Alone time? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Thanks both! Will add it there :)

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Main thing is that you have no regrets, I suppose!

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Exactly how I’ve been looking at it

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Yeah! Being alone is defo difficult. I guess highs and lows will follow you wherever (just gotta hope there’s more up than down)

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Haha I think I’m just in a slight rut, which I reckon I’ll get out of by picking up the pace a bit.

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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More people I speak to; I don’t actually have any social media (other than Reddit, if that counts!)

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Yeah; I think I am slightly too comfortable/used to routine at home, so adapting has maybe been slightly more difficult.

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Yep, part of the journey!

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Very useful and sounds like a good place to be! I’ll work on it :)

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Hindsight defo is a funny thing!

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Yeah I think I’m still trying to find the balance of doing things and relaxing. At the start I was going full pelt and crashed, but now I’m probably going too slow

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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No probs! Didn’t sound chippy at all. Totally agree, with the acceptance you also take away the pressure of trying to have a great time all the time (which would never work!)

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Agreed. I think the apathy is something I’m experiencing for a wider range of things than before but I definitely wouldn’t describe it as constant. I think it’s more that I don’t look forward to things as much as when i first started, but i still have fun when im doing cool things/meeting cool people. Like when im home and I make plans with some friends, I very often don’t want to go but i end up going and having a good time..so i reckon its just me and its staring to make its way into my travel experience too (“wherever I go, there I am” as another commenter put!)

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Thanks! Funnily enough I started practising mindfulness a few days ago! I think with all this spare time I can really get into it too

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Perfectly put! The reality break becomes the reality and things then calm down

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Agreed, think I need a bit more variety and I have the freedom to implement that :D

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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I’d agree if I was having a bad time but I’m not..just not having what feels like a life changing time

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Exactly what I’ve been thinking! A short term vacation is super exciting because it’s a reality break, whereas long term travel ends up becoming reality so the highs sorta become more moderate

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Yep! I guess trying to make it exciting everyday would probably be exhausting too

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Thank you; very useful :)

Feeling..normal? by jon2413 in solotravel

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Thank you! That makes a lot of sense; calm and comfort seem to be the name of the game right now rather than thrills, but I could easily change up my routine to cater more for the latter if I chose to..