There’s a lot of pressure online to believe that if you’re not travelling full-time, you’re somehow doing it wrong.
That unless you’ve sold everything, packed up your life, and are constantly on the move, you don’t really count as someone who lives a travel lifestyle.
I don’t buy into that at all.
For us, travel has never been about escaping life or ticking off countries. It’s been about how we live, not how often we move.
You can live a travel-focused life without travelling full-time.
In fact, I think for many families, that’s the more sustainable option.
A travel-focused life can look like:
- Choosing slower, longer trips instead of rushed itineraries
- Building income streams that aren’t tied to one location
- Designing work that fits around life, not the other way around
- Prioritising experiences over constant upgrades or “stuff”
- Having a base you enjoy returning to, not one you feel trapped in
We’ve travelled extensively, and we’ve also had long periods where we’re at home. Both phases serve a purpose.
Constant travel can be incredible but it can also be tiring and impractical long-term, especially with kids. Visas, schooling laws, healthcare, work, and energy all matter. Pretending otherwise doesn’t make them disappear.
What matters more is flexibility.
Being able to say yes to travel when it makes sense.
Being able to stay put when that’s the better option.
Not feeling like your identity depends on always being somewhere new.
A travel-focused life is one where:
- You’re not stuck waiting for “someday”
- You’ve built systems that allow movement
- Travel is integrated into your life, not competing with it
For us, that’s meant building work we can take with us, keeping our lifestyle adaptable, and making intentional choices about when and how we travel.
Sometimes that looks like months on the road.
Sometimes it looks like staying home, working, and planning what’s next.
Both are valid.
You don’t need to be travelling full-time to be living a life shaped by travel.
You just need to be intentional about how travel fits into the bigger picture.
And honestly? That kind of freedom feels far more realistic and far more enjoyable than chasing a label. You are still worldschoolers if you are exploring the world one country at a time.
If you’d like to embark upon a journey which could help you reshape your life to have each week look differently and be able to make those choices, then you may find these posts useful:
Stop Using Travel to Escape Your Life And Build One You Don’t Need to Escape From
How we travel so often (and YOU can too!)
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