The Wanderlust Workbook: Planning, Plotting and Financing

http://www.yesandyes.org/2010/07/wanderlust-workbook-planning-plotting.html

"Long-term travel and moving abroad is a pretty common dream, but gosh it's overwhelming! Where to even begin? There are so many logistical (and psychological!) hurdles! Let's get over them.

The Wanderlust Workbooks are a four part ebook series in which we'll talk about the nitty gritty of traveling for months at a time, quitting your job to move to a foreign country and making your travel dreams happen. In book numero uno, we'll tackle:

* Where you should go
* What you should do when you get there
* How to get a leave of absence from your job
* Failing that, how to increase the possibility of getting a job when you return
* How to save money for your trip
* What to do with all your stuff
* How to deal with nervous parents or negative nay-sayers
* How to deal with financial issues while you're traveling
* How to deal with medical issues while you're traveling
* Getting visas
* How travel through non-English speaking countries
* Having an awesome time while you're traveling
* Dealing with 'real life' once you get back

And you guys! There are heaps of charts and tables that you can fill in that will help you get organized and make concrete steps towards you travel goals! And a one year time line of what you need to be doing to get prepared!

For eleven dollars you get:
* 12,000+ words on planning your big trip or international relocation
* a one hour podcast
* a password to a one time, two-hour online chat with heaps other travelers where we can trade tips"

This looks to be very useful.

Two Useful Websites

Wanderfly: "helps you discover new experiences based on your interests and budget." I think the website is really cute, but I have yet to discover whether it would be really helpful or not. I think it's probably better to long your travel experiences there long-term so it learns what you like than to just use it for a one-off search for travel tips.

Atlast Obscura: "A compendium of the world's wonders, curiosities, and esoterica." This is fun to just read through, so I can only imagine it would be even more fun to use as a travel guide. It includes most major and semi-major cities, and features places to visit that are weird, interesting, and off the beaten path.

Vintage Shopping in LA

http://galadarling.com/article/the-only-3-vintage-stores-in-los-angeles-youll-ever-need

Hong Kong Travel Guide

http://apair-andaspare.blogspot.com/2011/05/hong-kong-travel-guide.html

GOOP: Go

http://goop.com/?page=newsletter_vcn&category=go

11 Tricks to Cutting Travel Costs in 2011 (NY Times)

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/travel/09pracsave.html

8 Exotic Destinations You Can Afford

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/11/04/exotic-destination-bargains/

How to Buy a Round the World Plane Ticket

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/10/08/round-the-world-plane-ticket/

Sharing Travel Experiences

http://www.sharingtravelexperiences.com/

"We're your online travel lifestyle magazine and your trusted source inspirational stories and travel resources to help make your travel more enjoyable. "

Design Sponge City Guides

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