I have time enough for quick jaunts but little money and nobody to share it with anyway, sigh.

I like being alone but traveling alone runs a very real risk of me ADHDing myself into a missed flight or something

The few people I do know are the ‘you want to see nature? Turn on the nature channel’ type.

Yes, but my spouse and I are DINKs, and we specifically chose that, one of the big reasons was for travel. No judgement to those with families, but it’s pretty clear that if you have kids then your disposable income is completely going to them. There’s a ton of other reasons we chose not to have kids too, but in the context of this post, well we wanted and continue to want to travel.

There is a car outside I am allowed to drive and it currently has gas in it? I can not fill it with more gas, but another household member could. I generally have little reason to travel outside going to medical appointments currently though.

Depends what you mean by “ability” and “travel”.

If you’re asking whether I’m able to move about within my house, then sure. Beyond that, things get murky.

Does agoraphobia count as a disability? What if, for sufficiently short periods, it’s bearable, but ultimately it crushes?

I’ve walked the 15 minutes down to the dentist’s office and back (I’m lucky to live so close) a handful of times in the last couple of years (not so lucky with my teeth I guess), for example.

Or is this more about “Can [I] afford to use those modes of transport which take [me] to far-off places on a regular basis?”

Now we’ve got to define “far-off”. In theory, I could probably afford to take the bus anywhere within the county on a regular basis. And if I did, there’s a travel pass I could buy that would reduce the cost somewhat.

Taxis? Maybe once or twice a week if they remain relatively local.

Airline flights to foreign countries (or distant ends of the same one), which is probably what this is all about? I’d have to dip into savings, and those should probably be spent on more important things. So, no.

In Canada we have crown land where you can camp for free, and campgrounds where lodging isn’t expensive. This is what lots of people here do during vacations. Of course, you will need a tent, sleeping supplies, and cooking supplies.

I get 25 vacation days each year, but I don’t have money to really travel. Also I grew up on a farm. My parents never could be away from the animals too long, so I didn’t grow up with the expectation of yearly vacations to the sun or anything like that. Because of that, it’s not a priority for me now. But if I had spare money, I would like to see more of the world.

Before I had kids, I’ve been abroad a few times, but only once for a real vacation. I’ve studied abroad for half a year. I have worked as an international driver, so I’ve seen most of the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switserland and France. I’ve been in a plane 3 times in my life, one of which was behind the steering wheel (awesome experience).

I expect (hope) to be financially able to travel again in the next 5 years or so.

Yes, and if I take vacation days I get pay those days, as well as a small compensation for each day because vacations can cost a bit. It’s some percentage of what my pay per day would be if I didn’t have a fixed monthly salary, roughly the equivalent to like 35$ before taxes. Not like multiple weeklong trips a year, unless I save up some more money… but I’ve got 30 vacation days, so yes, usually one longer during the summer vacation and maybe one or two 2-3 day vacations during autumn and spring :)

I get time off work and use it to travel.

I travel internationally at least once a year.

Yes.

Is it in any way financially responsible?

Absolutely not.

Yes

ability to take time away from work without pay

Tell me you’re a US American without telling me that you’re a US American

Day trips yes, including overnight costs then that’s gotta be saved up for.

I certainly have the means and the vacation days. But work is really hard to get away from for long. I’ve been (mostly) unplugged since Wednesday and it’s been amazing. Friday was a legit vacation day and I spent it driving half way back home from a trip to Orlando. I’m about to roll out of bed and plug everything in and be back at it again.

I was hired about three months ago because my boss is stretched too thin, but I’m still learning everything so for the time being we are both stretched too thin. Eventually, hopefully we will enable each other to take vacations. I have one scheduled for April regardless. I think we’re going to Mexico, but frankly where we go isn’t as important to me as beautiful surroundings, good food, and leaving the kids at home.

I’m retired, so yeah, time off work isn’t an issue. We get away pretty regularly, domestically and internationally. I guess about two months a year, in aggregate, on average?

domestic kinda, international not at all