I Quit My 9 to 5 Job to Travel (And It Didn’t Solve All of My Problems)

May 9, 2015 by Dan 12 Comments

Around four years ago today, I was sitting in an office, staring out the window, dreaming of travel. I’d finished university a few years earlier and instead of continuing to chase my passions, I had stayed put. I was trapped like a deer in the headlights of life. Paralysed and unable to do anything.

My friends all seemed to have gone on to better things. But me? I still lived with my parents, moving between menial jobs, doing not a lot of anything. Just sitting in an office day-by-day. Staring out that window. Dreaming. [Read more…]

Are You a Passionate Person?

April 17, 2015 by Dan 7 Comments

If I had to describe myself with a word, it would be, “Meh.” A word for somebody with passion, “Woohoo!” I think of them running through life. A person full of energy, grabbing the world with both hands and shaking it.

By comparison, I plod along, not wanting to grab anything. When I rush it’s only because I’m afraid of being late. [Read more…]

Are You Making Your Facebook Friends Unhappy?

April 10, 2015 by Dan 2 Comments

In a not unsurprising turn of events, research has found that .

Researchers argue that Facebook users only ever post about the good events in their life. This is leading to their friends having unrealistic expectations for their own lives. [Read more…]

Fear of Financial Ruin: The Stress of Finding a Job While Traveling

July 10, 2014 by Dan 4 Comments

Travel ain’t cheap.

Hotels. Restaurants. Buses. Planes. Trains. Automobiles. If you’re going to travel long-term you need to make a strict budget and you need to plan ahead. Otherwise one day you’ll wake up, find your bank account empty and you’ll have to do the last thing you want to do: go home.

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