Is travel a complete waste of time?

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

4 hours ago, RawJudah said:

@NewKidOnTheBlock what I meant was that I’ve got enough money for a deposit on a house in the UK, which means a fair bit of money. You couldn’t buy one outright unless you were a millionaire. I’d be paying it off over 30 years. 

Ok, so that's a whole other thing entirely. Then I would probably travel if I was your age, why not. Life is short

Just make sure your future is financially secured. Don't just blow away all the money. Invest a portion of them somewhere

If you could travel frugally (and live a fairly frugal lifestyle in general), then who knows, those money you've saved might suffice for a very long time

Edited January 29 by NewKidOnTheBlock

[Sandy6]

It reminds me of Hajj in Islam. A few people in my neighborhood went to Makkah to perform Hajj and also Umrah.

But after they came back, it seemed like nothing had changed—their character, habits, etc. Mostly, it just changed how people perceive them and gave them a new title.

For me, traveling gives new experiences, and I often reflect on some of what I did while traveling and the things I learned from it. It also helps improve skills—like my driving skills, how I talk to new people, visiting new buildings, and so on. There’s a lot of practice that’s more effective than just reading about it in a book. So, it’s worth investing in. It all depends on how you travel—whether you waste it or use it.

I’ve never been outside my country at 28, but I have plans for the future. So far, I've been exploring other cities in my country because there’s still a lot to discover here.

[RawJudah]

Right, folks. I’ve been thinking a lot recently and came to the realisation that there is no escape. Maybe travelling is an escape. How is it possible to escape from work and somewhere to live? There isn’t a way - is there? Even the countries I’d travel to - most people are working with shelter over their heads. 

However - it worries me that I will completely waste my life. The mundane boring life does suck and I wish there was another way. But if this is what most people are doing, and I’m doing it too, then so be it. Maybe I have to accept it? 
 

I know this post is a bit old now, I apologise for bringing it to light again for anyone here that wishes to reply. 

[RawJudah]

Also - I should be grateful for what I do already have. Even though my current life is totally shit, it could always be worse. 
It’s funny to me now that last week I was in a panic when I first started this topic, I was on the verge of giving up altogether. And then now I’m a lot better and I’m grateful for what I have. 
Sorry folks!

[Carl-Richard]

2 hours ago, RawJudah said:

However - it worries me that I will completely waste my life. The mundane boring life does suck and I wish there was another way. But if this is what most people are doing, and I’m doing it too, then so be it. Maybe I have to accept it?

What is it that makes you think you are wasting your life? What is the alternative? What are the values you are striving towards?

[El Rizzidente]

@RawJudah I've done a fair bit of traveling in my life, and others might disagree- devoting a life to travel is a waste of time if you're doing the standard "take my 2 weeks of work vacation to go to italy" or that kind of nonsense. You eventually come to realize that any of these "coveted" vacations spots end up being the same (structurally): a main party street, a few contrived, local tourist spots that the city builds or advertises, and COUNTLESS npc tourists and gravitate to these tourists spots like fruit flies toward rotting fruit.

NOW, if you move to different parts of the world and IMMERSE yourself in different cities (hopefully culturally different to your own), that is absolutely worth. That enriches you in a way that spending 2 weeks in Paris or Italy never will (in fact, these vacations make you feel a bit empty, both spiritually and in your wallet......)

[RawJudah]

11 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

What is it that makes you think you are wasting your life? What is the alternative? What are the values you are striving towards?

Well like I said - I go to work, I come home, I eat, I go to bed. That’s shit isn’t it? And here I am on the actualized.org forum talking to people who aren’t doing that and are living amazing lifestyles (I’m guessing). I can’t think of a business, I don’t bang hot chicks at the weekend, I don’t really know what my values are! At the moment I kind of just exist, not really knowing what to do. And would my values be mine anyway? It seems like everyone on here has the same values, and not anything that originally came from them.

[RawJudah]

@El Rizzidente I totally get that. Having a crap holiday is what most people do, and being a tourist isn’t worth it. A lot of those touristy countries are a gold mine for the gullible. 
Maybe I should move to a different country. I’ve been in the UK all my life and only had the typical holidays here and there. But it seems to me like people eventually settle in their home country and stay put until they die. 
In the meantime my friends are avoiding settling down but also having such a fun time travelling the world and getting out there.