How To Travel Full Time by Colin Wright
Published by Asymmetrical Press on 06/11/2011
Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, Business
Pages: 125
Format: eBook
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Published 7 years ago, How To Travel Full Time by Colin Wright still relevant today. It is not a complete how-to book but rather more of Colin’s philosophy on what makes him want to travel the world and earn to cover costs of travel or save money. Colin started traveling full time in 2009. Along with that, he was blogging and has already published a few ebooks but the main motivation that was that on his blog, he would ask his readers to vote for the country which they’d like him to move to. Sounds crazy, right?

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How To Travel Full Time is a pragmatic approach to kickstart your own journey. It is straightforward. The book clearly targets a mindset. Colin Wright has clearly stated in the book that traveling full time is not about reaching out to tourist places but is about getting lost intentionally. Learn about the new cultures, language or food, and provide a value wherever you go. The author of this book talks about common sense that I see few full-time travelers over YouTube and on their blogs still do not get, even in 2018 when there is so much content, advice, suggestion and resources to become one while you work your ass off.

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Colin is one of the first few digital nomads I would say. He has written a lot of books and is an advocate for minimalism. He offers how most people think traveling will turn in to a journey of nirvana and they will find a new self. If that is the mindset you want to set off, you are completely wrong. You will face problems with no conscious confidence and boldness. It is going to be uncomfortable. That is why I said, the main ideology behind this book is to observe and understand a mindset that you can merge along with your current one.

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Interesting read, the context is still relevant. It is inspiring because it makes me want pursue a similar journey. The writing style is simple but there are some glimpses that Colin Wright can be a good storyteller. Even though the book is around 125 pages, there is a lot to think about.

4 out of 5

Visit Colin on his website. If you’d like to read the book, you can buy it for $1 from here.

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Maps Are Lines We Draw by Allison Coffelt
Published by Lanternfish Press on 20/03/2018
Genres: Travel, Memoir, Nonfiction, Autobiography
Pages: 144
Format: eBook
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Maps are Lines We Draw is Allison Coffelt’s travel memoir. The book that is actually a novella, deciphers the culture of Haiti. I picked this book because of the cover and the title mainly. They both compliment each other and is a good attraction. Little did I know of Allison’s writing style at that time.

The blurb of the book describes author’s visit to the beautiful island, where beautiful means beautiful for the people of Haiti, as she recalls in the starting pages of her memoir. She is accompanied by a local doctor Jean Gardy Marius is the founder of a public health organization OSAPO. She tries to explore the island itself and everything it constitutes of, the people, their culture, recalls in between which I found very helpful as I was unfamiliar with the tumultuous history. Along being the ordinary travel memoir, it also spotlights the reality in which how aid organizations are trying to help the local economy. This makes this book unique and interesting.

What more unique I found in this book is Allison, the author’s writing style. The way she spread words for the reader has lasting charm. It is because of her writing style I could not put this book down and had to read it in one go. In the end, it left me a feeling that I can best describe as a longing for a travel and weave my own memories.

4 out of 5

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Pages: 224, Kindle Edition
Published: January 2002
Cover Rating: 3/5

“Long-term travel isn’t about being a college student; it’s about being a student of daily life. Long-term travel isn’t an act of rebellion against society; it’s an act of common sense within society. Long-term travel doesn’t require a massive “bundle of cash”; it requires only that we walk through the world in a more deliberate way.”

Rolf Potts travelled more than 60 countries across six continents. He is the author of Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel, a book that fascinated me a for long time before I decided to finally give it a read. All that excitement was worth.

Vagabonding is a book about travel. It offers suggestions based on personal experiences and resources available at hand for a reader/traveller to prepare themselves mentally and physically. He talks about the choice and settling on the decision of long-term travel independently and leaving behind the traditional lifestyle which mostly consist of 9 to 5. His words and wisdom will change someone’s perception if any, about travelling and working together is reserved for wealthy students or dropouts. He emphasis enough on money which he considers is the number one factor that might hold anyone to extend their dreams but does point out that money has nothing to do with travelling. You earn, you save, you travel. These tips on working while travelling overseas, minimizing your living expenses and though most of the resources might be outdated since the publication of the book and a drastic change in last 15 years but the context of that is very helpful.

You can check this Reddit AMA where Rolf answered many questions from travel/nomad seekers.

Potts has a different way to motivate his reader. He is very calm and practical about the context he covers up in his words about the long-term travel. He insists his reader to keep an open mind and practice the ability to adapt to new situations. He then discusses how Vagabonding is an uncommon outlook and attitude about life. I think, from current perspective, more jobs are getting remote and there are different ways to earn money from your laptop in you niche than the original publication of the book. There is no single country that is a land of opportunities. In fact, the world is now a big mass of opportunities.

Another point I like about this book is its suggestion on how to travel. There are main three takeaways from this:

• Travel simply, with bare necessities to live. Leave behind the stuff that bounds you to various chains and holds you back. Simplicity is underrated, a neglected commodity but at the sametime is priceless.
• Travel slowly, and engage with your surroundings. Watch and listen, a traveller is an active body which is different from being a tourist.
• Travel without an a strict agenda and you will do what feels right. There should not be any rush to check off a list just for the sake of getting things done. Your attention is more worth than that.

For me this book has been a real charmer and one of the best I have read on the context of travelling/nomad. I recommend this book you if you are preparing for vagabonding yourself or have an wandering urge to travel for a long period of time and need help in finding time and freedom to do it. I think, this one will also prove a great companion if you are already on the road.

5 out of 5! Recommended!

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