[PrismCrystal]

"I've never met anyone that regretted on 'traveling too much'."

I have traveled as lifestyle since my late teens and am now in my forties. (I went to uni in a country where lecture attendance isn't compulsory, so many students only come in for the exams, and then I began remote work already in the early millennium.) It is just who I am, and I wouldn't necessarily say I regret it. However, I and loads of people I know struggle with the negative consequences: inability to maintain romantic relationships since a partner will inevitably want to settle down; difficulties with connecting with the local people because conservative societies are suspicious of older men who don't have a conventional family life or focus on a career; and mutual frustration with your sedentary friends back home since your lives are now so different.

You don't see this discussed much on travel media, because the modern ad-supported internet wants positivity and rainbows. However, this is absolutely a frequent conversation topic whenever I meet up with other nomadic travelers.

[EasyMark]

Thanks for sharing. I know exactly what you’re talking about. I’ve never been a world wide vagabond but I have lived all over the US and Mexico, and I ended up moving back to a place I loved and don’t plan on leaving. I have had so many friends, but my best friends are still my family and close friends from college and highschool. I choose to put down roots, and don’t regret it at all, and there are definite consequences of moving around, especially if you’re not a type A personality who easily makes friends.

[davidguetta]

> You don't see this discussed much on travel media, because the modern ad-supported internet wants positivity and rainbows. However, this is absolutely a frequent conversation topic whenever I meet up with other nomadic travelers.0

I don't know it always seemed an obvious drawback of digital nomading. You can do this 2 years and then you need some stability. However the positivs of a 2 year DN stunt are great

[red-iron-pine]

yeah glad I did a lot of travel post-military, had some adventures.

but it also won't fix your life, and in many cases just punts the problems to be solved later -- while usually creating new ones.