The Hardest Part of Nomad Life

Traveling as a permanent nomad or traveling long-term might sound like the freest or dumbest way to live depending upon your own perspective. If you think the lifestyle sounds amazing, you might look at the posts or videos and think that person has the greatest life with no care in the world. However, nomads are real people with difficulties in their life of travel just as you might have difficulties in your own life at home. According to a recent Facebook survey of nomads, the hardest part of adapting to the nomadic way of living are sorted into these thirteen categories. In rank order, here are the most difficult aspects of being a nomad.

Uncomfortable environment (furniture, bed, or kitchen tools)

Planning for next leg (city, activity, visa, or route)

Missing loved ones

Explaining that it’s a lifestyle not a vacation

Accessing ongoing or routine medical care

Hobbies, but especially yardwork, gardens, and plants

Pets

Giving up my car

Health and Fitness (maintaining diets, lack of gyms, can’t join classes)

Packing limitations and boredom with the limited items in the luggage

Lack of routine

Laundry and line dry clothing

Logistics back home (mail/insurance/licenses)