LongTermTravel

I’ve been traveling around Southeast Asia for a few months and started with almost 30kg of luggage. Very quickly realized that was a huge mistake. Moving around with that much weight has been brutal and the airline fees don’t help either. Now I keep seeing people traveling for...

Hi everyone, I’ve been traveling around Southeast Asia for the past few months and started the trip with almost 30 kg of luggage. Pretty quickly I realized that moving around with that much stuff is exhausting. My back is constantly hurting and I’m also spending a lot on checked...

Been traveling for about a month now. Started in Thailand, then Laos, and currently in my third city in Vietnam. At the beginning I felt super energized. Waking up early, excited to explore, making big lists of things to see and do. Now it feels different. Still enjoying the...

I’m about to turn 30 and seriously considering quitting my job within the next year to travel long term, maybe a full year. I’ve been to 31 countries already and did my first solo month in South America last year. It was honestly the best experience of my life and I didn’t want...

I’m mid 20s and have to hoard PTO just to take one full week off. Meanwhile I see people spending 3–4 weeks in Thailand, Bali, Medellin and I’m like… how? I get that some countries have better vacation policies, but I’m mostly talking about Americans. Are people quitting jobs?...

I tend to get bored pretty easily in places and I’m trying to find a city to use as a longer term base. Curious which cities you’ve lived in that just didn’t wear off over time. And why? For context, I love beach cities, great weather, and easy access to good food. But I’m open...

This hit close to home. After years on the road, “normal life” can feel oddly small and restrictive, even if nothing is technically wrong with it. What you’re describing sounds a lot like reverse culture shock mixed with having already proven to yourself that a different way of...

Plenty of digital nomads do this, especially in places like Thailand or the Philippines where day to day healthcare feels cheap and accessible. So no, you’re definitely not the only one. That said, the reason everyone keeps telling you it’s a bad idea is because the downside is...

I nomaded for about 8 years with a couple short stints back home. I’m turning 35 this year and it’s starting to hit me that I’ve got a rough resume, no insurance, and basically no real retirement plan. I worked a seasonal job last year for about 8 months and dumped almost...

Yeah… Airbnb prices in the Nordics are brutal. What you’re seeing is pretty normal, unfortunately. Those €3k–€6k/month listings aren’t a glitch. That’s just how short-term housing is priced there, especially in capital cities. A few things that help, though: First, Airbnb is...

Genuinely curious about this. I see so many people solo traveling for months at a time and I can’t quite wrap my head around how it’s financially possible. I know budget airlines and hostels help, but even then it still adds up. What I’m especially wondering about is people who...

Honestly, this sounds like the exact moment a lot of people panic before a WHV. You’re not weird for feeling this way. $16 an hour in Canada for a seasonal hotel job is pretty standard, but yeah, it doesn’t feel great when you compare it to UK pay and then add flights,...

I’ve noticed this too, especially in Southeast Asia. You meet people who planned to be gone “a year or more” and by month four or five they’re either booking a flight home or settling into a hostel job somewhere. From what I’ve seen, it’s usually a mix of things. Money starts to...

Just wrapped up my first six weeks of international solo travel and I’ve been thinking a lot about how different this feels than I expected. I’ve always been comfortable alone and never really felt lonely. Most of my travel back home in NZ has been solo, especially motorcycle...

I’ve been traveling full time for over five years now. No real home base, I only go back to the US for legal stuff or the occasional work opportunity that’s worth it. A couple places I used as longer term bases early on were Oaxaca, Mexico for about a year and a half, and Lima,...

I’m 30 and planning about a year of solo travel around Asia. I’ve got enough savings to cover the trip and a solid cushion for when I get back. No kids, no mortgage, nothing tying me down. The only real way to make this happen is to quit my job. I’m tired of the PTO grind where...

After about 7 years of traveling, I’ve decided to stop. Somewhere along the way it started feeling like a box ticking exercise. New place, quick dopamine hit, move on. Repeat. A few people I met felt the same way. So I’m curious how others see it. Did traveling ever add real...

I’ve been traveling for just over 2 years now and will be on the road for at least another year. The one thing that constantly stresses me out: I still don’t have travel/health insurance. I’m Costa Rican and will be traveling through Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, and...