Over the years, I’ve realized that:

I don’t enjoy driving.

I don’t like sharing the roads with dangerous drivers (especially in my area with frequent accidents).

I don’t like the costs and financial burdens associated with owning a car.

Groceries and appointments seem to be my only reason for needing a car, but I feel like I can find ways around these with proper location and route planning. Right now, I currently live in the suburbs where it’s basically essential to own a car.

I’m looking for a way where I can live a life without the need for a car. It seems that by re-locating to a country with a superior transit system, it could be an option. Is this possible or am I being unrealistic? What am I missing?

How big or important of a factor was this for you when going nomad? How does it impact you?

  • Mysterious_Remote491@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I gave up on driving about 10 years ago. I’m terrible at it and it causes me stress. There are many places where you can live a lovely car-free life.

    It sounds like you don’t have much experience with this. And that’s ok! Since you have a remote job, you should book yourself a month sometime that’s extremely walkable and has a great metro transit system. This will help you understand what day to day life looks like in a walkable place.

    Not sure your country, but if you are in the US, go to NYC and live in a very central neighborhood. In Europe, you could pretty much go to the central area of any capital city for the same experience.

    It might be an expensive month, but I guarantee you will have a much better perspective on car free living at the end of the month than you do now.