The author reflects on their experience with solo travel, which shaped their identity in their 20s. Initially, it offered excitement and self-discovery through new adventures. However, after attempting to travel again at almost 29, they realized that these trips had become a means of avoiding personal problems rather than a path to self-discovery. Despite visiting beautiful places, they felt numb and recognized that further travels would not solve their deeper issues, highlighting the changes in their emotional response to travel over the years.
I wasn't having fun. Worse, I wasn't feeling anything at all. Travel had stopped feeling like discovery and started feeling like escapism.
I’d spent years convincing myself that the next place would hold all the answers. But here I was, in yet another breathtaking destination, feeling completely numb.
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