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Woman Quits Job For Six Month Europe Trip But Regrets It In Two Weeks
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News18•14-10-2026, 18:45
Woman Quits Job For Six Month Europe Trip But Regrets It In Two Weeks
- •An Australian woman left her five year career in finance to travel solo across Europe for six months after experiencing burnout.
- •Just two weeks into her trip, starting from Vienna and moving to Rome, she began regretting her decision and expressed a strong desire to go home.
- •She shared on Reddit that she found European cities less friendly, unsafe, and dirty compared to Australian cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
- •Her post sparked mixed reactions online, with some users encouraging her to push through culture shock while others criticized her lack of appreciation for historical sites.
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The 28-year-old woman quit her job after working in finance for five years because she wanted to explore the world and travel solo across Europe while she still had limited responsibilities, especially since she was experiencing burnout at work.
Only two weeks into her six-month journey, she began regretting her decision after finding people in Vienna less friendly than Australians, and she felt that Rome appeared unsafe and dirty compared to cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
Reddit users were divided, with some encouraging her to push past the initial culture shock and buyer's remorse, while others suggested that world travel might simply not be for her if she struggled with the adjustment.
