Truth about Traveling Full Time 🙄 Worth it? 14 Pros and Cons of Slow Travel Revealed
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Pros and Cons of Full Time Digital Nomad lifestyle
Are you considering leaving your conventional life behind and embarking on a full-time travel adventure?
In 2019 we made the decision to sell our house and pretty much everything we owned to live a more abundant life traveling full time as a couple.
So after 4 years of Full Time Slow Travel we break down our 14 Pros and Cons to consider before you set off on your own adventures.
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In this episode we break down our 14 Pros and Cons to consider before you set off on your own adventures.
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Thanks guys! We sold it all and are retiring early to slow travel. Had a good laugh, we too have spent some time at the Dick and Devil, actually making a video there a couple months ago. We are spending 3 months in Saranda starting March 2024.
@@JayandSarah hey there! We watched your video about your time in Saranda. We definitely had a fun time at Dick & Devils and made lots of friends! Have a great time in Albania, we hope to get back there soon!
@@TheWanderingHartz for sure! We aren't lucky enough to have the 1 year option to stay, we are only eligible for 90 in 180 unless we decide to park there long term on residency. Time will tell, lots of places to visit before we ever stay put! Love your videos am working through them!
Sure, we are envious of all the EU passports. I hope you enjoy the videos!
This video just popped up on my home-page and had to watch it. We definitely can sympathize with all that you’ve said here. As full time travellers, we’ve had to deal with a lot of the same issues and the same feelings that you’ve mentioned. Slow travel is the only way that we can make it work full time for us. We wouldn’t be able to move around non-stop, although sometimes we do take short side trips. We’ve subscribed so that we can follow along on your travel adventures! Cheers from Cartagena, Colombia :)
Ahh, thanks for sharing. It is nice to hear from others in our little slow travel community. BTW thank you for the sub!
Cheers from Paracas, Peru
@@perfectlylonely thank you!
Very interesting. We are retired for 2 years now. We have been traveling about 15-16 weeks per year. We are mostly traveling for about 4 weeks and never less than 2. Our travel budget is $25k/yr and we are able to manage with that. We don’t include food in that budget, as typically we spend the same as at home. We certainly like the idea of slower travel, and are doing more of that. Certainly traveling off peak, and leveraging one flight into multiple destinations is very efficient. Longer stays are cheaper for sure on a per night basis, and typically include some modest meal preparation ability, which saves tons of money.
We discussed longer trips, but don’t like the idea of not being home with family for many months, unfortunately many of our family don’t have the room to put us up for more than a week.
So we downsized to a condo, that is easy to leave and is payed for. We like being home also at the nice time of the year since we live in Florida.
We have traveled a lot in the past in the more expensive and traditional ways. There are more places for us to see, but we have no aspirations of seeing “everything”, instead just want to enjoy ourselves in interesting places. We typically enjoy second tier cities more than the tourist hot spots.
Currently about half our trips are overseas and half are in the US. Here we often do road and RV(rental) mixed trips, we also have a boat that is set up for overnighting, and we can easily live on that for a month or longer.
That all may sound expensive, but we have no debt and everything is payed for, so our ongoing budget is not that large. We are not minimalist in the true sense, but perhaps one notch up from that. We don’t do anything luxury anymore. It just isn’t worth the money.
Thank you so much for watching and all of the information you provided. We love to see how people travel, everyone has a different style of travel they're comfortable with and it's great to hear it's working for you!
I slow travel too. Some places I have visited I almost immediately feel I could stay for months. But I have booked many places for a week or two and felt after 3 days, that I had seen it all. I will stay in some great places and sleep very well. But there is nothing that compares to waking up in your own bed.
I've seen a lot of You tube channels that start out with something like "WE SOLD EVERYTHING AND..." I think that is a mistake.
Great point! Sure, we miss our old bed 😟 We have had a few stays that were not the most comfortable, but that is more to do with our travel budget for accomodations. We had the worst bed of our lives in Florida a couple of years ago. It was like sleeping on a wood floor. 😢
We sold everything 4 years ago and will eventually get some kind of small base again. We all have got to to figure out our individual travel styles based on our own preferences and a myriad of factors specific to our situations. That is one reason we like to travel slowly. We are essentially scouting possible locations for a small base in the future. Staying longer gives us those insights and we can see if the place is a good fit for us.
Thanks for sharing!
This was really nice to hear. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I so appreciate that you guys open up about the real and difficult human experiences of travel. I have been trying to envision what this lifestyle will be like and your stories are incredibly helpful as I make my decision about how, when and wheee I start slow travel. I think for most of us newbies we are just dealing with the worries of the unknown and you guys are really helping us set our expectations. Thank you so much for providing such realistic accounts.
Thanks for the nice comment it made our day! The biggest piece of advice we can offer is learning to be flexible and how to let go and live more in the moment.
It certainly isn't for everyone, but we hope that with a better understanding of what to expect, both the good and the bad, you can figure out if it is a possible fit for you.
3 weeks ago, I learned about the term "Slow Traveler". I plan to visit 11 SEA Countries alone, sometime in 2025 for 3-12 months (I want 12 months, but just in case I may not like SEA, then make my travel shorter). I plan to put most of my stuff in storage, and plan to come back to my hometown of Pittsburgh after trip. I originally wanted to only go to The Philipines this year, but I started learning about other countries in that area. I just wanna get an overall view of SEA, then each of the 11 particular countries there. I plan to learn to speak as many SEA Languages as I can (that's also why I decided to expand my trip). I already signed up for your newsletter, and just subscribed to your channel. Thank You both, and may God Bless You both.
Sounds like you have a great adventure planned! Thanks for watching and signing up for our newsletter!
Great Video! Kiki and I are traveling lots, maintaining a home base in Colorado on a ski mountain, but exploring all these benefits you discussed ❤
Wishing You, Great Health, Abundant Happiness and Outrageous Love
Thanks Jeff and Kiki! It is wonderful to hear from others who are implementing full time travel into their lives! 😍 We love Colorado, Michelle has family there! Wishing you tow the best and lots of adventure!
Great video . And thank you for sharing
Glad you liked it
Nicely done video 👏. 😀🙏
Thank you! Cheers!
I have been searching and subscribing to channels like yours since covid, and suddenly this morning this video appeared in my feed as a recommendation...CZcams is strange that way. So, we're from Bellevue but live in Carlsbad, CA. Enjoying binging on your videos from the beginning today. We look forward to following in your footsteps soon! Except for the working part, as we're in our mid 50s! Meanwhile, we'll try to catch up on what you've been doing over the last several year.
We're glad you found us! We hope our videos are helpful! Those first few episodes are pretty cringy but thanks for enduring them.
Yeah, we are trying to streamline that working part as well lol.
Good advice: Don't think it's unusual if only one locale out of 10 is interesting to you. For instance, Bansko bored the daylights out of me and an American couple but didn't bore the Harzes. The only places I've truly felt were fun and interesting in SE Europe were Glyfalda on the Athenian Riviera and Pirot, Serbia. I've still got places to go but my advice is not to feel guilty about being a snob if a city or town bores you out of your mind. It isn't you, it's the place.
I need a small town atmosphere but not the "abandoned resort" vibe nor the "people arriving for three days in high season spending all their savings" vibe. There has to be a vibrant community. I just eliminated 90% of places right there with that description. If the majority of my time is spent talking with wait staff and taxi drivers, I'm as good as gone, even if I've found an excellent and low priced apartment with a washing machine and I've paid in advance. I'll pull up stakes and leave early.
Good Points Allen! We all have different needs and for us we like quiet, laid back places. That could change in a few months or years but for now it fits our travel style while trying to work too. Thanks for sharing, it helps our channel.
Hi just found your videos! Im a new “follower” .
What’s the best way to book directly with a landlord/owner in another country , you mentioned Albania. What is that website you use to book flights in Europe.. I tried to find it online. Thanks for sharing!
The best way is research properties on google maps and then see if they have a website for the property or if there's a property management company you can contact. You can also join Facebook groups, there's usually nomad groups you can join and ask if anyone has recommendations. Not sure about the website we use to book Europe flights, we just use Google flights. You might be getting it confused with the website to book accommodations in Europe, which is Flatio.com. Thanks for watching!
Hi i just found your channel! Will catch up on a few of your videos. Have you been to Scandinavia or South East Asia too? Subscribed! Thanks
Welcome! I'm glad you found your channel and hope our videos are helpful.
We almost made it to Scandinavia last year but had to change plans. 😔
SE Asia is high on our list. Maybe this year 🤞
I’m in Stockholm. It’s called the Venice of the north. Of course Scandinavia and Europe is a bit more expensive than SEA, but I think you’d enjoy it. Summertime I believe is the most attractive to be honest. Take care
Oh very cool! Michelle's family is originally from Malmo. And yes, the cost has been the biggest reason we haven't traveled there yet.
Cheers,
Joel
@@TheWanderingHartz wow that’s amazing!!
Quick question. You mentioned you kept your car and have it partked at a friends. How does insurance work? Do you negotiate it based on use, or estimated miles driven? Thank you!
We have kept our coverage while we travel. We only have one car and policy. There is no option for us to "garage the car" for insurance purposes. The costs so far have been cheaper than renting a car when back in the U.S.
Great video, but curious how you handle your finances and retirement planning while you are working and traveling?
Great question! We have set up our accounts so that we can handle most everything online or with a phone call which has been pretty nice so far.
What do you do to keep an address for your mail back in the United States when you don’t have a house or an apartment?
Great question. A couple of things: 1. set up email delivery for all of our accounts 2. have a friend of mail service handle the rest.
Thanks for watching!
I have been doing slow travel for 2 and a half years and I am really tired of living like a local. It feels like I just travel to stay at uncomfortable places and it doesn’t feel like a vacation.
I think I just want to have a home base and just travel 4 to 6 months a year when I feel like it.
Slow travel has become a chore for me and not that interesting anymore.
Very lonely because you don’t speak every language.
Airbnbs really suck.
We completely understand, we've had some really bad stays at Airbnbs as well, one reason why we don't really book through them anymore. Our ideal way to travel in the future is find a home base and go out for a couple months at a time, full-time travel can definitely take a toll. Everyone has to find what works for them. Thank you for sharing your insights and for watching.
I am 64 now and have been full time travelling for 10 years. Am now I am so ready to buy a home on UK coast to use as a base and continue to travel for 3 to 6 months at a time ..
@@JH-me That sounds like a great plan!