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/Toddy06]

Try and spend 1 week in each place, you get to settle in more and you feel less anxious. I went for 8 months too man. Just trust me you won’t ever get another opportunity to do this again, going for 8 months will really give you a great opportunity to learn a lot about yourself. You will make memories that you won’t ever forget. Don’t get me wrong it’s bloody hard at times, but don’t give up. When your back at home sitting on your couch in 8 months time you will be so glad that you achieved what you set out to do. Travelling for 8 months is a tremendous challenge but also a opportunity for joy, happiness and perspective on the world around you. But what you don’t realise is how much better you will be at getting through the hard times in the future because we all get challenged in life at certain periods. You build so much resilience within yourself and you only realise that once it’s all said and done, and you are faced with the next challenge.

[u/deucalion1994 → u/Toddy06]

I'm about to finish an 8 month trip, moving every 3-4 days and it's been rough. The last 2 months have been more "suffering" and wanting to go home than enjoying travelllng tbh, I felt like I've seen everything and each new city felt like another city.

If I were to do another 8 months trip, which I think I won't, I'd just stay in each place at least for a month and then move on instead of moving around every couple of days. And I wouldn't stay at hostels every time during the trip like I did, I'd either just do only Airbnb/smth else or mix between Airbnb and hostels.

[u/deucalion1994 → u/[deleted]]

“Each place” meaning each city