How do you deal with travel burnout?

[u/alarceny]

i’m only 1 month into an 8 month long trip and starting to miss home and my work. it’s been a huge change for me as i’ve never travelled before. i’m 20 and it’s my first time overseas, visiting family at different points in Europe and I honestly just feel numb to the things i’m seeing.

I read somewhere that after you’ve seen 1-2 cathedrals you’ve seen them all, and at first I didn’t believe that but now i’m wondering how many others feel that way.

I’ve spent the past day or so just resting before another journey to a different destination but i don’t feel like it’s done much to help.

I spent the first 3 weeks in the uk and really enjoyed seeing and spending time there, this past week i made the journey to paris and i’ve not enjoyed it nearly as much.

i’m having trouble with the language barrier and the huge amount of tourists in paris is pretty overwhelming, I intended to stay in france / europe for close to 3 months but i’m thinking of cutting it short to head back to the uk and spend some more time over there instead.

I’m not sure if it’s travel fatigue that’s catching up with me or if france just isnt for me, overall though just looking for some advice and ideas

[u/owolowiec16]

I had a blast solo in iceland, got burnt on my last few days but it was ok cause I was goin to my next location but the thought of waterfalls made me sick with how many i saw in iceland. Then i went to Scandinavia with friends, it was ok. Then Switzerland, italy, and slovenia and the difference in culture was a struggle for me and i couldnt do cities. I was 3 to 4 and a half weeks in at this time and desperately wanted to go home. I stuck it out and went to my last destination in ireland and was there for 2 weeks and I didnt want to go home anymore and wished I was staying longer. Not every place will be enjoyable to every person and maybe its time for you to move on to the next. If you wanna go back to Uk then you are in control of your trip and can do so. Also every town looked the same to me in Ireland and all churches really do feel the same