I want to travel and I am doing everything I can to make that happen.

In 2015, with a wild idea in my head, I resigned from my job to travel the world for five months. Now, almost 2 years and 17 countries later, I am still on the road. Something inside keeps pushing me to keep going, keep exploring.

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”

― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad/Roughing It

I always get asked how I pay this wild adventure. Hearing my stories and seeing photos of exotic places makes it look expensive. Perception vs. reality. It’s not that expensive to travel long term (or permanently) and there are a lot of opportunities to work abroad.

I also have a trick or two that save me a lot of money.

As a backpacker or traveler, my life is simple. No mortgage, no car payment, no cable bill. No need for that new gaming system or latest million inch TV. Forget the new couch and recliner. Everything I use on a daily basis is in my backpack. Simplicity.