Comments on: After a Long Travel, how do you Adapt? http://theplanetd.com/life-after-the-tda/ Travel blog featuring advice, tips, inspiration and photos for couples seeking adventure vacation destinations around the world. Wed, 23 May 2012 04:23:01 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: debndave http://theplanetd.com/life-after-the-tda/comment-page-1/#comment-157667 debndave Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:32:07 +0000 http://theplanetd.com/?p=622#comment-157667 Hi Riana, you echo what many people feel after a life changing experience. You probably will never go back to your old way of living. When your eyes are open to a new experience, it inspires you to try new things and take on a new direction. I am sure that as you settle in, you will start to feel better and soon come up with ideas on how you can be inspired at home and work travel into you life. Good luck getting back into the swing of things! Hi Riana, you echo what many people feel after a life changing experience. You probably will never go back to your old way of living. When your eyes are open to a new experience, it inspires you to try new things and take on a new direction. I am sure that as you settle in, you will start to feel better and soon come up with ideas on how you can be inspired at home and work travel into you life. Good luck getting back into the swing of things!

]]> By: Riana http://theplanetd.com/life-after-the-tda/comment-page-1/#comment-155864 Riana Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:29:46 +0000 http://theplanetd.com/?p=622#comment-155864 Hi all, hope u had a wonderful day!! i just returned from a 5.5 weeks crazy aswesome trip from the US, i hiked by meslef (a 1st to hike) all the way to the bottom of the Grand canyon, afterwards i went to rejuvinate on a farm in Nashville TN, then the mpost amazing forest and volcano trip up in Seattle, all to be toppled by burning man in the nevada desert. i closed out by visiting San Fran, well only the bridge and some forests around. Now im back and i cannot adjust (perhaps will not). i want to be free and experience life man, not corporate shite, so its soo bad rite now that i have tummy pains and seem to be depre, what could i do??? i was thinking to just pack up and do some work and travel or do some rescue diving abroad, point is im not coping with this ruled in life anymore? Namaste, have a wonderful journey. Riana Smit Hi all, hope u had a wonderful day!! i just returned from a 5.5 weeks crazy aswesome trip from the US, i hiked by meslef (a 1st to hike) all the way to the bottom of the Grand canyon, afterwards i went to rejuvinate on a farm in Nashville TN, then the mpost amazing forest and volcano trip up in Seattle, all to be toppled by burning man in the nevada desert. i closed out by visiting San Fran, well only the bridge and some forests around.

Now im back and i cannot adjust (perhaps will not). i want to be free and experience life man, not corporate shite, so its soo bad rite now that i have tummy pains and seem to be depre, what could i do??? i was thinking to just pack up and do some work and travel or do some rescue diving abroad, point is im not coping with this ruled in life anymore?

Namaste, have a wonderful journey.

Riana Smit

]]> By: davendeb http://theplanetd.com/life-after-the-tda/comment-page-1/#comment-4132 davendeb Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:40:58 +0000 http://theplanetd.com/?p=622#comment-4132 Thanks for the comment. I think, settling in somewhere other than home for awhile is a great way to do it. It is going home that is the hard part. It's that darn money thing that keeps getting in the way though. Thanks for the comment. I think, settling in somewhere other than home for awhile is a great way to do it. It is going home that is the hard part. It’s that darn money thing that keeps getting in the way though.

]]> By: George http://theplanetd.com/life-after-the-tda/comment-page-1/#comment-4108 George Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:38:18 +0000 http://theplanetd.com/?p=622#comment-4108 I empathise with your experiences, I traveled for 2 years before settling in Wellington, New Zealand which made reintegration a bit easier. I lived life there for another 2 years before returning for a few months to the UK in recession which I found to be a real challenge.. The challenge of travel is seeing the freedom available, and asking what we really want in life, and knowing that is really most important of all.. Blessings, George I empathise with your experiences, I traveled for 2 years before settling in Wellington, New Zealand which made reintegration a bit easier. I lived life there for another 2 years before returning for a few months to the UK in recession which I found to be a real challenge.. The challenge of travel is seeing the freedom available, and asking what we really want in life, and knowing that is really most important of all..
Blessings,
George

]]> By: Laura http://theplanetd.com/life-after-the-tda/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 Laura Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:23:10 +0000 http://theplanetd.com/?p=622#comment-2001 Hi Dave, hi Deb! You know, it really is hard to integrate back into day-to-day life. When I stopped 'running' in at the end of 2007, my decision wasn't to go back home to Australia, as I wasn't ready to go home home. I too, would have felt really unfinished, and almost cheating myself a bit. As an avid snowboarder, my heart and soul belong to the mountains. I made the compromise to settle somewhere (sick of living out of a bag!!!) but still have access to what made me truly feel alive. So I came to Calgary. And although I love it here, I did struggle with getting back into the day-to-day grind. I restarted my career in January 2008, and by August I was starting to feel the 8 month itch - it was the longest I'd been in one place in years, and I started to question myself - is this what I really want, am I really happy, and so forth. It wasn't until my Mum came to visit in October, and I got to proudly show her my life and love for the mountains and Alberta, that I realised that YES I am happy!! Maybe you guys need to reach a compromise of some sort - where could you settle for a *while* (read not forever) that will allow you to continue your journey and learn these amazing life lessons, while sitting still for a bit? Just some food for thought. I hope you can find what you are looking for. No doubt when you do, it will be your very own heaven on earth! Namaste, Laura Hi Dave, hi Deb!

You know, it really is hard to integrate back into day-to-day life. When I stopped ‘running’ in at the end of 2007, my decision wasn’t to go back home to Australia, as I wasn’t ready to go home home. I too, would have felt really unfinished, and almost cheating myself a bit.

As an avid snowboarder, my heart and soul belong to the mountains. I made the compromise to settle somewhere (sick of living out of a bag!!!) but still have access to what made me truly feel alive. So I came to Calgary. And although I love it here, I did struggle with getting back into the day-to-day grind. I restarted my career in January 2008, and by August I was starting to feel the 8 month itch – it was the longest I’d been in one place in years, and I started to question myself – is this what I really want, am I really happy, and so forth. It wasn’t until my Mum came to visit in October, and I got to proudly show her my life and love for the mountains and Alberta, that I realised that YES I am happy!!

Maybe you guys need to reach a compromise of some sort – where could you settle for a *while* (read not forever) that will allow you to continue your journey and learn these amazing life lessons, while sitting still for a bit?

Just some food for thought. I hope you can find what you are looking for. No doubt when you do, it will be your very own heaven on earth!

Namaste,

Laura

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