When I was working remotely in 2021, my boyfriend and I packed up and traveled to 22 countries across Europe and Latin America.
Although these were some of the best days of my life, I quickly learned that a lot of the videos I saw on social media that glorified full-time travel didn’t always showcase the downfalls of the lifestyle.
More and more people are becoming digital nomads — countries like Italy have even implemented specific visas for remote workers. But during my nine months abroad, I learned that the lifestyle isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Here’s why I wouldn’t travel full time again.
While traveling full time, I found myself constantly looking for places and experiences that felt like home.
In some ways, it was cool to feel like a local in a new city. However, when I returned home and took shorter vacations, I started to value the places I was visiting for their differences rather than …