Comments on: The Evolution of Part-Time Travel

By: Part-time travel bloggers I follow for travel inspiration – Focused Travels

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 06:59:00 +0000

[…] and reflect; that is a quality I admire in a writer. One of my favorite articles from her blog is The Evolution of Part-time Travel. I really identified with what she wrote about prioritizing travel a bit more, but not wanting to […]

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 17:37:42 +0000

In reply to Tessa. YES! Thanks for chiming in with your own experience, Tessa. I am now at a point where I know I need to stay home for a few months. It is a really tough balance to strike. I also prefer my life as it is. Having a place to call home can't be underestimated I think! Glad I'm not alone in that :)

By: Tessa

Tessa — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:47:25 +0000

I love this post and your pictures are amazing! I’m a part-time traveler too and although I use to envy people who travel full time, I prefer my life how it is. Traveling abroad, amazing as it is, takes a lot out of you. I travel every month and sometimes it still gets a bit overwhelming. It’s nice having a place to call home and being able to re-center as well.

By: Anne Lowrey

Anne Lowrey — Sat, 06 May 2017 00:23:16 +0000

In reply to Jenna Granger.

Hi Jenna! I grew up close to Tahoe, and I have family that lives there now. So pleased you found my blog and found it relatable. That’s why I write it!
You make a great point about having anxiety when leaving home. I know that happens to me as well — as time passes, I find myself less excited about leaving my little comfort zone. But that’s a good thing too…to have a place that you find that comforting. Like you said, it’s all about balance.
Welcome, and thanks for reading! 🙂

By: Jenna Granger

Jenna Granger — Thu, 04 May 2017 16:32:58 +0000

Yes. I love traveling but I also love home! I am working on a healthy travel blog and have been researching other travel bloggers and it is true all (until I found you) are full time. I don’t want to travel full time, and most people can’t! Finding that balance can be a challenge, but I do believe it is possible to set your life up in a way you can do both. Also not all trips have to be of epic proportions. I like how you mention that travel made you see your own city in a different way. I am up here in Tahoe (hey we are close!) and so travel can mean driving for 2 hours to a totally new climate, culture, and way of life.
I also connected with your feelings of getting too comfortable in your place when you don’t travel enough. I know I have stayed in my little town for too long when I start to get anxiety when driving or flying away. When this happens it is a good sign that I need to get out more!!!
Can’t wait to read more of your blogs!
-Jenna

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 05:28:47 +0000

In reply to ashleawheeler. Very well said, Ashlea! And means even more coming from you, as you have a unique perspective as an expat. Travel and home get a bit intertwined that way, I'd imagine! Thanks for weighing in :)

By: ashleawheeler

ashleawheeler — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:28:20 +0000

I love this! To me, part-time travel means not giving up everything else in your life for travel. Sure, there are people who that lifestyle will work well for, but I think the majority of us actually like being near our families, or having a place to call home, or having a steady job (not that I currently have any of those things except for the home part, but you get my point! I definitely wish that I was nearer to my family and had a steady job sometimes). It’s not essential that we give up everything for travel, as long as we can fit it into our lives somehow 🙂