Going Local on Your Trip
One of the best parts of taking a career break trip is getting the opportunity to go local in a destination. When we’re grinding away at the 9-5′s and take our one or two weeks of vacation each year,...
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A Travelers Guide to Watching TV Shows & Movies Abroad
With access to the internet in many parts of the globe, it’s easier to stay connected with friends, family, . . . and your favorite TV shows. Unfortunately, blocked content (due to licensing...
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The Essential Guide to Travel
We all know that the internet is a cluttered place of information — some good and some bad. Here at the Meet Plan Go! Career Break Headquarters we are always trying to weed through it all to bring you...
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Travel: Finding a New Future
As former workaholics it had taken decades for us to find ourselves in a fairly unique position. We were financially quite well-off, we both enjoyed successful and rewarding careers with the free added...
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How the West Can Be Won
Cost is an obvious, integral factor for those of us planning an overseas sabbatical. You’ve already resolved to place your day job on pause, now it’s time to strike a balance between where you would...
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Where to Go: Timing
Timing plays a big part in deciding where to go. Some factors to consider include weather, holidays & festivals, and the value of the dollar. Weather: What time of year are you traveling and what...
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Meet Career Break Veterans, Plan, Go!
“If you knew you wouldn’t make it to your next birthday, how would you change your life right now?” Would a career break seem more of a priority? Would it be easier to plan and take a career break?...
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Frustrations on the Road
There are plenty of great posts and articles discussing all of the wonderful things travel has to offer. But like most good things, there is also a downside to traveling – it’s just that no one ever...
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What A Career Break is Really Like
Before leaving the United States for my 11-month journey around the world, I figured I would ultimately work in corporate sales when I returned. For nearly seven years leading up to my journey, I’d...
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To Plan or Not to Plan
Plan your stops? The best-laid plans of travelers often go awry…a truth you will most definitely learn on the road. Traveling long term is different than a vacation. In a vacation you normally have to...
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What Happens to Your Stuff When You’re Traveling?
What do you do with your all of your stuff when you take a career break and travel? It’s a fair question, and one a lot of career breakers leave until the last moment. But if you put a little bit of...
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Travel Is Not As Expensive As You Think
Think Good Thoughts – Travel isn’t as expensive as you think! “Travel is too expensive, I can’t do it.” Sound familiar? Tripping yourself up with the “travel is expensive” myth is a sure-fire way to...
View ArticleFinancial Planning for Your Career Break
It IS possible to save the $’s to take a career break. Where do you start? We interviewed a few financial experts about how to go about saving for your break. Sit back and be inspired! What’s Your...
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Tips for Negotiating a Sabbatical vs. Quitting
Abandon your career? Are you crazy?! “There was nothing scarier for me after the decision to travel around the world than the aspect of leaving my career.” — Warren Talbot of Married with Luggage This...
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Global Health and Travel Insurance for Career Breakers
TIPS AND INSIGHT thanks to Insure My Trip and Erin Fish of EMF Insurance Agency, Inc Having the right policy and understanding the benefits and limitations of your coverage is an essential step in...
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Experiencing Culture Shock on Your Career Break
The first step is admitting you have a problem. That famous first step isn’t typically related to career breaks and long-term travel. But it is important for you to realize that you will experience...
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What to Expect When You Return Home From Travel
Expect culture shock. Expect struggles. Expect feeling a bit lost. Expect to have people not understand. Expect that you will be changed. Expect to be patient with yourself. Expect that you will be...
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Create a Travel Communication Plan
When you are traveling for an extended time on a career break, communication is important. It can help ease any home sickness, provide peace of mind to your worrying mother, make you the envy of your...
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Getting Over Your Fears
Long-term travel isn’t usually a decision that is made overnight. There is often a deep, long-lasting desire within a person to tread on dirt roads, watch sunsets from other horizons, see new colors...
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5 Steps to Getting Over the Hurdle and Making BIG Changes in Your Life
“You deserve to be happy,” I kept (and keep) telling myself. “You are worth it!” This was my mantra during the time I was making a significant change in my life and decided to take a big break. In late...
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