Originally Posted by Machka
Besides the money factor, something else to keep in mind is that touring day in and day out for an extended period of time can be very wearing. Some people discover that they are well suited to that lifestyle, but others discover that they like to come back to something traditionally "normal" now and then. I am one of the latter ones.
I have definitely thought of that. Am I the maverick "it's just a flesh-wound" type or am I secretly a homebody with a hankering for travel? I have lived away from "home" before, for a number of years, but always with that latent homesickness. I figure nobody embarks on a round-the-world trip without that constantly in the back of their mind, however.
I find I am attracted by the IDEA, but am reasonable enough to understand that it is just that, not reality. Reality would be doing it.
Still, in a world of mundane, attainable goals, I think I can count a round-the-world tour as being my highest goal, not having kids, settling down or having the corporate career. What better way to experience life than cutting loose and seeing the world?