Comments on: Ten Years Ago, I Quit My Job to Travel the World

By: Eva Kitchen

Eva Kitchen — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:54:17 +0000

Happy anniversary! You’re such an inspiration! One thing I’ve learned from traveling is that things always work out…no matter where you are. They don’t always work out exactly as you planned, but they work in the end somehow.

By: Sinh Le

Sinh Le — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 10:36:31 +0000

I was running my family business but I was not happy to do that. I always liked the idea to travel all over the world but to become a full time traveler was not easy. I had to finance my trip besides help my family financially. So I took the idea to join a travel company and help people to travel all around the word. Today I don’t regret my decision as I’m happily organizing trips and traveling in group.

By: IGOR

IGOR — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:12:05 +0000

10 years.. long time.

Bet it’s flown past though. I think traveling is a weird sort of contradiction feeling wise, at least for me. In a way I’m looking to take life slow and really enjoy it, relax and that, but traveling and moving around, it actually seems to fly past so much quicker!

It’s an odd one!

Anyway, all the best, here’s to another healthy 10!

By: Ovi Berg

Ovi Berg — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 13:27:42 +0000

Congratulations Matt! 10 years is something to CELEBRATE! Your blog is a source of inspiration and help in planning not only my trips but my future as well. 1,400 articles and 10 years on the road is quite impressive! I’ve just started my quest to freedom and discovery…

What about a celebration in Thailand?

Cheers!

By: Darby

Darby — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:01:54 +0000

Thanks for the post Matt! Sometimes the why of doing something is simply a gut feeling that it’s the right thing to do.
Currently, I’m taking a year or two off of school to bike across South America and hopefully start blogging about it consistently. I love writing and traveling, but the reason that I decided on South America is still unclear to me. It just feels right!

By: Nguyen Van Luong

Nguyen Van Luong — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 06:12:12 +0000

Congrats Matt!!! I know many people who dream t of spending a life like this but there are not many who have the guts of leaving behind a great and of course secured future to be a ‘world traveler’. We truly have little time in hand and there is no reason wasting it. Congratulations once again and hope that you can follow your passion for years to come.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:39:42 +0000

10 years of full-time travelling. Wow, that certainly is a milestone. I’ve been reading your stuff for quite some time now so I somehow I feel I’ve been part of the journey. What is missing now is me quitting my job and embracing full-time what I love to do the most, although the finantial part scares me a bit. (How much money should I have in savings? When is the right time to quit?)

Hope you have a lot of fun on the next 10 years! Happy travels mate!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:13:15 +0000

This article was awesome! My wife and I are both going to start traveling this summer. We are going to be starting in Thailand and we Chiang Mai is definitely on our loose itinerary. Mostly we’ll be working through South East Asia to begin with which seems to be a pretty common jumping off point to long term travel.

I love these types of articles because they really help to motivate us among the midst of naysayers. I was surprised at how many friends and family are completely opposed to the idea when we presented it to them.

By: Britt Jeffs

Britt Jeffs — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:19:22 +0000

About 8 more months until I set off on my RTW trip. The plan is 15 months initially (one semester studying abroad and one semester deferral while taking advantage of about 6 months worth of summer breaks) and then make home for a semester before than doing a second semester abroad. I know most people say don’t wait just go, but I have my eyes set on the goal, I want enough money behind me that I can travel on a budget, but not on such a budget that I have to say no to an amazing experience or excursion that might come my way. I want to have that little bit extra to treat myself to the Hurtigruten cruise on the Norway coast, and to hike Macchu Picchu with a company that don’t exploit the local people, and to go to destinations like the Galapagos Island. In the meantime Thailand in February and then Japan and South Korea in July will have to sate me until my big adventure come November. 🙂

By: Nina

Nina — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:52:24 +0000

I’m coming up on 4 years but I certainly remember why I decided to quit and travel the world. I’m not the person to fit in the mold, I don’t want the 9-5 so I can buy a house and pop out 2.5 babies. I’m not the one to work for somebody on a power trip. I’m not the one to sit in traffic everyday and wishing for something better. All of that was something I was in and I desperately wanted out. That’s not life…it’s just surviving. I don’t want to just survive, I want to live. That’s WHY I did it 🙂
Doesn’t matter why you did it Matt, you have been rocking it!! Keep it up and here’s to ten more years of travel for you 🙂