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It costs thousands of dollars to travel to another country from the US.
For some people in some cases, sure. Myself, I traveled in South America for 3 months last year and overall I saved money vs. expenses in the US, even with airfare included. Also, there's probably 100 million Americans that live within a single tank of gas of getting to Mexico or Canada. There are plenty of lower-income Americans, Brits, Aussies, and Germans (to name the big groups) who manage to travel extensively for long periods at very low expense. I've met many of them, and they could make "thousands of dollars" (let's say you're talking about $3,000) last a good three months in many parts of the world. Look for deals, be willing to not get exactly what you want, and be patient, and travel can be (and had been for me) cheaper overall than paying US prices for housing food etc.
What about if you live in the real world? If I fell asleep for three months I'd wake up ten grand poorer. It's great that you can completely uproot yourself for three months and then comeback and restart life and somehow save money, but that is so incredibly unrealistic. My bills don't stop because I took a cheap trip to Brazil.
Yeah it's a different lifestyle and not appealing or possible for everyone in every situation of course (not that I implied it was but for some reason I feel the need to defend my self on that point). I get that the systems we all live under have many of us completely captured by debt or bills and impoverished to the point where the major concerns in life are getting enough to eat each day and not freezing to death homeless out on the street. It's conditions like that elsewhere in the world which cause people to emigrate in search of a better life in the USA, ironically.
Just did a quick search and just to fly to all the european countries and asia I tried were over $1000. South America was $500+. Also, most of us still have to pay rent while we're traveling, we own shit we can't just abandon so it's literally impossible for it to be cheaper to travel and what do you do when you come back to no job?
I have flown to Ireland, Britain, and Italy for less than $1000 round trip; in some cases as low as $600.
Not to Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, or Caribbean islands.
There are other methods than direct flights
Not sure how I'm supposed to get anywhere besides mexico/canada without flying.
It does not cost thousands. Also, their are cruise ships that will take you to other countries without flying. Again, Bahamas and Caribbean islands.