Okay, let’s face it. Long term travel has a couple of downsides to it.
I’m sure a lot of you guys can relate to this, because I think everyone experiences it at some point during their travels.
While traveling brings out the best in ourself, it also curses us with a few things. Once you’re infected with the travel bug, there is no way to avoid the following downsides.
I’m sure a lot of you guys can relate to this, because I think everyone experiences it at some point during their travels.
While traveling brings out the best in ourself, it also curses us with a few things. Once you’re infected with the travel bug, there is no way to avoid the following downsides.
Always hungry for more adventures
Even though travel is a constant adventure, we all experience a point where we prefer staying in a place for a while.
Non stop travel is exhausting and settling down for a few weeks or months sounds pretty appealing sometimes.
Non stop travel is exhausting and settling down for a few weeks or months sounds pretty appealing sometimes.
The problem I’m facing a lot is not being able to stay in one place for too long, before my wanderlust starts to tuck my shirt and points me in another direction.
Always the constant hunger for new adventures, meeting new people and seeing new places.
When being in a place for quite some time, I start to feel restless, the urge to move on, to get my feet moving.
After being so used to having new adventures every single day, settling down feels like falling back into old habits and old realities.
Even though settling down every once in a while is important for a traveller, the urge of moving on will always be there and keeps me from truly being happy in one place after a while.
Always the constant hunger for new adventures, meeting new people and seeing new places.
When being in a place for quite some time, I start to feel restless, the urge to move on, to get my feet moving.
After being so used to having new adventures every single day, settling down feels like falling back into old habits and old realities.
Even though settling down every once in a while is important for a traveller, the urge of moving on will always be there and keeps me from truly being happy in one place after a while.
Constant goodbyes
You’re never really able to really get to know people, because before you know it, you’re on the road again and probably won’t ever see them again.
You will have so many first “hello’s”, but also just as many final “goodbyes”.
Some people you meet for just a few hours and some of them maybe for a few days or weeks. But let’s face it, 99% of those people, you will never see again.
Some goodbyes will be easy, others will be really hard especially because travelers among eachother have a certain bond, a feel of family.
You will have so many first “hello’s”, but also just as many final “goodbyes”.
Some people you meet for just a few hours and some of them maybe for a few days or weeks. But let’s face it, 99% of those people, you will never see again.
Some goodbyes will be easy, others will be really hard especially because travelers among eachother have a certain bond, a feel of family.
What I experience a lot is that I’m no longer able to truly express myself anymore with people who are not travelers themselves.
It’s like there’s a major gab between me and non travelers. Both live complete different lives and no matter how hard you try, you will never truly understand eachother.
And that brings me to the next point.
It’s like there’s a major gab between me and non travelers. Both live complete different lives and no matter how hard you try, you will never truly understand eachother.
And that brings me to the next point.
Why going back home is so hard
While you were out swimming with dolphins somewhere in Australia, getting lost in the Amazon jungle and roadtripping from north to south in America, the people back home probably still live the same way as when you left for your adventures.
The first week back home is one of seeing friends and family again, which can make you feel absolutely happy. But soon the first problems appear.
Because they are still living their normal life, it’s hard for you to fit in again. You want to tell everyone about how you got robbed by pirates while sailing the Atlantic, but you get lost in words because it is so hard for the people back home to comprehend.
You start to miss your travel friends, who really understand your stories and who have great stories themselves. You don’t fit in anymore.
The longer you’re home, the more you start to lose your spark in life. You fall back into the old reality and the urge to travel just won’t leave you alone.
The first week back home is one of seeing friends and family again, which can make you feel absolutely happy. But soon the first problems appear.
Because they are still living their normal life, it’s hard for you to fit in again. You want to tell everyone about how you got robbed by pirates while sailing the Atlantic, but you get lost in words because it is so hard for the people back home to comprehend.
You start to miss your travel friends, who really understand your stories and who have great stories themselves. You don’t fit in anymore.
The longer you’re home, the more you start to lose your spark in life. You fall back into the old reality and the urge to travel just won’t leave you alone.
I guess that’s what it means to be infected with the travel bug. I’m sure a lot of travelers can relate to this as well, even though I know a few travelers as well who really found their place in this world and settled down happily.
Even though we, long term travelers, are cursed in some way, the experiences and happiness you get in return are more than worth it.
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