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Anyone felt over travelled?

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Travelled too much? Is it possible?
15 years ago, August 12th 2008 No: 1 Msg: #45176  
Myself and my fiancee have done a fair bit of travelling over the past 6 years as we are both teachers. We took 8 months off last year to travel and have only been back in work for 3 months before a 6 week holiday. We are currently in Vietnam, and have come to the point where we can't really be bothered, or are not interested in going to points of interest to that country. Has anyone else been at this stage, and is it over travelling or somethng else?

Any experiences or ideas about what we can do to get back on the wagon? Reply to this

15 years ago, August 12th 2008 No: 2 Msg: #45183  
Hello Scott 😊

These days I dont feel over travelled because I have a daughter and boyfriend so have to juggle my time between them and travelling. Listening to you and some others talking about travel burn out really makes me feel I made the right decision when I moved the travel over a bit to fit first work and then other things into my life. This balance keeps everything fresh and exciting. Now and again I long to travel for months at a time but a person cant have everything all at once.

Anyway, I dont think you need go to sights you dont feel like going to in order to have the travel experience. I am never a big sights visiter. I think being in a place like Vietman is a travel experience in itself. I wouldnt worry about getting back on the wagon. You might find that your most memorable experiences are not the sights you visited but the unexpected things that happen when you are just doing nothing in particular.

One thing I do is make my hang out spots at a beautiful or interesting part of the city or wherever and limit the time spent hanging around hostels and hotels. Nothing wrong with hostels and hotels but when one is tired one may tend to spend too much time in them rather than hanging out at someplace more interesting which would be just as relaxing.

Mel Reply to this

15 years ago, August 12th 2008 No: 3 Msg: #45185  
Here is a thread which may interest you.

How do you really feel during your travels Reply to this

15 years ago, August 12th 2008 No: 4 Msg: #45214  
B Posts: 212
I travelled continuously for 15 months, and from about 10 months in, I started feeling really tired. After that I travelled a lot slower, staying in places longer, doing less sightseeing type stuff etc - I felt I didn't have the energy or enthusiasm for it anymore - and sometimes when I did go, I'd be thinking, 'ok, I know this view/mountain/place of interest/ancient site/different culture is amazing, but I just can't feel anything anymore'. I felt really travel-weary. I don't regret any of the experience at all, and I needed to be away for that length of time, but I felt that after that, I would not go away again for longer than 2 or 3 months at a time, to really get the most out of my experiences. I think you can get de-sensitised from it all.
I wouldn't worry about it - just enjoy what there is to enjoy out of it, ie not being at work, being able to do what you want every day - even if that means doing nothing. Reply to this

15 years ago, August 22nd 2008 No: 5 Msg: #46412  
Here another blog which you may relate to......

The Ripening Reply to this

15 years ago, August 27th 2008 No: 6 Msg: #46988  
I traveled a lot for many years since I was young, so I finally retired and bought a small villa . After sleeping and waking up to so many different places, age takes over and you feel the need to settle for some time.
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