Comments on: Motion Sickness on the Road

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 05:57:20 +0000

Hiya,
Great observations about the depth of relationships in an expat community! I hadn’t thought of that, but I do agree with you that there is often more of a nurturing community environment among expats.

I’ll be interested to see how this idea translates for you in a nomadic environment. Unfortunately for me, my experience is that when
just passing through a place, it’s harder to forge those deep connections. There’s simply not enough time, nor are many people wiling to invest in a relationship that ultimately has an end-date.

Then again, it depends on how long you stay somewhere, and who you interact with. Anything’s possible!

By: The Offbeat Adventuress

The Offbeat Adventuress — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:46:26 +0000

After 4 years living abroad I can relate to so much of this. I moved to Europe not knowing a soul and the first year was rough, with a lot of FOMO-ing going on over “losing my place ” at home. I agree that creating a world network is the way to go. If we’re being honest here, some of the friendships I’ve forged abroad are deeper than the ones from home. Here my friends are all bonded by the fact that we have risk taking in our DNA. That, and we take better care of each other because we are all far away from our families. I feel like I count more as an expat than I did in my home community. Now I’m putting these ties to the test as I transition into a more nomadic way of life in the next 6 months… a whole new type of motion sickness tp get used to…

By: Nora Dunn

Nora Dunn — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:06:23 +0000

In reply to Daniel Thornton. Amen, Daniel! Amen. :-)

By: Daniel Thornton

Daniel Thornton — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:43:21 +0000

Great article ! I will celebrate 1 year on the road next week and can relate to all you have said about solo travel. There is a reality to long term travel that can only be realized through actual experience similar to the acceleration of passing time as we age. One thing I might add is solo travel can be just the thing for those who are experiencing a period of self realization !

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:42:44 +0000

@Nick – I like that theory. And indeed, I have found a good place to chill out for a while.

@Tripgirl – I suffered a different kind of travel fatigue when I took 1-3 week vacations from my job each year: I ended up trying to see so much, I normally came back needing a vacation to recover from my vacation! 🙂

By: tripgirl6

tripgirl6 — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:52:04 +0000

It’s great that you’re taking your time. That way you really get to enjoy where you are and explore it. I hope I could do the same. Travel for me is at most a couple weeks in one place, I guess, because that’s the most time off I can get from work.

By: Nick Berggreen

Nick Berggreen — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:52:01 +0000

Fatigue is inevitable… it’s just the universe telling us that we’ve found a good place to chill out for a while. 😉

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:29:28 +0000

@Amanda – I think we are all our own “brand” of travelers. But somewhere in the mix, I became very concerned with a segment of the population who had very specific ideas of what “traveling” and “travelers” were, and I was afraid that maybe I didn’t fit the bill any more.
This is why I actually had quite some trepidation around writing so truthfully about how I – The Professional Hobo, full-time traveler no less – am feeling about traveling. But it’s amazing how many others seem to identify with what I’m feeling and have much more forgiving definitions of travel than I ever did! Thanks.

@Philip – It has struck me that maybe what I need is a home base from which I can travel. But like you say, it doesn’t make a lot of financial sense, even if you can live cheaply. For the time being, I think I’m still happy with setting up temporary home bases, and leaving my favourite chair in storage. This too, shall pass though, I’m sure… 🙂

@Prime – Thanks again for the great interview. Maybe one day, we can be neighbours!

By: Prime

Prime — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:57:19 +0000

“But I also haven’t been moving around too much in the last few months, and have little intention of expanding my horizons much beyond the north island of New Zealand for at least a little while longer. This is because I’ve found a community of supportive people with whom I have a deep connection, which in turn is giving me the sense of context – the horizon – that I’ve been craving lately. ”

– Amen to that! I don’t really think that being a world traveler is jumping from one place to the next, collecting passport stamps. It’s all about connecting to a place and the people around you. And if that means staying in a place longer and cultivating relationships, then so be it!

By the way, your interview is up. http://solofemaletravel.net/q-a/nora-dunn/ Thank you so much, I learned a lot from this Q and A

Cheers!

By: Philip Brewer

Philip Brewer — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:53:38 +0000

You can, of course, have both travel and the roots of a home base. It’s just expensive—you have to pay for both the place you’re actually staying and the home that’s sitting vacant.

Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be terribly expensive. The key is to grow your roots someplace where it’s cheap to live (and that preferably provides easy access to travel infrastructure).

If you plan for it, it’s pretty easy to set your home up so that you can leave it for months at a time and still have it be homely when you return. You lose some things—you probably can’t have a pet. But you can still have most of the things that a home base provides—neighbors, a garden, a library, your own bed and favorite chair….