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I think most everybody thinks their travels are more interesting than they really are and that they are more well-traveled than they really are. I fall into both of these categories, and here are some musings on why. In reflection, I always tell people that I no longer travel, but simply do not know what it means to stay still and so default to moving. I also really like hotels and hate the idea of a home. There is a clear progression of my behaviour over the years: I think that 2021 is pretty normal in terms of flying once every 9.4 days for an average person. I spent the first few months staying put, more in the digital nomad style, in Peru and Mexico. May 2021 was when I became homeless and hard launched into perma-travel. Since then, I have averaged 2.7 nights per place. In 2022, I spent 44% of the year in the UK. In 2023, I started to fly a lot more but domestically, spending 54% of the year in the US. In 2024, I have probably reached an all time low of nights per place and foreca

On dromomania - Sophie Fuji ← Back ON DROMOMANIA Stats In 2021: 77 hotels and apartments (62 unique places), across 34 cities in 12 countries on 4 continents, by 39 flights covering 62,041 miles, which is an average of 4.7 nights per place and a flight every 9.4 days . In 2022: 129 hotels and apartments (74 unique places), across 33 cities in 15 countries on 5 continents, by 63 flights covering 110,906 miles, which is an average of 2.8 nights per place and a flight every 5.8 days . In 2023: 140 hotels and apartments (78 unique places), across 57 cities in 22 countries on 3 continents, by 104 f

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