A Lesson in Lifestyle Re-Design: From the Suburbs to a Sailboat
April 10th, 2008
Editor’s note: This is a FANTASTIC guest post from Doug Mayle. He and his wife recently quit their jobs and relocated their lives to a sailboat so that they could pursue their dream of a global sailing adventure. Currently, they can be found in the Caribbean.
Living the dream
When I look out my window, only a few feet away, I see beautiful turquoise water glowing in the illumination of a tropical sun. I have to pinch myself to be certain that I am not dreaming. The pinch makes me realize that I am quite awake and that this dream-like existence is now my reality.
My window is actually a porthole, because we live on a sailboat in the Caribbean, present location: Culebra, Puerto Rico.
How did they do it?
Three years ago, my wife and I lived a life more typical of the norm in the United States. We were a dual income couple, no kids, with a three-bedroom house in the suburbs. Our journey from there to here is a fine example of goal setting and lifestyle re-design.
In it For The Long Haul: How to Plan Your First Extended Trip
April 8th, 2008
(Editor’s note: This is the first [brief] post in a series of articles that I am going to be writing on how to take your first extended trip. Also, an update, out of the gates Jarkko Laine is way ahead of me in the Make Money Online Challenge but I will have a full post of my ideas before the end of the week.)
image source: ruvjet
Do you long to take a trip that is longer than one or two weeks?
Lifestyle Design With a Purpose: 5 Volunteer Resources that can Help you Travel the Globe and Make a Difference at the Same Time
April 3rd, 2008
When I first decided that I wanted to change my work and lifestyle one of the first things I knew was that I wanted to include travel, exotic travel, as part of my experience. After a few extended trips to various countries and witnessing livelihoods like I had not experienced before, I also knew that I wanted to try and make a difference.
Many people who want to go on extended travel, I believe, would also like to give something back, if you are one of them here are 5 organizations that can help you do just that.
United Nations Volunteers UNV http://www.unv.org/
