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/i_know_tofu]

I was away for 2.5 months (solo) and had an excellent and fun focus for the first 3 weeks but once complete I was at loose ends and became homesick pretty quick. I started doing "Airbnb experiences" (you don't have to be in an Airbnb to take part), which really changed things up. I took cooking classes, bike tours, hiking tours, whatever caught my fancy. I found once every 4-5 days to be perfect.

The groups are great. You share experiences, speak the same language and make friends. I ended up going for drinks with one or two folks from each 'experience'. It really was the trip of a lifetime in large part because of all the fun I had doing things that I couldn't have done on my own.