What is long-term travel? It’s not having a set plan for your trips or when you come home. It’s buying a one-way ticket to somewhere and not knowing when you’ll be back.
Long-term travel requires a bit of flexibility. If you can work remotely, i.e., be a digital nomad, then going abroad is easy. Alternatively, anyone with enough travel funds and time off can plan on long-term travel.
Anyone who travels regularly understands that you have to follow a schedule. Flights, trains, events, etc., will all occur when they are scheduled to occur.
A significant benefit of travel is that it gives you perspective. Seeing how the rest of the world lives and operates can increase your appreciation for your own life.
The diets and lifestyles of citizens around the world are often better than ours here stateside. The food is more organic and fresh, there is less eating out and more cooking, and above all, there is more movement and exercise.