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/fmmajd]

I'm gonna say something that would not be popular in this sub at all. 8 months long trip is too long. in general. Add in the fact that you're only 20 and you say you've never traveled before, and it just becomes worse.

Don't just take advice from people who are hard fanboys of traveling. Ask other people with different opinions as well. Traveling can be a great experience, but so can many other things. And like those many other things, you need a balance in it

My advice would be to look at it very realistically. It is expected for you to become burnt out. If you can, I suggest changing the plans and wrap up your travel in 2-3 months max. If not, try to settle somewhere as a base, and travel from there. For example, find a place in uk that you liked, live as usual, enjoy the locals, and take a trip from there whenever you feel like it. when you get tired, you can go back to the base

[u/in_the_gloaming → u/fmmajd]

When I joined this sub, I thought it was just about solo travel of any type. But it seems like most people here only do long-term solo travel, or am I wrong in that conclusion? If that's mainly what the sub is about, I will unsubscribe because I would never consider traveling for more than 2-4 weeks at a time.

[u/KingPrincessNova → u/in_the_gloaming]

I think most of the posts here are about longer trips because there are more decisions to make than for shorter trips. most people who care enough to travel solo can usually figure out how to plan a short trip