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Totally been there. I think sometimes it’s not about the place but the headspace—we carry stress, expectations, and fatigue with us. I’ve learned to slow down, take fewer photos, and stop trying to force magic; it usually comes when you’re not chasing it.
In my old age, I have gotten more into travel photography. It makes me slow down and watch for the moment. I also buy fewer cheap trinkets.
I think it depends on a few factors:
1. The experience is not new to you, not the place. For example, if you always travel just to sightsee, one day you may get tired of doing the same kind of itinerary. Say, if you’re the type that just visits attractions, museums, eats, and sleeps—this pattern may have run its course for you.
2. Nothing “exciting” or “extraordinary” happened during your trip—this may or may not involve other people. For example, making friends with folks on your flight and grabbing coffee with them afterward, eating fantastic food (completely new flavors to you) back-to-back, etc.
I’ve traveled extensively and recently hit the travel wall myself and realized I was following the same trip format of sightseeing, eating at nice places, and staying at upscale properties. Recently, I’ve made my trips more theme-based (food, education, adventure), and I feel like I’ve gotten more out of them. To give you an example, you can take local cooking classes (make sure you choose ones that aren’t marketed to tourists), learn about fragrance, or make an effort to visit farms and wineries throughout your trip. This way, you get to interact with the locals and learn about their way of living too. I’ve also tried eating at local favorites (cheap to moderate places) and staying at bed-and-breakfasts. Because my trip format is now different, I feel so much better, and it wasn’t boring or stale. Hope this is somewhat helpful!
Agreed ^ I’ve been in this boat a few times. Another thing that can contribute to this is obsessively looking at every photo/video of where you’re going while you’re researching activities. After a while, it can take some of the air out of the real thing.
Personally, I also allow for a lot of spontaneity in my itinerary, I never stay too rigid so that if the day comes and I’m really not feeling all the activities, I can adjust accordingly.
Finally, I’d also deeply examine WHY you’re going somewhere that you are. As disheartening and maybe slightly humiliating as it sounds, a lot of people go to locations because of social media pressure and want to create cool content for their profile to be “relevant.” Ex. “Everyone is going to Japan these days and seem to be taking pics with cherry blossoms, maybe Ill try Japan for a vacation this year.” This can lead to an empty feeling. I’ve definitely sort of been victim to this a little bit.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travel
I have also experienced this and I wonder if it’s because I have had more fun when I travel with a friend or meet people there. The time I felt like that, I was looking forward to being by myself, I enjoy being by myself and I get myself up too, but it just wasn’t as exciting.
Over time you get desensitized to great experiences (at least I have). The aspects that fill me with the most wonder are opportunities to see friends who live in other parts of the world or to meet up with friends outside of their usual context.
When you romanize a destination, it rarely ever lives up to your expectations (just like dating!). Greece is an amazing country and there still is beauty and wonder if you can get past the blatant tourism and find alternatives to overpriced tavernas and tacky tours. It is hands down my favorite place to swim in the sea and you can still rent mopeds and semi-safely blaze around the islands. As for cuisine, once you understand the food and not just eat all the fried tourist stuff, the door curiosity opens deeper. Giant beans, horta, gemista and tirokafteri!
I’m thinking about this more because I really love this question. I think for me, when I was in my 20s traveling was so magical because I was discovering the world and was like a puppy. Everything and everyone interested me because it was all new. When I traveled in my 30s, I felt more like a cat. I knew more what I liked, and I was not so excited indiscriminately. Yes, beautiful scenery was wonderful, but I think it still came down to connecting with people while traveling that made the experience deeper.