When I was in my 20s I used to love travel so much. I lived in foreign countries, I hiked the Camino de Santiago and multiple other backpacking trips. Then I got pretty depressed for a while and lost it. But now that I have a good job with money and generous time off I want to travel again, but none of my friends can make the time. But how does one solo travel in their 30s?Last few times I was at a hostel it was a bunch of 18 year olds going to bars. They were friendly, but it felt weird and I wasn't looking to get shitfaced with kids as my vacation. And that's fine when you have a friend or your gf, but like what do I do on my own now?Is there a trick to finding other people in their mid 30s out and about? Should I join a travel group? What do older travelers do to have fun?I think I need more than just seeing the sites, but going to a bar isn't it, and I'm not flying 3000 miles to buy a hooker. I like to backpack, but I can't find a way to make the trip feel fulfilling once I make it to the destination
>>2907379You could always get a gf or wife to take with you dude. That's the main reason most guys don't solo travel past a certain age.I know there are travel groups that will take you on a tour. I just like to kind of walk around and explore cities on my own, so I don't think I'd like that so much.Best I can say is, it is a double edged sword. You're alone, but you do have freedom to do whatever you want whenever. Just put off a James Bond vibe and don't be self conscious about the fact that you're not young anymore.
Yeah on a solo trip in mx right now. Its okay but doubt ill do one again. Havent been able to travel since 2019, and eh maybe its because i was 22.
>>2907379>im not flying 3000 miles to buy a hookerThen just fly 2000 miles to buy a hooker and your all setTell us about where else you have traveled to.Did you find god or some sort of spiritual awakening on the camino?
>>2907379>I like to backpack, but I can't find a way to make the trip feel fulfilling once I make it to the destinationPick up a language, then after learning it for a bit, go to a country that speaks it to get practice
>>2907379You might as well accept that you had your fun back in the day, and life's thrills will continue to diminish as you age. I definitely wouldn't describe most of my past travels as "fun". But I'm still going places, because god gave me a pair of legs and I'm going to use them to move myself around. Whether or not I have fun never even entered the equation.
Just go to pattaya you fucking loser
>>2907386I've done hikes across Scotland and Portugal as well. Been meaning to do one in Norway. That's where I planned to go this year but lost the drive when my friend ditched the trip. Never got a spiritual awakening from anything I've done, and maybe that's why part of the magic is lost. When you're 18 everything feels like an opportunity to find something bigger and better, but now I'm mostly content with it just being nice scenery and tasty food.I was thinking about it longer and I think it's just being fucked on dopamine and having too high of expectations. When you're on a trip with your buds it can be nonstop fun until you crash. But on your own sometimes it's just not exciting. I can enjoy looking at a cathedral, have a nice meal, and then go read in a park. Just because it's not constant excitement doesn't mean it's bad or not worthwhile.>>2907387This went so badly for me in Portugal I'm afraid to ever try that again.
>>2907612Well shit it sounds like you have already answered your own questionsAnd how one travels in their 30's or at any age can be generalized, but is still subjectiveTo me, traveling in my 30's is a mixture of adventure and resting and relaxing vacation mode. Part of the joy of traveling is how it helps me appreciate the shit I can only do at home (blast my stereo, motorcycle, piss off, call my buddies but don't actually go out with them, cook my own food)I know what you mean about finding fulfilment or purpose when traveling somewhere random though. Going to real small cozy restraunts or bookstores or cafes or antique stores in smaller towns or in the countryside and seeing how cool and peaceful the owner/operator is really inspiring. Or finding live music /disco dj abroad stoked up something deep inside
In the same boat. The gang from my 20s have all hung up their hiking boots and I'm not sure if really want to be surrounded by backpackers now.
