Taking a year out.

Pennysmakepounds

Sounds like a fab idea. If you have means DO IT.




I do have a question - How do you plan for a year away?
Do you book accommodation in different places for the whole year and the travel in-between or just wing it?

Kit1

Pennysmakepounds wrote: »

Sounds like a fab idea. If you have means DO IT.




I do have a question - How do you plan for a year away?
Do you book accommodation in different places for the whole year and the travel in-between or just wing it?

Not sure yet as we have only just begun to plan (only just found out about the redundancy) so any tips would be gratefully appreciated.

Doshwaster

Pennysmakepounds wrote: »

Sounds like a fab idea. If you have means DO IT.

I do have a question - How do you plan for a year away?
Do you book accommodation in different places for the whole year and the travel in-between or just wing it?

Having a general route in mind is a good idea but the problem with booking everything in advance is that your plans would surely change enroute - you might get somewhere with the intention of stopping for 2 weeks but find you hate the place and can't wait to get out of town. Half the fun of open-ended travel is making it up as you go along.

There are numerous channels on YouTube from people who travel the world non-stop which are great for inspiration.

walwyn1978

We did it (for six months, not a year) and I’d recommend it highly.

Two things that you may have thought about but if not:

If you have a mortgage, try asking the mortgage provider for a mortgage holiday. They can only say no, and if they say yes that cuts down the mortgage payments you’ll have to make whilst you’re away. You could consider renting it out but tread carefully, trying to manage a tenant from the other side of the world can be troublesome at best!

On your return, if asked at interview for work about your CV gap, be upfront and say that you seized the chance of a lifetime to see some of the world and you’re now back, refreshed and eager to get going with Company Whatever. Recruitment agencies/interview panels will be absolutely fine with this. Don’t worry about it as a reason not to go, basically.

Have an amazing time, wherever you decide to go?

ratechaser

My one (planned) year became two and a half, and I still don't know how that happened. I guess I'm
just in an extremely privileged position where I just didn't see any job that I wanted to do so just waited until the 'right one' came along, and never needed to worry financially. Appreciate that's not an option for everyone!

I could just as easily have fallen into early retirement (at 42 ) amazing how your activities fill up your day, plus volunteering was very rewarding.

In fact, I'm starting to feel like I need another sabbatical!