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Going on a vacation in my late 30s and in a different mental state than I was in my early 20s

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Hello, I went to college from 2005 to 2009 which left me with some debt. I got a job after college and spent a few years paying off that debt. In 2012 I spent 6 months traveling. I went on a cross-country road trip in the US. Spent 1 mo in Europe and then 4 months backpacking in South America. In 2015 I spent 2 months backpacking in Europe. In 2017 I spent 2.5 mo backpacking in central and South America. In 2018 I did a week long road trip in the US and then a week long road trip in Costa Rica. In 2022 I spent 8 mo traveling. I spent 2 months backpacking in Europe. Spent two weeks in Thailand and spent 4 months backpacking in South America. <br><br>All my trips except for my cross country road trip and Costa Rica trip involved frequent city-to-city bus travel, hostels, and a lot of time spent alone. All those trips were enjoyable experiences but I am tired of that style of traveling and I don't have any desire to go back to how I used to travel before. <br><br>I'm planning a trip to New Zealand. I'm renting a campervan. I've always wanted to go to New Zealand and I think it would be an extraordinary place to visit. I'm going to have someone with me on the trip which I think will make it more fun. I'm going to have a lot of opportunities to fish and hunt on this trip. I really want to get out of the city and in this trip I'm going to be in the woods a lot. I want to go for runs and hikes in the woods and lay in the grass and look at the stars. I want to be able to take time to myself on this trip and just sit in nature. I want to do some camping and have a campfire and cook over a campfire. I want to wake up in the morning in a tent or outside and see the forest and listen to birds chirping.<br><br>The days of me hopping on a bus and going to a different city and staying in a hostel are over. This is for the better. I don't feel like I'm missing out from not being able to travel like I used to. Or feel like I'm stuck in a rut at home. I'm happy with where I'm at in life. I'm in a different mental state now than I was in my early 20s. I don't have the urge to hop around the world and stay in hostels to meet new people. I love the outdoors and nature and want to spend more time there. I want to take my time on trips I go on and enjoy the things around me. I'm going to spend a couple of months in New Zealand and I'm going to have the time to enjoy myself on this trip.

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