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I don't like traveling anymore

Apr 03, 2025 One of my biggest motivators to make money in my early 20s was traveling. I would book one way tickets to places near and far, enjoy the nature, the food, the culture, and the lovely people.

What I didn’t expect was that I also had more time in life–all my friends live close to me, distances are quicker to traverse, and the low population density means that I can make easier and longer lasting connections with my favorite restaurateur, barkeepers, entertainers and neighbors. I don’t really consider that as my form of traveling though, since the collaboration and negotiations involved in group trips is not very aligned with how I usually live my life–which is slow, independent, less-structured and community oriented. Until then my travel will be limited to visiting friends, meetups/conferences/festivals, or going to local waterfalls, quarries, river deltas, beaches, hilltops and plateaus in different seasons–while getting to know the flora, the fauna, the landscape and how they change with time.

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