About this e-book

Taking a break from your everyday life to travel requires guts. It takes a strong-willed, adventurous person to take that kind of leap. But it also takes a certain amount of planning, a certain amount of vision, a certain amount of knowing how your Big Trip will help you in the long run.

Whether you’re just starting to think about taking a career break to travel or already figuring out what to pack, this guide is for you. It goes beyond helping you make your dream trip happen; this guide will help you make your trip unforgettably awesome.

Here’s what you’ll learn in How to Take a Career Break to Travel:

• How to save enough money to take your Big Trip
• Tips for tackling logistical details like getting a passport, visas and immunizations
• How traveling can help — not hurt — your career
• Ideas for blogging successfully from the road
• Advice from other career-breakers who have traveled successfully long-term

… and lots more.

From the Author, Alexis Grant

This 90-page guide answers both practical and big-picture questions people asked after I left my job to backpack through Africa. How much does a trip like this cost? What’s the best way to get up the guts to leave your job and apartment? Will traveling the world really change my life? (The answer: A huge, resounding YES.)

How to Take a Career Break to Travel not only fleshes out the logistics of pulling off a Big Trip — right down to the nitty-gritty of which type of mosquito net you should use — it also includes stories of other long-haul travelers who followed through on their globe-trotting ambitions. Using my journalistic skills, I interviewed more than a dozen career-breakers about what worked for them and what they wish they did differently, tips that will help you get the most out of your travels.

Whether you dream of volunteering in Africa, backpacking through Europe or road-tripping in Australia, this step-by-step guide will get you there. Don’t put off that adventure any longer. Now’s your chance to get the wheels in motion.