Comments on: Life After Backpacking: 5 Tips for Settling Down But Still Daydreaming

By: Kristiina

Kristiina — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:22:12 +0000

Some excelent tips you have ! I was in australia two years and few months in asia&malaysia , and i miss australia, or the people i met in there(havent quite decided yet) soo much. been home for few months and life in here is so full of responsibilities and everyone is taking life seriously, im working in here,but its not the same. its so different to the life i lived the past years ! maybe its time to grow up,but im not quite sure if i want it.
greetings from Estonia !

By: LeslieTravel

LeslieTravel — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:55:25 +0000

Great tips! I can relate to your experience. Since my RTW trip I’ve come back home and have been exploring the US. There’s always something new and exciting in my hometown, New York City. Your advice is spot-on… even if you aren’t backpacking overseas, you can continue to discover new cultures, traditions and attractions closer to home.

By: Marissa Simoes

Marissa Simoes — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:33:14 +0000

I really enjoyed this. I just came home from a few months of traveling right after graduating from college. I was offered a job back at home and now that I’m all settled in, working and such, I’ve had a really hard time readjusting to a sedentary life. It’s good to know that other people have dealt with it and have good suggestions. Thanks! -Marissa

By: Matthew Peters

Matthew Peters — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:50:08 +0000

My wife and I love to travel-and we did a lot of that until recently. Now we have two toddlers and our traveling adventures have been put on pause for the moment. We take short trips (10 days to two weeks) or take the time to discover our hometown’s treasures as you wisely point out.

To keep our flexibility to travel when we want to and keep our living costs down, we became resident managers of an apartment complex.

A lot of people believe that you have to turn in your freedom or can no longer travel for weeks at a time when you are manager; but it isn’t always the case. We pay nothing for our home and work about one hour a week in exchange.

It is a great happy medium for us. Since we had to have a place to live, we liked the idea of free rent and we both work for ourselves-so we really have the flexibility we want to do what we want when we want to do it.

I’m glad that you wrote this article because when we had children, we felt that we wanted to provide a “home-base” and have some stability yet our hearts are in traveling and experiencing the world.

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By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:59 +0000

I guess I never got over the whole backpacking deal. Backpacking has become so much a part of my life that I decided to keep doing it and make some money at the same time- I opened up a backpacking tour business – iheartbackpackers.com You don’t have to “settle down” away from what you love to do…just find a way to turn it into something profitable. Become a travel writer (www.matador.com has great advice), Travel Agent, Tour operator, or something that enables you to do what you love. My philosophy has always been to live and love your work, not work to live.

By: Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot

Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:41:13 +0000

Great tips, especially traveling close to home. It’s surprising how much stuff there is to see and do right near to where you live.

You can also use you settled time to write your travel memoir or create a slideshow with all your photos:)

By: brian from nodebtworldtravel.com

brian from nodebtworldtravel.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:20:49 +0000

Funny I posted when I just started my trip. A year later I can truly say that all these methods will keep you sane once the trip is over.

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