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Quit Your JobAnd Travel Around The World
Agenda:
Inspiration Overcoming Roadblocks Logistics / Tools Coming Home
Inspiration
Who are we?
Who are you & why are you here?
High and Lows
Goals
INSPIRATION
Money
Career Track
‘Pausing’ Your Life
OVERCOMING ROADBLOCKS
Plotting Your Route
Transportation
Accommodations
Project Work
Gear
Finances
Medical
Communications
PLANNING THE TRIP
Pace of travel
Seasonality
Special Events
Visas
Travel Warnings
Unesco World Travel Sites
Balancing Planning and Spontaneity�
Solo Travel Versus Group travel
Cultural Immersion Activities
LOGISTICS: PLOTTING YOUR ROUTE
Planes
Around the World Ticket vs. One-offsDiscount Airfare SitesPrint Out TicketsTrains, Automobiles, Motorcycles, Boats, etc.
LOGISTICS: TRANSPORTATION
Hostel World
WWOOF-ing
CouchSurfing
Airbnb
Starwood
Sleeper Trains
LOGISTICS: ACCOMMODATIONS
Don’t Overpack! (sending stuff home sucks)
Pack Only What You Can’t Get Abroad (medicine, etc)
Computer?
A Few Non-intuitive Items:
Water filtrationHeadlamp
LocksPaperwork
Earplugs!
LOGISTICS: GEAR
Budgeting
Forget About Travelers Checks
ATMs - HSBC, Citi Are Common (but may still charge fees)
International CC Fees - Capital One Card Doesn’t Charge
You’ll probably deal in cash a lot of the time
Make sure enough money is readily accessible online
LOGISTICS: FINANCES
Pharma... one area where it’s OK to overpack
Vaccines - go to a travel clinic, CDC website
Antibiotics - travel clinic will prescribe. Remember you have.
First aid kit - bring one
Prescription drugs - bring plenty
Toiletries - you can get most anything on the road
LOGISTICS: MEDICAL
Turn your phone carrier off
Skype - on laptops, iphone app
Local cell phones - sim cards
Satellite phones
Postcard apps
LOGISTICS: CHIT CHAT
Rolf Potts, Legal Nomads, Nomadic Matt, The Frugal Traveler
Travel Guides
Wanderfly, BootsNAll, JetSetter
TOOLS
Open Up
Realize it won’t all be easy
Share your journey
Create Consistency
ON THE ROAD
Readjusting Mentally
Restarting Your Career
What we learned
Scale/perspective
Self-confidence
Much more...
COMING HOME