In the Career Break Closet

Are you stuck in the closet – afraid to come out and act like you really want to? I bet you are. In fact – I bet about 90% of you are. You are lurking in the dark, afraid to declare your secret desires, but willing to watch; from a safe place. You are in […]

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Could Bad News Be Your Ticket to Ride? Big Boom Road Show

You know the scene: I’m at my desk, avoiding “real” work, and surfing the web. In this case, I’m exploring Boomers and long-term travel. I find an upbeat, popular article with 555 comments, leading off with this one: “This is crap. As a boomer, I am broke and live paycheck to paycheck, like all the other boomers I know.”

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8 Secrets No One Tells You about Being an Expat

I have lived in the center of Amsterdam, in the rainforest of Puerto Rico,* and in my husband, David’s, hometown – a very small village outside of Barcelona. In total, I have lived (and worked) as an expat for over three years. Here are the eight secrets I believe most expats would prefer not to tell you.

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Add Antarctica and Patagonia to your Career Break!

Many people use their career breaks as a time to get to all of those bucket list items that have been building up. If Antarctica or Patagonia are on your bucket list, but you don’t know how you will get there, then we may have a solution for you!

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Deciphering the RTW Airfare Puzzle

If a career break is something you’re in the midst of planning, then you have no doubt come across the maddening puzzle that is multi-stop, or around the world, airfare. There is plenty of information out there about the costliest part of long-term travel – some of it good, some of it bad, most of […]

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2014 Career Break Event News

This day of learning and inspiration is for those who are serious about exploring taking a break. We want the people who attend the event to GO! We believe so strongly in the value of long-term travel and Career Breaks in people’s lives.

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To Plan Or Not To Plan Your Career Break – 5 Factors

So you’re planning your career break… guidebooks, blog posts, forums and websites. All those years of seeing someone else’s photographs and thinking “I’ll go there one day,” and suddenly you might have the opportunity. So on the itinerary it goes, but if you’re not careful, then you’ve planned every day of your time away from your armchair.

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Career Break Guide Table of Contents

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