Posts Tagged ‘career break travel’
A Day of Food, Culture and Ice Wine in Canada’s Wine Country
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 2nd, 2011
So, you don’t have to be on a career break to go wine tasting, but all that world travel does give you a good excuse to explore and discover new and unexpected wine regions. It’s a personal favorite activity of mine. I went biking while wine tasting in Mendoza, Argentina. In Spain, while filming our [...]
Time to Get Your Solo Butt Out There: A Review of The Solo Traveler’s Handbook
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 27th, 2011
Are you excited by the thought of taking a career break, but daunted by the prospect of doing it alone? I understand. I have friends who can’t bring themselves to go to the movies alone in their hometown. So, to find the courage to take a trip by themselves, especially overseas, is tough to do. [...]
Austin Rocks Meet Plan Go 2011
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 21st, 2011
On Tuesday night, once and future Austin career break travelers came together at Abel’s on the Lake to talk travel. We broke through our attendance from Meet Plan Go 2010 of 70 by having 87 people show up. A few ticket holders didn’t make it unfortunately. I’m particularly happy that Austin ranked 5th out of [...]
Getting to Know Our Gap Adventures Tour Leader
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 21st, 2011
I’ve been traveling enough to know how crucial a leader is in the success of a tour. You put your trust in them to show you the good stuff and take care of any logistical bumps. I found out that Gap Adventures calls their tour leaders CEOs: Chief Experience Officers. I liked that. In addition [...]
Who’s Out There Now? Jack and Jill
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 20th, 2011
In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Jack and Jill, who runs the creatively named site, JackandJillTravel.com. They’ve been on the road a couple of months now and have settled into their travel routine. They’ve been hiking, biking, rappelling and managed to down a few ants, a local delicacy in [...]
Solo Travel Tips During Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 13th, 2011
The thought of going to dinner or to a movie alone is being the pale for many people. So, suggesting that they go traveling alone is practically unimaginable. But, for people with intense wanderlust, they are no longer letting it stop them. While some people fear they may be lonely or lack the confidence to [...]
Cooking Class in India. Learning Something New on Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 12th, 2011
Focusing on your personal passions, picking up a new skill or hobby, call it what you want, but all of the above are popular with career breakers. In my case, I learned Spanish fluently, learned to ski and got to develop my photography skills. When I went to India with Gap Adventures, I saw that [...]
I Love Cape Town Photo Series Part 5: Roadtrip
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 8th, 2011
In part 5 of our guest post series, ¨I Love Cape Town¨, from Craig of YTravelBlog, he takes us on a road trip outside of Cape Town to some of the great little towns and nooks just a quick drive away from downtown Cape Town! Road Trip! Take a one day road trip south of Cape [...]
Why Consider a Small Group Tour Operator During Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 7th, 2011
Backpacking on your career break is not incongruent with hooking up with a tour during your career break. In fact, during my career break, I joined tours through the Galapagos and the Amazon. I found mixing it up to be nice actually and had great experiences. But, I don’t like just any type of tour [...]
Tips For Getting Around Like a Local During Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 4th, 2011
Getting around when your traveling is a daily decision. It starts in your planning when you’re trying to figure out if your hostel is close enough to all the things you want to see. You arrive and you have to get to the hostel or hotel. While you’re there will you walk, take a bus, [...]
