new. Get Travel insurance.
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#10Your story made me feel less alone.
I used to love traveling too. I would go to many places, meet new people, try new foods, and see pretty things. It made me happy and helped me learn a lot.
But then, like you, I stayed home more. I moved to a small town. Life became slow but nice. I made new friends, grew plants, cooked food, and played games. I started to feel happy without going far.
I liked how you said, “the connection to people not being punctuated by an impending departure.” That means a lot. When we stay, we make deep friendships that last.
Maybe one day we will travel again. But right now, this calm, quiet life feels good. Maybe this is a new kind of adventure.
Thank you. You helped me understand my own feelings better.