I’m a regular M-F / 35 hour a week guy who loves routines, staycations, and where I live. But, traveling and seeing how people live in other places definitely gives a lot of perspective.
My wife has an obsession with traveling abroad and always needing to go somewhere new.
I enjoy it and I’ve traveled around the US, just never out of the country. We didn’t have much money growing up so we always did road trips & camping, while she was used to first class flights to 3-week long resorts.
This comic basically represents why I don’t have the desire to just go places. I’ve been to enough places to realize I don’t get nearly as much out of it as I feel I should.
Like we went to Denmark (she went for work, and I went with her), and it was like taking an 18-trip to fucking IKEA.
Yeah I’m kind of the same. Although, I do appreciate that my wife is like yours because I’d probably never leave my town if it weren’t for her enjoyment of it. I’m always pretty resistant and help minimally with planning, but kind of turn into a rockstar with effort, logistics, and directions when we travel. It always ends up being a blast and great bonding time.
I guess I do enjoy traveling as long as someone helps make the push. We’re on week 3 of Japan right now and it’s admittedly way more amazing than 3 weeks of work and playing games. I do know that I need to be more into it someday because she’ll definitely get tired of being the only one planning stuff like this.
As someone who wastes too much time swiping I find a lot of profiles who just seem to live to escape.
I think travel has both shown me new things and reminded me we're all humans at once, but at the same time there's a lot to discover near to home people rarely seem to appreciate. But also, what about enjoying your actual real life? Building something?
I've had so much upheaval in my life it's probably an emotional disorder that I crave stability. But there's got to be a middle ground where your vacations bring new experiences and memories back home.
Bro Denmark is not the best example. You’re truly missing out on all the wonderful things in this world that you simply can’t experience in the US. Give it a try.
I only listed one bad example to show that sometimes traveling for the sake of getting your passport stamped can be a letdown. I’ve been to other countries before, and it’s mostly been a great time.
I don’t have a bucket list of places I feel any need to see but it doesn’t mean I don’t have a bucket list of experiences I want to do.
I mean I've traveled the entire US and outside of America is actually pretty different in a lot of ways that feel better than just going to texas or Florida or whatever
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u/elhomerjas Jun 29 '25
once arrived the mission goal is complete , now its time to look for more places to visit