Nice post - I'm wondering whether I should do a 'nomadic stint' at some point soon.... before I settle down properly and do the whole homesteading thing (the two don't really go together... travel, and homesteading!).
I'm really in two minds TBH, as you say, there are pros and cons. I'm also trying to decide (if I go) whether I go global and just backpack, or maybe convert a van and just stick to Europe, or I'm also toying with the idea of a bike.... there's something very appealing about the latter, it seems like a nice compromise, and I've always fancied a rohloff.
There was a great line I heard about the trick to cycling around the world: 'no push, only pedal'. (As in 'not push the bike, but not 'push on the pedal' in the sense of 'trying to get somewhere'.) I guess this applies to any mode of transport while travelling.
I also think I need to learn to live unrooted before I put down 'permanent roots' and morph into my garden permaculture style in my 50s/60/70s/80s - until I eventually literally morph back into the earth!
Thanks for the honesty!