What's the furthest you've been from your home? What was the experience like?
What's the furthest you've been from your home? What was the experience like?
I once took a trip to eastern Europe (multiple locations) which took me about half way across the world from where I'm at. I think I'd have been closer to home if I went any further east or west at that point.
I've travelled a bit. From Australia originally. Currently living in Germany. Been here since July 2022 and planning on staying for a little while.
I'd like to offer this:
Travelling through a place vs living in a place especially when the native language is not your own is worlds different than travelling. The intense loneliness you feel is like nothing I've experienced. It's worse when you're surrounded by people at a Christmas dinner, say. Wow. I've had to get up and leave a few times to take some deep breaths, shed a few tears and head back in. Or I would simply just leave and go be with myself, but that took time.
On the other end, the sense accomplishment felt when you start picking up the language and are able to have small conversations is, again, like no other. The loneliness leaves and I'm left with a newer sense of myself. More confident in a deeper sense.
A little over 6000km, from Australia to Singapore. I enjoyed the experience. I went for a conference and stayed an extra day for sightseeing. My favourite part was probably relaxing on the beach after I was done with the conference. I also liked the monorail. Overall I felt safe exploring, even at night.
I’m from a small town in the mid-west part of the USA. Years ago I visited England, Austria, Germany, France and several other European countries during a summer trip. It was a wonderful experience seeing the different cultures, styles, foods, people, scenery, architecture, history etc. I feel like anytime someone has an opportunity to travel - if possible, take it. The learning, openness, and enjoyment is so worth it.
I'm from a small town in western Pennsylvania. I went to China in college and fell in love with it. I ended up living there for 3 years after grad school. One of the best periods of my life.
I went from Europe to Japan by myself. I think the biggest difference which I actually really enjoyed was that (unlike Europe) it was me who was the 'different' person. I didn't fully understand the culture, language, fashion etc. It was a totally new experience and massive opportunity to live in and absorb a culture that was very unknown to me.
I lived most of my life in the Northeast US. My wife and I sold our house to live in a van. We're currently in Alaska which is definitely as far from the Northeast that I've been. Other than Alaska, I've been to Mexico City which is also pretty far.
This year we will be visiting Iceland and Czechia so that will definitely be the furthest from home.
Czechia is beautiful. beautiful architecture and don't get me started on food and beer!
That's amazing. Never been to Alaska but it looks quite scenic, this would definitely be the time of year I'd want to go. Iceland has always been a place I wanted to visit at some point, hoping to get around to it, it's on my list for potential trips. As for vandwelling I've definitely been one to check r/vandwellers when I was still on Reddit, interesting lifestyle choice, seems very freeing.
Living in a van isn't all scenic vistas and glamorous lifestyles like Instagram leads a lot of people to believe. It can be quite challenging at times, but you're right it is very freeing! I haven't gotten tired of it yet!
If you ever visit Alaska this time of year make sure you're prepared for the mosquitoes! It's beautiful but it's tough to be outside if they're swarming.
I was curious to see what the exact opposite side of the world from my home (Australia) is, turns out it's the Azores islands in the Atlantic. So I haven't been as far as I could, but I have been to the UK, France, US and Canada, so I've come close. I enjoyed all those places, plenty to explore and experience and only really scratched the surface of the places I visited.
Totally understandable, I feel like there's so much more out there to see it's overwhelming thinking about, but in a good way.