Comments on: Are These 4 Excuses Keeping You From Realizing Your Travel Dreams? http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/ Dubious tips & essential ephemera for today's curious traveler Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Michelle http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-17234 Michelle Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:48:19 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2992#comment-17234 I LOVE this post! I totally agree. I know so many people who always talk about traveling but never do, and they tend to use those 4 excuses exactly. It's a shame, but their loss. If everyone were world travelers, we'd still be waiting in line to see the Louvre! I LOVE this post! I totally agree. I know so many people who always talk about traveling but never do, and they tend to use those 4 excuses exactly. It’s a shame, but their loss. If everyone were world travelers, we’d still be waiting in line to see the Louvre!

]]> By: Mary http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-17171 Mary Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:53:42 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2992#comment-17171 How do you travel when you have a spouse with health problems and you are his caretaker? How do you travel when you have a spouse with health problems and you are his caretaker?

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]]> By: Michaela Potter http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-9461 Michaela Potter Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:19:50 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2992#comment-9461 I think all points are universally felt but #4 in particular is one that greatly affects Americans. The reason being that "career breaks" are not accepted in our society like they are in the rest of the world. When my husband and I returned from 4 months of travel, recruiters were impressed with his work experience, but worried about his gap. But once he started interviewing, the companies were really impressed with the experience. So it's all in the mindset. Incidentally, my colleague wrote a great article about selling your travel experience to future employers: http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2009/02/next-steps-getting-back-to-reality-and-resumes/ I think all points are universally felt but #4 in particular is one that greatly affects Americans. The reason being that “career breaks” are not accepted in our society like they are in the rest of the world.

When my husband and I returned from 4 months of travel, recruiters were impressed with his work experience, but worried about his gap. But once he started interviewing, the companies were really impressed with the experience. So it’s all in the mindset.

Incidentally, my colleague wrote a great article about selling your travel experience to future employers: http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2009/02/next-steps-getting-back-to-reality-and-resumes/

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]]> By: Greg http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-9450 Greg Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:49:13 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2992#comment-9450 Agree with Craig...coming back IS DEFINITELY the hardest part....I vote we never come back. :) Agree with Craig…coming back IS DEFINITELY the hardest part….I vote we never come back. :)

]]> By: Ed http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-9447 Ed Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:09:06 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2992#comment-9447 Oh, they are aaaaaall so true! lol. I'm sure, however, that if we didn't have these excuses we'd just find a bunch of others! Great article :) Oh, they are aaaaaall so true! lol.

I’m sure, however, that if we didn’t have these excuses we’d just find a bunch of others!

Great article :)

]]> By: Craig Zabransky http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-9444 Craig Zabransky Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:47:14 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2992#comment-9444 All four of the excuses seemed so real until after I traveled....I took a year off and am already planning for my next year. my thoughts. 1) traveling is so much cheaper than you realize...you need to just hit the places that make economical sense. Plus I agree - make sure you have no or limited bills at home. You will be fine. 2) Most likely you went to college alone, yes? and suddenly you found lifelong friends in just a matter of days....traveling is no different. You will find friends for life. 3) So, go and learn a language. Take a few weeks and enter a language school. Latin American Spanish schools with room, board, lessons and sometimes even surf remain extremely reasonable. 4) I had no problem getting back to work from an interview perspective...the bigger problem will be after you accept a position and end your travels....coming back is the hardest part. stay adventurous. All four of the excuses seemed so real until after I traveled….I took a year off and am already planning for my next year.

my thoughts.

1) traveling is so much cheaper than you realize…you need to just hit the places that make economical sense. Plus I agree – make sure you have no or limited bills at home. You will be fine.

2) Most likely you went to college alone, yes? and suddenly you found lifelong friends in just a matter of days….traveling is no different. You will find friends for life.

3) So, go and learn a language. Take a few weeks and enter a language school. Latin American Spanish schools with room, board, lessons and sometimes even surf remain extremely reasonable.

4) I had no problem getting back to work from an interview perspective…the bigger problem will be after you accept a position and end your travels….coming back is the hardest part.

stay adventurous.

]]> By: Scott http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-9428 Scott Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:28:44 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2992#comment-9428 I agree with all these points, but if I could stress one thing that I've learned from quitting the job and traveling RTW, it's this: Make sure you have as few to no bills as possible! I know people will sit there and say "Well I can handle my finances on the road". But, budgets bust all the time. Then all of a sudden that monthly payment is really starting to take away from the trip budget. I know this because I left with car lease payments. I couldn't transfer the lease. So I saved up more money and started my RTW later. But, to wait until it was done was to wait until March 2010. I had started saving in 2006 and was itching to go. So I went. However, I blew my budget (mainly thanks to ATM/Bank fees) and soon the car payments were a hassle. Not to mention that they were always somewhere in the back of my head, slightly taking away some of the carefree nature of my travels. Anyway, I would highly recommend someone getting all their bills in order and having no bills to pay before they leave for their long-term travels. If it means waiting until they are all done, then so be it. When I go back to the states and start working I will make sure I have as few bills as possible so I will be ready for my next long-term trip. I agree with all these points, but if I could stress one thing that I’ve learned from quitting the job and traveling RTW, it’s this: Make sure you have as few to no bills as possible! I know people will sit there and say “Well I can handle my finances on the road”. But, budgets bust all the time. Then all of a sudden that monthly payment is really starting to take away from the trip budget.

I know this because I left with car lease payments. I couldn’t transfer the lease. So I saved up more money and started my RTW later. But, to wait until it was done was to wait until March 2010. I had started saving in 2006 and was itching to go. So I went. However, I blew my budget (mainly thanks to ATM/Bank fees) and soon the car payments were a hassle. Not to mention that they were always somewhere in the back of my head, slightly taking away some of the carefree nature of my travels.

Anyway, I would highly recommend someone getting all their bills in order and having no bills to pay before they leave for their long-term travels. If it means waiting until they are all done, then so be it. When I go back to the states and start working I will make sure I have as few bills as possible so I will be ready for my next long-term trip.

]]> By: Ava http://www.vagabondish.com/are-these-4-excuses-keeping-you-from-realizing-your-travel-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-9401 Ava Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:00:07 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=2992#comment-9401 I just found this article and I love it! I hear these excuses so often from friends who "wish they could travel" like I do. My advice is: Just go! I honestly prefer traveling on my own because I see, hear and experience so much more. My love for travel even inspired me to obtain a graduate degree overseas and I now spend several months each year traveling. Life is so much sweeter this way. Mind you, I'm a rich woman trapped in a working woman's body ;o) and I still manage to make it work. I find great deals, do as much online research as I can about places, and I just go. So should everyone else who wants to travel! I just found this article and I love it! I hear these excuses so often from friends who “wish they could travel” like I do. My advice is: Just go! I honestly prefer traveling on my own because I see, hear and experience so much more. My love for travel even inspired me to obtain a graduate degree overseas and I now spend several months each year traveling. Life is so much sweeter this way. Mind you, I’m a rich woman trapped in a working woman’s body ;o) and I still manage to make it work. I find great deals, do as much online research as I can about places, and I just go. So should everyone else who wants to travel!

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