Long term travel chads how do you keep things interesting?Context>be me>get remote job>fuck yeah digital nomad chad card >book Asia ASAP>first few months a blast>hit about 8-12 month range >barely doing anything that I wouldn't do back home>talk with another Digital Nomad Chad>he laughs and says he never cared about exploring in the first place>starting to get depressedHow do you guys keep the excitement up after a while? I've resorted to just eating out as my main reason to leave my airbnb, mostly just sit playing vidya with people who have shit ping from australia, or just sleeping. Instead of getting healthier I feel noticeably worse somehow even though asia(have been in Japan for the past 2 months) is suppose to be the healthiest people on the planet. Every time I talk to friends back home it's hard to do anything and they all seem to be having way more fun fueling depressed feelings.What gives what am I doing wrong in travels?
>>2750364>friendsHere's your problem
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>>2750364>fuck yeah digital nomad chad card>hit about 8-12 month rangeif you're staying in one place for 8-12 months you're not a nomad, you're a migranti bet you don't even own a camel
>>2750364>wagecuck can't buy happinessMany such cases
>>2750364you are like the indian guys i met at hostels who just sit in their bunk all day watching reels and playing pubg on their oppo phones. you have to actually go outside and meet people to enjoy travel. dumbass
>>2750364I'm in the same boat. You start to miss having a stable home, and it gets exhausting trying to adapt to places so often.I think that you have to find as stable a living situation as possible for 10 or 11 months of the year, and then do actual "vacation traveling" for the remaining months.
>live a lonely experience where you don't connect with anyone on a deeper level for a year>get depressedNo shit. Going to a foreign place is amazing for a few months. Living there semi-permanently? All that will fade. Humans need some social interaction and emotional attachment. Every time you go to a new area, make an active commitment to meet someone new. You don't need to make a lifelong friend or something, but someone you can talk to and do things with occasionally.
>>2750388Unhappiness is more likely to arise from pursuing something (i.e. transcultural friendships) without success than it is from learning to be content with your present state.>>2750376OP gave no indication that he lived in the same place for a year. To the contrary it sounds like he was traveling around Asia quite a bit, but grew tired of seeing new places. Some people do. They become too self-centered and thereby lose their fascination with the patterns of human settlement and activity which are unique to every place.
>>2750416Why do you assume he will fail? What about the happiness of pursuing something and succeeding? I have never traveled as long term as digital nomads do, but I often could find people to chat with, even a few whose number I could get and do something with on a different day. It always improved my travels.
>>2750364>How do you guys keep the excitement up after a while?Why would it always be exciting? It's just your normal life, but a little more interesting since you're in a different place>I've resorted to just eating out as my main reason to leave my airbnbThat's fine, mine is mostly that and the gym. You should at least try to go to a places that are a bit social and maybe plan one tourist type thing each week >even though asia is suppose to be the healthiest people on the planetcomplete fucking meme>Instead of getting healthier I feel noticeably worse somehowIt's like immersion for learning the language, it doesn't do shit to just be around the people if you don't make any effort yourself
I thought 4chuds were supposed to be the most mentally hardens internet fags in existence?>spend Thanksgiving, Birthday, Christmas, New Years alone>travel to Japan>be alone for 14 days, 14 more here to goSure, my timeline is not as lengthy as yours, but I'm surprised to read all these accounts of people saying they need friends irl. I've shut everyone out for over 3 months and feel fine (the initial night shifts were hard, but thats subsided with adapting to my new sleep schedule).Are you not dating high quality women?
>>2750423>Are you not dating high quality women?>4chinswhat website do you think you are posting on?
>>2750425I have no clue anymoreI would expect a man capable of living anywhere and pinning down a full time job to have his head on straight enough to find a woman who is well adjusted to adult life
>>2750423Wait so are you alone or are you daying high quality women?
>>2750376>>2750388I've only stayed 2 1/2 months max per place I've been to currently on my second month in Japan about to fly out to Taiwan but more interested in flying home. It's fine but I almost revert back to just chilling in my airbnb most the day after 2ish weeks of seeing the main landmarks. Being only able to go out to hit the towns on Saturday night because I am working friday nights is a bummer.>>2750423I've run into women off and on here during my time but I wouldn't consider it dating. It feels more like women are looking you as a sugar daddy or free english tutor than anything. It's far different from the girls I'd hang out with back home or getting genuine dates back home> I've shut everyone out for over 3 months and feel fineGlad you can do that but I have at least half a dozen or so friends who ping me weekly asking me how's life abroad on facebook so I am always reminded of shit back home.I don't get why every story you read about Digital Nomads is them sipping drinks with women and having more local friends than they know what to do with. If anything compared to my life back home it's been a step down from my normal social life.
>>2750442>It's fine but I almost revert back to just chilling in my airbnb most the day after 2ish weeks of seeing the main landmarksHonestly this is completely normal, especially after X months of traveling. Vacation travel/leisure travel is not something you can maintain indefinitely. If you're constantly exposing yourself to this type of stimuli, it'll dull.
>>2750442>It feels more like women are looking you as a sugar daddy or free english tutor than anythingRandom relationships in Asia tend to be more obviously transactional than in the west, quality women would be found through friends or work but you don't have either.>I don't get why every story you read about Digital Nomads is them sipping drinks with women and having more local friends than they know what to do with.You don't get why people go on the internet and lie about how great their lives are?>If anything compared to my life back home it's been a step down from my normal social life.I think most DNs leave home when things aren't going great socially or they're just comfortable being loners to begin with. You're probably best doing>>2750387>find as stable a living situation as possible for 10 or 11 months of the year, and then do actual "vacation traveling" for the remaining months
>>2750364You go outside, met people, go partying, see the landscapes, learn the culture, etcTraveling isn’t gonna be enjoyable if you just stay inside your hotel room the entire time, let alone leave the tourist traps
>>2750364None of this happened go fuck yourself faggot
>>2750364that's just.... life, manthat's what it issorry
>>2750364how much you earning buddy. you should splurge and stay in some fancy as shit place for a while, make rich as fuck friends and go on degenerate adventures
>>2750364Having to work sucks. That’s all it is. I was abroad for over a year (not working) and was never bored. I barely made any friends but had my girlfriend. We’d go on 2 week long motorbike trips regularly which kept things exciting. Day to day we’d go to the markets, and enjoy our hobbies. Luckily for me hers is cooking, so I just ate her food. During the day for me was gym, Muay thai, language learning, chess, misc exploring, just riding down random roads. If you want to live this kind of lifestyle, WORK gets in the way and you don’t feel truly free.If you are going to wage cuck, it doesn’t matter where you are. It sucks. But It’s a fact of life. So at least work for a reason (I.e your wife and children), rather than to be a hedonist in Asia. That would make anyone depressed.
>>2750364>fell for the traveling meme
>>2750364Try a ladyboy romance triangle
>be WFH>love to travel>do it for 2 years straight>everything a blur even though I usually spent >1 month each place>end up in the just sitting at airbnb for days sometimes doing fuck all>oh yeah I did that or looking at my photos best way to recall stuff>had a blast but look at all the stuff I missed>Fast forward to today>do 3-4 months abroad, usually dedicate 1 month per stop, with selected places I know I want to go and things I want to do>have a blast each day>easily recall and enjoy each moment>come back for 2-3 months recollecting everything work out for any gym I missed there>easily balance my back home life with my abroad lifeNonstop travel can be fun if you have no ties to back home I guess. I found it demotivating a bit to guggle it all, best way is to rent some cheap ass apartment or room with a friend to crash back at when home, and travel in small bites. It could be just me but even when I did 3 months in some place, by month 2 I was just going through the motions of things I'd do at home not really caring about where I was. Sure it got me some cheap food and girls, but man was I FUCKING bored. I even ended up going back to normie bars just to meet people from home and chat without having to play 20 questions with a local again about what I am doing in their country.
>>2750364I was in a similar situation and I figured that I should just relocate somewhere for like 2 years, make the effort to establish a proper social life, etc. and that would make it more interesting than resetting my life every month or two.So I did that, moved to Japan, and it was fun for maybe half a year but then it just becomes even more depressing once it hits you that you're stuck for a while and can't even really relate to these insectoids that surround you.I don't know what the solution is. Now I'm thinking that it's probably best to find a base location where you're reasonably happy and then just take 1-2-week trips to cool places. Not sure what a good base is though.
>>2750364Depends on which country you're living in. Most places you're probably spending real time in (developed countries, population centers) have some international/expat community. I always look for meetups, language exchanges, hiking groups, that kind of thing.Once you've moved to a new city a number of times and done this, making new friends becomes really easy. I'm at a point now where I have to make excuses not to go out, because I get too tired of being around people.
>>2751590To add to this, meeting locals is a different issue, and I've found it really depends on the country. Some countries like Spain or Brazil have very friendly locals who love meeting foreigners. Others have a more insular culture. It's always possible to break into a friend group of locals, but it's difficult and doesn't make sense to actively seek that out. Spending time in the more international groups is easier and you'll meet locals through them regardless.
Dunno I travel for work but changed jobs recently which just has flipped my schedule. My advice is get into a hobby, mine is gym and just anime cons. Lotta fun people to meet and can help you out with local shit or just fun stuff to do. If you ain't got hobbies any place going to be as boring as the place you sit since you always sit with yourself.
