[SwtCyber]

When you're younger, travel feels like expansion, like leveling up your soul. But over time, especially when you build a life with real depth and connection, the appeal of fleeting experiences starts to fade. You’re not just collecting memories anymore - you're living them.

[usr1106]

I cannot confirm that. When I was younger I liked traveling to far countries like the US, Australia, New Zealand (living in Europe) To the US I would no longer travel for political reasons, and generally I try not to fly anymore when not necessary to visit relatives. So I travel by Interrail (called Eurail for those outside of Europe) and even there often with a focus on slower trains. At 60 it was the first occasion I got a senior citizen reduction in my life. Even that was a new experience :) And slower trains allow many kinds of new experiences, from the co-passengers and from the places they stop at.

[SwtCyber]

I love that you've found new meaning in how you travel, not just where you go.

[em-bee]

i went through a similar experience. as a young person i spent all my school and university holidays traveling, only staying a few days in each place. there was no other option really, because i didn't want to outstay my welcome. as i started working i found jobs in remote places and instead of traveling went there to live and work which allowed me to spend more time with the same people and form deeper connections. still fleeting in a way, but less so. when i got married i effectively settled in china where i was able to make much deeper connections. in the meantime thanks to the internet (and in part thanks to covid motivating local groups to have online meetings) i was able to reconnect to old and new friends back home and keep in touch with them as well.

[SwtCyber]

Funny how a time that physically isolated us (like COVID) also nudged so many of us into more intentional, meaningful connections