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I don't like traveling anymore

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Re: I don't like traveling anymore

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Post by mavidser »

nakedneuron wrote: post #58

Author mentions traveling means making 'much' money. I understand then why it might become a chore. Also, some in their 30ies develop the urge to found a family and settle down. Offtopic as it's not from the linked blog post, but this had me laughing: > Today was my first day at this stealth startup. The boss (CEO) is a dick, but we’re building great stuff. The physical entertainment/tourism industry is a huge market…

lmao, glad you got a chuckle out of that.

Just for context to other HNers, that quote is from a satire piece[1] and in no way was I building the next Disneyworld

[1] https://sidverma.io/posts/diary-of-a-new-employee/

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Post by mavidser »

copula4 wrote: post #25

Welcome, I hope you have a good time. You don't hear about Kazakhstan here every day, and rarely in a positive light. If anyone else comes to Kazakhstan and wants to see "the real country", I'd humbly suggest looking outside the two largest cities because they're the only places that have seen any development over the past three decades. My city hasn't changed at all since the end of the 1980s, you look at the photog…

Hi, OP here - your country is amazing and I'd love to visit beyond the major cities.

This was mostly a ski trip and my first time here, so I barely got a chance to get out of town - but I do intend to come back next winter and go visit some friends in the western region :)

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Post by phreeza »

keiferski wrote: post #13

There’s a weird gap in the modern world when it comes to travel, which is traveling as a group / society. In the distant past it was very common for entire societies to be nomadic. You’d have both your friends and family + movement around the globe. On the other hand, the solo traveler is a recent phenomenon largely enabled by 20th century technology and political developments. I know there are programs which travel…

If we got to space colonization, I guess that could count as new, physical, smooth space?

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Post by adammarples »

bluetomcat wrote: post #45
shubhamjain wrote: post #23

I’m not sure if it’s Covid or just entering my 30s, but both I and many of my friends have noticed a similar shift. We used to love the idea of traveling the world and meeting new people, and while we still do that to an extent, the excitement of backpacking around the globe and going to off-beat places isn't there anymore. However, it doesn’t bother me. The idea of constant travel can feel a bit forced, because West…

The idea of “traveling the world” when young is a very recent, very privileged and very Western perspective. Growing up in post-communist Bulgaria during the 1990s and 2000s, I had never been abroad with my family as a child. At an age of 18 years, I started working from home as a PHP programmer for a guy from Switzerland I found online. When he invited me to his place in Basel for a 2-week visit, to me it felt like…

It's not all that recent, the concept of a Grand Tour around Europe's cultural touchstones in order to complete your education was quite common among the rich from the 17th century onwards

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Post by SwiftyBug »

I'm the same age as the author. I've been feeling exactly the same. I feel like in the past there was something magical about travelling. It was like seeing a different world for the first time. Everything was exciting and I noticed every little aspect of the place such as license plates, trash bins, road signs. I still notice those things but I can't help but notice that that feeling of awe is gone. I've been attributing this to age, but who knows, maybe the world is becoming less diverse?

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Post by Freedom2 »

lurking_swe wrote: post #50
justonceokay wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe. I’m 35 now and any time I participate in any kind of catered tourism it turns my stomach. Maybe I was just spoiled on it by reading ‘A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again’. Maybe I’ve worked too many service jobs. But regardless, I just can’t put out of my mind how little business I have being there other than that I have some cash to burn. Paying for hospitality is about as appealing as paying for sex. I…

the reality is people need to feed themselves, and sometimes a job that feels shitty is better than no job. I’m sure you know that, i just point it out to say “it’s ok”. They signed up for that job because they need it. It’s not slave labor. If you feel guilty about the class difference, then do what i do, and tip very generously. I like to leave $100 tip on the bed for housekeeping (at fancy hotels) upon checkout. T…

It's important to recognize other cultures and realize that while Americans enjoy tipping (and often rely on tips as their source of income), not every country, especially in Asia, accepts or appreciates tips, and some treat it as an offense.

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Post by SwiftyBug »

AIorNot wrote: post #29

Thoughtfully essay, but writing this at age 29-30 feels kind of like a five year old telling me they don’t like Spinach -this is still too early in life to come to hard realizations on experienced wisdom.. give it some time and tell me about it again in your 50s -

Is it though? At any age we have some kind of experienced wisdom. It's what guides us moving forward. Of course, my experienced wisdom at 30 is different to what I had at 20, however it's not a replacement of the former, but built on top of it.

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Post by Eddy_Viscosity2 »

pj_mukh wrote: post #9

After 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 f…

I'm also feeling done with traveling. I pre-pandemic traveled a lot for work and they were mostly (not all, but mostly) good experiences that I looked for forward too. After the pandemic the work travel never really re-asserted itself to the same level. On the rarer occasions I do travel now I find the process of it more hassle: fewer or no airline perks, longer lineups and more waiting at airports, entry lineups, and just so much more hassle at every step. The experiences are less enjoyable too as many places just feel more the same as every other place. Yes you can get some amazing food, but you can also pick wrong and getting mediocre or crappy food. Meeting new people when traveling is only getting harder, this is part of the global phone attention problem.

I've also done the resort thing, and its not for me. The luxury and pampering many seem to love just makes me feel awkward and uncomfortable. I also don't like the planned outings and such. Even if the thing we're brought to see/experience is objectively amazing, I'm always made to feel like an object being processed by a machine: line up here, get your pass, line up there, look at thing / do thing, move along, NEXT!

I'm finding more contentment just being where I'm at and taking advantage of the things that are close by.

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Post by cadamsdotcom »

It helps to look at where & why the author has settled: thanks to tech like Zoom (that really came into its own around Covid) one can be physically settled in a place and also participate in global markets and global conversations.

Good for fomo and good for anyone looking to design a life; why not live in a place that enriches your body! Wherever you live, you can now find work that connects and enriches your mind. Your designed life provides so much of what you seek from travel but also community: getting to say hello to the same people each day for years.

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