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Red Beach on Santorini
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 3rd, 2012
I took my niece with me to travel to Greece for three weeks. And, there was one thing on her mind – BEACH! So, I worked in tours to some of the historical sites, but the rest of the time was spent finding Greece’s top beaches. When we hit Santorini, we stayed over on the [...]
Career Break Budgeting Part 2: Pre-Take Off Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 1st, 2012
As you’re planning your career break, you’re probably focused on how much your going to spend once you’re on the road. Well, a good way to minimize your on-the-road spend is to maximize this part of the budget. It’s not practical or desirable to buy everything now that you ¨might¨ need. After all, if you’re [...]
Valley View From Delphi
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 27th, 2012
Located to the northwest of Athens, Delphi is one of the most famous historical sites that you’ll see while traveling in Greece. In a country filled with historical ruins, Delphi stands out. The grounds are set in the mountains so a pair of hiking boots wouldn’t be completely unwarranted. But, you don’t have to be [...]
Plunging Cliffs on Ireland’s West Coast
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 20th, 2012
The cliffs off the west coast of Ireland are legendary, especially the Cliffs of Moher. But, further down the coast you can get even closer to them. We arrived to the west coast late in the afternoon from Dublin and just stopped along the way…as you do on a road trip. I’m not even sure, [...]
Dancing With the Devil in the Details of a Career Break Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 19th, 2012
Let’s get right to it! One of the top questions people ask me is how can you afford to take a break to travel? There’s no magic, but there is budgeting. The first step is to take a look to see if you have the funds available for a break. As I’ve written before, long-term [...]
Who’s Out There Now: Juno
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 17th, 2012
In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Juno, the world traveler behind the popular travel blog, RunawayJuno.com. Originally from South Korea, Juno started blogging long before her career break. When I sent her the questions, I didn’t realized her trip had ended. But, I’ve been wanting to interview her for [...]
Are Airline Fees Making Us Less Safe
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 16th, 2012
Last week I flew between Bogota and Houston on my way to London on United flight 1008. It’s a flight I’ve been on many times shuttling between Colombia and the US. It’s an easy 4.5 hour flight, mostly free of turbulence, few frills and little drama. About midway through the flight, I got up to [...]
Castle on West Coast of Ireland
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 13th, 2012
I found the castles while traveling in Ireland curious. Small, tall, not terribly imposing but interesting. Most that I saw seemed completely abandoned. Yet many, like this one on the west coast, maintained its regal dignity and made for great landscape shots. I honestly can’t remember the name of this castle. I took this photo [...]
Does Escape 101 Stand the Test of Time?
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 12th, 2012
While I was out on my career break traveling in 2007, a book was published that raised the visibility of career break travel to the general US public. And, it was a hit. Escape 101 was the first book written by a real career breaker that took the concept and made it accessible. I first [...]
Who’s Out There Now? Benny
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 10th, 2012
In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Benny, the man traveling around the world to learn as many languages as he can so he can share his language hacking tips on FluentIn3Months.com. After 9 years on the road, Benny proudly declares that he is fluent in 8 languages which include [...]
