Comments on: Book Made for Wanderers

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:43:06 +0000

I have set a goal of January 2011 to leave on new travels — I will simplify my life between now and then, take the TEFL training (or someothing like that) – and plan for a 6mo-12mo journey. Life really can be fleeting and so easy to get caught up in the frantic pace of the day to day life …feels good to have a plan – not sure if I can wait a year though!

By: pen4hire

pen4hire — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:54:06 +0000

I love your story, and hope you can keep going whenever your heart gets racing!

By: sharon

sharon — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:23:00 +0000

I bought Vagabonding a couple of years ago, and have just picked it up again … when I feel I have gone off track as to my purpose / plan — I pick this book up again, it gets my heart racing and I know that vagabonding is what I need to be doing!

Last year at 53 yrs. I was laid off, and planned a trip I’d been wanting to do since my 20′s – backpacking around Europe. I had planned to go for 2 months, but got re-hired and delayed my start for 5 weeks. I left with no plan, and only a backpack. It was a great experience.

So … I think his book still applies to me whether I’m 54, 64 or 74. I just have to keep myself physically healthy, my life simple, so that I can keep having these adventures. I feel I am actually living when i am planning and taking extended journeys, with no real plan.

By: pen4hire

pen4hire — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:25:20 +0000

Gee Jessie, “the concepts can be inspirational to anyone” I love that thought, and wish I had used it in my post!

By: Jessie Voigts

Jessie Voigts — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:27:12 +0000

i read vagabonding, too, vera – and took away many ideas from it. i agree, though, that the details are for younger, healthy people. the concepts can be inspirational to anyone! i love that he gets people to travel – or to think about travel- in a different light.

i’ve not read his new book yet, but do follow him online, where he writes in several places, as you know.
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