Fun in the mountains and diving in the oceans! When scrolling your social media, you must have come across reels of travel influencers and must have wondered once if you could be the one. Travel the world and earn through it to make it your lifestyle. Yes, definitely everything looks crazy and super lovely on social media, but is it true? Can traveling really be a lifestyle? Well, it's hard to maintain traveling as a lifestyle. Why? Let?s find this out.
1. Financial Instability
Traveling often requires a significant amount of investment. Although some might be able to pay for their travel through remote work or savings, many travelers who adopt this lifestyle experience financial instability. Visiting a new place every second day, making reels and videos to upload regularly, as if you are not regular, you may lose the audience. The cost of transportation, accommodation, and food adds to the cost and makes it difficult for one to maintain a steady and regular income.
2. Loss of Routine
A perfect routine is essential to one's physical and emotional health. Routines can be upset by a travel-focused lifestyle. It may interfere with a person's ability to sleep, absorb nutrients, and consume other necessary foods. Traveling as a lifestyle may require constant destination and weather changes, which may not be suitable for the body to adapt so quickly. This may result in irregularities and have an impact on an individual's health.
3. Difficult to Maintain Relationship
A lifestyle based on traveling makes it difficult for one to maintain a hard-core relationship with your family and friends. It?s not possible for one to give enough time to their loved ones when they are always on move. Travel enthusiast are not able to spend enough time with their friends and family which after a certain time can lead to a feeling of loneliness.
4. Logistical challenges
Making traveling as a lifestyle has its own set of challenges and it?s not a hunky-dory as it looks. Regular packings and unpacking, constant shopping for every destinations, deal with jet legs, and moving to unfamiliar destinations every time, makes it challenging for one to travel with ease. The complication of finding accommodation, visa requirements, and paperworks can refrain one from enjoying the moment and fun of travel.
Traveling is fun, but making it a lifestyle can be really stressful. On the other hand, those who pursue it as a hobby tend to enjoy it more and live in the moment. One does not have to worry about finances as one does not have to focus on planning the next trip once it ends. Additionally, they can divide proper time for their loved ones and their passion for exploring new places. Enjoying travel as a hobby allows individuals to savor the experiences, immersing themselves in each destination without the pressure of constant movement
This is the debate of the era! Can traveling be a way of life? Yes, there have been people who have successfully made it their lifestyle, and no doubt they are earning through it, but it is still not feasible for everyone. The human body requires enough rest, peace, and nutrients, which may not be possible to maintain for all while they are on a trip. Additionally, being on a trip throughout the year may kill the fun of travel. Ultimately, travel is best enjoyed in moderation, where the joy of discovery is complemented by the comforts of home.
