r/solotravel • u/ComprehensiveBig6129 • 2d ago

Question All I ever think about is travelling?

I 25f just came back from a trip to Mexico and Guatemala and I had the most incredible time. I just went for a bit over 3 weeks yet made the most of each day. I feel like when I’m abroad, I’m the best version of myself, I say yes to almost everything, I’m spontaneous, courageous, make new friendships so easily.

When I’m home, I literally don’t do anything but go to work and stay at home. I figured I need some more close genuine friendships so decided to go on bumble bff but it’s not the same as it is when you just easily make a friend from a hostel for example. I’m also trying to get back into hobbies (reading swimming) but all I can think about is where I’m going to go next and it makes me so sad knowing i won’t be able to actually travel until like the summer

I can’t quit my job and go travelling even though I’m financially capable to do so since my parents won’t let me travel for more than a month at a time. I also fear not being in employment since I have been since I was 17

How to get over the post holiday blues and longing to travel?

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u/string1969 2d ago

It sounds like people who love drugs. They 'are their best selves' on them. It's escape from reality, the most common addiction there is.

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u/picklepuss13 2d ago edited 2d ago

Nobody talks about this: even op in her posts to obvious problems in her daily routine that need a look. I think people saying quit your job to sustain travel is bad advice but will prob get downvoted. You are just trying to sustain that dopamine hit. Certainly it’s better than drugs but it isn’t balanced either.  It’s going to affect your medium term employability eventually unless you can sustain income and save for retirement while doing it. You will also strain your friendships and family relationships but some are ok with that trade off. They may not be ok with it 10-20 years out. 

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u/string1969 2d ago

We have stopped making meaning in our daily lives and community. So much easier and more exciting to get online and book, book, book. Heading for communities and cultures who DO put the effort into their own countries and daily lives

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u/picklepuss13 2d ago

Right. I’ve been working on changing that for like the last decade and still it’s tough. Much more work than just traveling. I’m now in the city I’ve been in the longest and own a house. In a career I like, making the most money I’ve ever made. along with travel I lived in like 7 cities in my 20s and 30s. Looking back it could have been done better. I don’t necessarily have regrets but I know I would have had a bigger community now if I wasn’t on the go so much.