Nomad life was lived in two distinct phases. From ages 24 to 29, travel happened almost exclusively from a backpack, with frequent hotel check-ins every 3 to 5 days and mostly international movement. From ages 34 to 37, travel slowed down through short-term rentals and fewer international flights, while using a friend’s ADU as a home base between stays. The earlier phase involved leaving on a whim with vague plans, while the later phase brought a stronger desire for a slower pace and familiarity with a known neighborhood. The number of countries visited dropped sharply, from about 65 in the 20s to about 5 in the 30s.
"I spent the second half of my 20's, (from age of 24 to 29), living almost exclusively on the road out of a backpack, checking in and out of hotels every 3-5 days. Then in the second half of my 30's, (age 34 to 37), I returned for a second round of nomad life, switching to a slower version with more short-term rentals and fewer international flights."
"In my 20's, it felt exciting to pack up and leave someplace on a whim with only vague plans for the coming weeks, but by the time my 20's were coming to an end, I craved a slower pace."
"The round 2 version of nomad life in my 30's was much different. I didn't have a traditional lease, but I used a friend's ADU (auxiliary dwelling unit) as a home base to return to during gaps in short-term rentals. It wasn't truly mine, and I still had to clear the space out each time I left, but it added a feeling adjacent to "home" to be able to return to a neighborhood I knew."
"And instead of spending the majority of my time overseas with occasional visits back to the States, it was more the opposite. I only added ~5 countries to my list in this time, instead of the ~65 I saw in my 20's."
#digital-nomad-life #travel-pace #short-term-rentals #home-base-stability #age-and-lifestyle-changes
Read at Frequent Miler
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]