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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I traveled as a kid, then as a young adult in the Peace Corps, and then as a professional in my 30’s and early 40’s. By 40 it had lost all appeal, and I felt allergic to travel at all, even for vacations. I came to associate it with work, and absence from family, and loneliness.

I felt ashamed of losing my verve for travel for a long time, but now in my early 50’s I am at peace with it. It’s a big world, and I’ve seen a lot of it. In the end cities are cities, and people are people. I still feel thrilled by natural beauty, and I would happily hike in different parts of the world if I didn’t have to sit on airplanes for a day or more to get there. But travel for the sake of travel? Nah. I’m good.[/quote]

I’m late forties and starting to feel the same way. Not a peace corp volunteer but I was an army brat. Also, the teen years have done a number on us as parents and I think we are just getting tired. We have a couple more big trips planned as a family and then will focus more on quiet and peace closer to home. We have a beach house so we will pivot to spend more time there.[/quote]

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