dadamn t1_jb1rhcw wrote
Reply to comment by tallerThanYouAre in A duo of 81-year-old women are on the adventure of a lifetime: Seeing the world in 80 days by OregonTripleBeam
Also 3 months is not nearly enough time to have any deeply meaningful engagement with the places they will visit. I spent 18 months nomading around the world (longest continuous stay in one place was 1 month. Many places for just a few days) and my biggest regret was not constraining down to just a few places for longer periods of time. Thankfully I'm young(ish) and can go back to places that made a good impression to get to know them better. I suspect these ladies will end their trip wishing they could have more time and regretting not traveling more when they were young.
emilygoldfinch410 t1_jb21bp7 wrote
>>regretting not traveling more when they were young
I guess you didn't read the article because they sound like seasoned travelers. They met while traveling in Zambia two decades ago. The point of the trip was to go around the world in 80 days at age 80, not the type of travel you described.
LannMarek t1_jb37vfr wrote
Everyone reads the full article before commenting here sir, this is not a Wendy's.
dekindling t1_jb42p1g wrote
Ah thank you, the unexpected laugh was appreciated
GoldenRamoth t1_jb1u1x7 wrote
I mean, I'd still want to do the world in 80 days just for the book reference.
Nothing wrong about doing something for a goofy reason!
Legitimate_Wizard t1_jb2jvfo wrote
80 days of airplane/boat/train/bus/car rides sounds exhausting to me and I'm less than half as old. Good for them for having the energy to do it at their age.
Accomplished_Cash320 t1_jb2mmb1 wrote
Flying used to be super expensive and in their 20-30's as women (1960's they would have been expected to do the things society expected them to be doing at that age. So unless super wealthy you were not living that life. Many countries were not open for such travel anyways. Being a "jet/country hopping nomad" is a recent thing in terms of social acceptance and availability of resources for the average person to do such trips. At 81 you aint got the time to waste trying to learn a new language and absorbing culture of the locals and daydreaming of what life could be. You have already outlived your peers and got nobody to impress...
23harpsdown t1_jb1sbbx wrote
I just rounded three years traveling full time. One month minimum stay in each place is fantastic. You really connect with the locals you see everyday at cafes, grocery stores, and elsewhere around town. Just landed in my 10th country and like 17th(ish) city and would trade nothing.
dadamn t1_jb1t4wn wrote
I'm so happy for you! You're absolutely doing it the right way!
Succulentslayer t1_jb2lcm1 wrote
How did you even finance that? Curious cause I am considering it.
poopatroopa3 t1_jb3xem8 wrote
Not OP but I heard that people do this by carrying close to nothing on them and sleeping at super cheap hostels while working for them part time, or just remote work in general.
ZaviaGenX t1_jb3ol30 wrote
Pray tell some of these places you wished to stay longer in and why.
Im hoping to travel Asia at some point in time in my life.
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