Posts Tagged ‘travel advice’
Who’s Out There Now: Warren and Betsy
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 11th, 2011
In this week´s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Warren and Betsy, or as they are known online, MarriedWithLuggage. This couple from Seattle left it all behind at the end of 2010 to start their big trip around the world. How big? Try three years! They started blogging their adventure long before [...]
Dream. Play. Plan. With Airtreks’ TripPlanner
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 5th, 2011
Part of the fun of planning a long-term trip, whether it be around the world, or focused on a couple of continents, is dreaming about the possibilities. Where you leave from is the easiest part. From then on, it’s all possibilities. Not only did I use Airtreks on my career break and round the world [...]
A Review of AirBnB, A Great Budget Alternative
Written By: jeff
Posted On: December 9th, 2010
This year I had two trips to New York, one in June and the other in October. Both times were for events in Manhattan. Looking around for budget accommodation was a challenge to say the least. I really didn’t want to waste time commuting over bridges and through tunnels. Even cheaper hotel chains were [...]
Who’s Out There Now? Angela
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 23rd, 2010
In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Angie, who blogs on her travel site, SabbaticalScapes. This native of Houston left her job in the IT world during one of the worst economic downturns the US has seen in decades. She traveled through Central and South America, the Middle East [...]
Real Career Break Travel Stories: Adam
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 6th, 2010
When you meet Adam, you learn one thing very quickly – he is passionate about skiing. After having been an instructor in the Colorado Rocky Mountains in the United States for years, Adam found the woman of his dreams and settled down back in his native Australia. Fearing that he would have to give up his life skiing as he knew it, his wife suggested that he continue his connection with his passion…
Real Career Break Travel Stories: Kimberley
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 6th, 2010
For years, Kimberley had always maintained a healthy work-life balance. In her professional life, Kimberley is a Chartered Accountant in New Zealand and had served as a Finance Manager for a variety of organizations. She also had been a successful hotel entrepreneur. In her personal life she traveled, played tennis, netball and volleyball. But, by her late 30s, her life fell out of balance…
Real Career Break Travel Stories: Tamsin
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 6th, 2010
Tamsin’s year-long career break highlights the fact that sometimes working professionals happy with their career just need a break to recharge and refocus. Always a driven professional, Tamsin tackled her career break in 2001 with the same passion that she approached her career…
Real Career Break Travel Stories: Sjoerd and Daphne
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 6th, 2010
Sjoerd had been planning his career break for some time when he met Daphne; 2 weeks before his departure date. Despite the chemistry between the two, he left on schedule in October 2007 for South America to travel and study a little bit of Spanish. Daphne was so excited about the trip (and Sjoerd) that she joined him in January for the final part of the journey…
