Comments on: Maybe it IS time to settle down http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/ Giving My Child the World. Inspiring Others. Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:35:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-145572 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:35:11 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-145572 In reply to Terri.

I can understand why you would miss those things. Sometimes it’s the small parts of daily life that really make us nostalgic. Glad you got connected!

]]> By: Terri http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-144930 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:29:59 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-144930 Hello Talon,

I found this article searching on Seattle (I wonder why). But, I’m glad I did. I’m a native San Diegan, whose home base is Seattle, who’s living in Saudi Arabia. First of all, I just connected your name to your blog and Twitter. 🙂 It’s always nice when that happens. Secondly, I get it. My husband and I, we’re not nomads, technically we live in Saudi Arabia, but I’m on the road so much between Saudi Arabia, Seattle, San Diego, and all spots in between that I’ve seen the affect it’s had on my friendships. That’s been a real bug for my lately. I’ve thought about writing about it, but then I thought it would sound like I was whining. But, it’s a truth some of us have to live with. For me, I miss happy hour. That’s my deal. I miss my favorite restaurants and my favorite bartenders, and my best walking buddy.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-104947 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:29:25 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-104947 In reply to Katie @ The World on my Necklace.

Nothing is permanent, so I won’t have a problem if our feelings change. 😉 Manly looks like a beautiful area. I know someone else who lives there.

]]> By: Katie @ The World on my Necklace http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-104584 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 02:10:29 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-104584 I’m the same. Although I love travelling, I also love having a base for the reasons you listed above. We just moved into a 2 bedroom apartment near the beach in Manly and I love it. We are planning to have couchsurfers and will put the spare room on Air BnB and I can’t wait to host other travellers and show them another, quieter side to Sydney. Just do what feels right for you and if it feels like settling then you should definitely do it. It doesn’t matter if you change your mind later on.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-102822 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:35:25 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-102822 In reply to Marysia @ My Travel Affairs.

It’s really hard when you have a strong dose of wanderlust as well as a desire to have more routine and stability.

]]> By: Marysia @ My Travel Affairs http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-102611 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:24:26 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-102611 You go for it Boys. You should always do what you feel, as you said, you never know when you will be ready to go nomadic again. And let’s be honest there is no possibility that you will ever loose your travel bug even if new travels will be slightly shorter and you will be always coming back ‘your place’ 🙂 You Boys travel constantly, I never did that. I travel for 9 years now but always going back home for a week or two, for weddings, for birthday parties. I travelled long enough to understand that keeping friends take a big amount of effort, devotions and time. I’m myself on the edge, one day I think about settling down somewhere for longer (here is my apartment in Tel Aviv) or just leaving for a whole year, dropping everything, doing sth new… and I actually think I will go for 2nd option, of well I’m helpless 🙂

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-102568 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:52:00 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-102568 In reply to Adam @ SitDownDisco.

Yep, sometimes you just need to stop and look back to decide how you move forward. Picking a base is proving to be our biggest challenge so far.

]]> By: Adam @ SitDownDisco http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-101683 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 05:53:09 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-101683 A lot of people here having saying they crave a base and that’s the decision for them to stop travelling so much. For me it’s different as I’ve almost always had somewhere where I could ultimately plonk myself in case of emergency.

I’ve just reached that burnout stage and it’s mainly because I’m just tired! I need to sit and rest a while and reflect upon which bits of my travels I have enjoyed the most and then try and do those sorts of trips in the future. For me, the ones I have enjoyed the most have been roadtrips and long journeys into the unknown… Also visiting lesser known countries. So my recent trip to South Korea was very disappointing and I knew at the point that I need to change how and where I travel… not just travel for travel’s sake.

It’s interesting to hear that other people are having similar issues with travel! What next?!

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-100927 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 02:05:33 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-100927 In reply to Leonie B-T.

It’s such a tough decision! I wish you luck as well.

]]> By: Leonie B-T http://1dad1kid.com/maybe-it-is-time-to-settle-down/#comment-100851 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:51:10 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=6728#comment-100851 Hi, I read your post with empathy – after almost 4 years on the move I am finding myself dreaming more and more about my little cottage somewhere with all my own things in it, and a dog of my own … yet I can’t quite make the final decision just yet. Good luck with finding your ‘place to call home, for now’ …

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