Yep, even on my long trips, it involved staying in a single place for more than a month. Which usually ends up being the best part of the trip.

6 months, yes it was worth it. I have memories and a lot of wild stories, to say the least. It was also good for me at the time because I had just gotten divorced. After I got back I appreciated a lot of things more, saw things a little differently.

I thought OP meant those people that can afford to travel for a year right in between graduating high school and entering college. 99% of those people come from a place of money that most don’t have.

Mirin those ITT that worked, saved up and took months off to travel. After earning the time and money I bet your experiences were much more appreciated.

If you are young then imo you SHOULD be travelling at least long enough so that you are independent and out of your comfort zone. Be self-sufficient on the road with no one else to rely on. That type of experience is priceless. You will have a new perspective on life guaranteed. No one, I mean no one who has done it has regretted travelling. that is an undeniable fact and if you don't know, you don't know. there are people who say travelling is cope and frankly, those are the people who are too afraid to be out of their comfort zone.

as to how much to save, depends on where you're going. If it's SE Asia then $100/day will be more than enough. Australia/New Zealand the same. If you are the type to go bottle service in Vegas then forget it, travelling is not for you, you will be the perennial tourist. Europe probably $150/day on average depending on the country. If you can handle staying in budget accommodations then knock that down by 1/3. You could do it for a lot less but really depends on how frugal you are and also how much drinking you do because that really eats up your budget no matter where you go.

probably some difference between traveling on daddy's money for a year and watching the money you actually worked for and saved evaporate over the course of a year.