this was so well-written, and i'm saying this as someone who loves travelling. all your counter-arguments are correct, and i like that your main takeaway seems to be that travel should not be a replacement for appreciating what you have in your own community or hometown. i also like your point on how travel can be a form of escapism for many people, when we can work instead on healing the life we have now than planning vacations to get away from it. thank you for sharing this post!
As someone who makes a living from writing about travel, I really appreciate that this piece allows me to consider something so normal to me from a completely different perspective. Thank you for sharing this!
I love this. I'm a major homebody and I've always been a little embarrassed that I don't want to travel. I love your tips at the end - they definitely speak to me!
this was so good! I so often hear the phrase "become well traveled" but what is the intention behind becoming well traveled? Is it escapism or to truly appreciate and learn another culture and explore new places?
love this and I totally get it. i always wanna travel until i see how expensive it is 😭 also the part about exploring where you already are is so real, i also haven’t left the house much but there’s so much in missouri i am probably taking for granted just because I think it’s a boring state
this was so well-written, and i'm saying this as someone who loves travelling. all your counter-arguments are correct, and i like that your main takeaway seems to be that travel should not be a replacement for appreciating what you have in your own community or hometown. i also like your point on how travel can be a form of escapism for many people, when we can work instead on healing the life we have now than planning vacations to get away from it. thank you for sharing this post!
thank you for this thoughtful comment liv🩵
As someone who makes a living from writing about travel, I really appreciate that this piece allows me to consider something so normal to me from a completely different perspective. Thank you for sharing this!
thank you for being open minded 🩵
I love this. I'm a major homebody and I've always been a little embarrassed that I don't want to travel. I love your tips at the end - they definitely speak to me!
Thanks Holly I’m the same a major homebody compared to the rest of my family 😆
this was so good! I so often hear the phrase "become well traveled" but what is the intention behind becoming well traveled? Is it escapism or to truly appreciate and learn another culture and explore new places?
yes exactly! What does well traveled mean? Is it truly advantageous to be well traveled ? Thank you for reading! 🩵
this is great! i wrote something similar and love seeing someone else’s perspective and thoughts on this
omg dm it to me if you can id love to read
sure!!! it’s not as deep 🥹
love this and I totally get it. i always wanna travel until i see how expensive it is 😭 also the part about exploring where you already are is so real, i also haven’t left the house much but there’s so much in missouri i am probably taking for granted just because I think it’s a boring state
as someone who has never been to missouri i bet there is much to see and do there. i would love to go someday :D
Thank you for keeping this free I love it
I will likely paywall later but for now 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻I’m so glad you enjoyed reading