Traveling Full-Time: What You Should Know!
So many bloggers or social media influencers tell you the good side about traveling. Here's the reality of it all.
Every day I see the traveling lifestyle being shared by people on social media or travel blogs. Often the content is beautiful photos of sexy content creators lounging by a pool or in the back of their 1969 VW bus with a huge smile on their face. They always look like they’re having the most amazing dream life.
But is this reality or are you simply being sold a lie?
Our Honest Experience
After spending four years of our lives traveling and exploring the world we can say there is some truth to that lifestyle but it’s usually not the case!
There are times when the experiences are like a magical Hallmark movie and everything comes together for a happy ending, but like any true story, there are also plenty of instances road life is filled with challenges or disappointments.
It’s not always a perfect way of life and all those photos or posts don’t tell you everything you need to know. So we’re gonna do it for you.
The happiness of total freedom is real.
Nothing makes us happier than being out on the open road and having the freedom to discover new places wherever we go. There literally is nothing quite like it and there are times we have to pinch ourselves to see if we’re dreaming. We honestly can’t imagine a life where we don’t travel!
Yet there are real problems that come along with traveling full-time even with the happiness and joy it brings to our lives.
The opportunity to work from anywhere is amazing.
Working from home isn't new to us but the ability to work from the road has been a tremendous blessing. We constantly get to move to new locations with fresh scenery and make connections with people from all walks of life. And because we set our own hours, we get to spend more time hiking or doing other fun activities.
I will say it can be tough to manage the work vs. play balance though. Traveling can interfere with getting things done, especially when the WiFi sucks.
The challenges for every day travelers is growing.
When we first started the adventure in 2020 traveling was way better! Hotels and resorts were cheaper, tourists were more friendly and respectable, hiking trails were more accessible, and traffic was significantly less, among many other things.
Today this has all changed. There are a lot of factors making the traveling lifestyle harder and it certainly can kill the drive to move forward.
The expenses can force you to stay put.
There are times we've had to pull back on traveling plans in order to save some money or been forced to stay in the shittiest of hotels because tourist seasons raise the prices of everything exponentially. It doesn’t take long to blow your budget if you’re not strict or careful with your cash flow.
So unless you're independently wealthy or living off the grid like a dirtbag, the costs of everything can prohibit your travel plans.
Is it still worth traveling?
The every day romantic travel life fantasy is just that … a fantasy.
It doesn't matter how you travel or where you go, there are going to be detours, potholes, wrecks, and other challenges to navigate around. It’s not the picture perfect life you see from most influencers.
However.
Anything in life is going to be filled with hardships or adversity.
So if you dream of traveling full-time or becoming a digital nomad, don’t let fear keep you from getting out there and giving the road life a try.
You adventure is waiting.