My dad always asks what I’m running away from with my travels. A few weeks ago, a commenter told me to stop running away and live life. And I once came across a blog called “mom says I’m running away.” I’m not sure why but there is this perception out there that anyone who travels [...]
Tag Archives: long term travel
The Downside to Long Term Travel
When I met people and tell them about what I do or how long I have been traveling, their response is usually “wow! That is so awesome! You’re so lucky! I wish I could do something like that!” or some variation. To most people, my job is the best job in the world. I [...]
The Joy of Coming Home
Coming home from a trip around the world can be a real culture shock and sometimes the initial excitement can wear away quickly to reality that you are no longer traveling. It can be a hard transition to deal with. You go from something new everyday to the same thing everyday. It’s not an [...]
The Culture Shock of Coming Home
I’ve been back in America for about a week and a half now and it’s been a weird transition. Though this is my second time coming back home, it is no less strange. When I first came home after 18 months away, I found America to be a very strange place but, more than that, [...]
Can You Travel For Too Long?
I was talking to Nicole from More is Better a few days ago about life plans as I was pushing her to travel like I push everyone to travel. While on the subject, I realized I didn’t know what I would do after I stopped traveling. In fact, I’ve been moving so long that I [...]
Why We Travel
I often get asked why I want to leave home and travel. Wouldn’t I miss everyone and everything? Wouldn’t I get lonely? We all have our reasons for traveling- wanderlust, the love of a culture, the desire to just leave it all behind, the need to forget, or the need to meet new people. Travel [...]
One Skill Travel Has Really Taught Me