klipsan (Offline)

Wanderlist, eh?

How about working in travel?

I can't say i'm in the same situation…but i was. The only difference is that i was forced into talking action by the economy - which is a lot easier than actively having to make the choice!

I lost my well paying investment banking job in London and took the easy option - travelling. I didn't stop for 3 solid years, except when a climbing accident literally put a break in my travel plans. I met a tour manager for a global travel company, applied, and have spent the last couple of years running tours for young adults around Europe.

It is 'travel' as i liked it, but you spend at about 5 months a year on the road, working, zooming around 20ish countries. And it is awesome fun. The money isn't bad - certainly the saving potential. You can save, in 5 months, the same you could in a year in a well paid 'regular' job as a graduate with 3 years experience…and you have the other half of the year off to pursue other careers plans, artistic pursuits, sports or travel. There is even career progression…after 6-8 years you can end up woking with 'old' people, where the money makes most 'regular experienced professionals' in '9-5 jobs' look like welfare cases.

Look beyond what we're brainwashed into doing by society (study, study, study, work, work, work, marry, kids, work some more and hopefully die soon to minimise pension costs). Travelling has probably show you there are alternative lifestyles that can make people happy, and not all of them involved scraping a living as a hippie on some commune Money certainly isn't everything, happiness is bloody important, but you can't like on air alone!

Mike

Wanderlist, eh?

How about working in travel?

I can't say i'm in the same situation…but i was. The only difference is that i was forced into talking action by the economy - which is a lot easier than actively having to make the choice!

I lost my well paying investment banking job in London and took the easy option - travelling. I didn't stop for 3 solid years, except when a climbing accident literally put a break in my travel plans. I met a tour manager for a global travel company, applied, and have spent the last couple of years running tours for young adults around Europe.

It is 'travel' as i liked it, but you spend at about 5 months a year on the road, working, zooming around 20ish countries. And it is awesome fun. The money isn't bad - certainly the saving potential. You can save, in 5 months, the same you could in a year in a well paid 'regular' job as a graduate with 3 years experience…and you have the other half of the year off to pursue other careers plans, artistic pursuits, sports or travel. There is even career progression…after 6-8 years you can end up woking with 'old' people, where the money makes most 'regular experienced professionals' in '9-5 jobs' look like welfare cases.

Look beyond what we're brainwashed into doing by society (study, study, study, work, work, work, marry, kids, work some more and hopefully die soon to minimise pension costs). Travelling has probably show you there are alternative lifestyles that can make people happy, and not all of them involved scraping a living as a hippie on some commune Money certainly isn't everything, happiness is bloody important, but you can't like on air alone!

Mike

Hey! i was lookin around n i saw u, ur pretty cute, though id stop by n say hi