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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by anm89 on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @02:24AM (#26408747)
As someone who was on the road for three years, this was my biggest take away. If anything I'd treat one month as an absolute minimum. I'd prefer not to be anywhere less than 3 months. It ends up taking a week just to get truly unpacked.

From that base, you can still do day trips and weekend trips.

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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by arwhatever on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:55AM (#26409270)
Agreed - 3 months minimum, esp if working while traveling.

This allows to alternate between excursion weekends and relaxing weekends.

I also agree with the "1-2 years" content above - I'd really like to see the seasons cycle through in any particular place I stop.

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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by Cd00d on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @11:55AM (#26413326)
At what point is this not "traveling" but rather "moving frequently".
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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by anm89 on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @05:53PM (#26417539)
When traveling is your lifestyle for some amount of time, I don't really think there is much of a difference while you are living that lifestyle.
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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by elyobo on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:39AM (#26409167)
The amount of time maybe varies by the location and the visitor, but... how much do you carry that it takes a week to unpack?

Until I started travelling with my wife (and now a child too), one main lesson I learned was "you aren't going to need it" - every time I went travelling it was lighter than the trip before!

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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by anm89 on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @05:50PM (#26417497)
I had one carry on for clothing and a backpack for essentials and some electronics.

I guess more accurately it takes a week to get settled in. Most of that time isn't about physically removing the stuff from the bags but more about where you need to put it and what stuff you might need to go rebuy and organize, in the new country.

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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by elyobo on Thursday March 11, 2021 @05:18AM (#26422366)
Sorry, I read that far too literally! Yeah, that's fair enough. I certainly needed large blocks of staying still, but didn't feel the need to stay anywhere as long as three months - month long blocks were more common for me.
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