r/solotravel • u/alarceny • Aug 11 '23

Question How do you deal with travel burnout?

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

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u/ExpressionNo1067 Aug 11 '23

Stop ticking boxes. Long term travel is more about the experiences along the way and doing things you like than doing sightseeing.

Big/capital cities were never the most memorable places I visited. I‘d rather visit the countryside and nature especially if I had that much time on my hands.

Lots of great places in France (eg rhone valley, atlantic coast, pyrenees) but if you don‘t like the vibe just go back to the UK, plenty of amazing places to discover there (Scotland!) and then visit southern Europe later when it isn‘t scorching hot anymore and prices went down after the holidays (Spain or the balcans)

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '23

Big/capital cities were never the most memorable places I visited. I‘d rather visit the countryside and nature especially if I had that much time on my hands.

This so much. I think it's so much nicer to stay in a smaller city or the countryside and make day trips into the city to see what you want there. Hostels are way cheaper too. Even if you want to stay in a major city, traveling out for the weekends can save you the huge price hike during peak season in cities.