Q&A: We've Quit Our Jobs to Travel - All Your Questions Answered!
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2018
- WDS Trip Around the World: All Your Questions Answered!
Since we announced our departure from Dubai to finally take off on our #WDSRTW Round the World trip, we’ve received many questions, in private messages or on Instagram.
While we did a Facebook Live video to answer most of those, we felt like it would be valuable to write those down in an article, allowing us to also look back on to during and after the trip!
To catch up anyone wondering, we are taking off on an around the world trip for the next 8+ months, covering more than 25 countries in 4 continents. This stemmed from a desire to explore the world while we’re still (relatively) young, healthy, and without any major commitments.
So we decided to quit our jobs, leave our comfortable apartment, sell our furniture, donate most of our clothes and belongings, pack a carry-on, and say goodbye to our traditional life for a much more adventurous and exciting lifestyle. We are ready to explore, experience and discover all sorts of new paths, countries, and destinations, near and far, underrated and classic, relaxed and hectic.
How did you take the leap of faith to go on this adventure? Do you plan to become full-time travel bloggers or return to pursuing your respective professions?
We have found real passion in creative storytelling through our travel videos and would love to work with some brands and partners who believe in them as well. Of course, we would love to turn this hobby into a full-time job but we also want to enjoy every second of this adventure and not film every second, so it's a balance.
Leaving steady jobs and a paycheck can be scary, but what is more scary is the thought of being at the same jobs five years from now with children or debt that don't allow us the freedom we have now, so we're seizing this opportunity to go out into the world and we couldn't be more excited to see what it gives us!
How have you been preparing financially for this trip? Have you been saving and for how long? How much should a couple save to be able to go on an adventure like this?
A trip like this comes down to very careful planning and we have been saving for a long time. Every month I give my wife all my money, and she organizes it all and keeps track of the finances, and we couldn't do this without her :) Joking aside, something like this doesn't get prepared for overnight and without a lot of planning it may seem impossible. Luckily Anne and I do not eat out a lot, buy fancy things, drive cars or have expensive habits so our money is saved for travel and it's allowed us to slowly get to this goal.
Will you return to make Dubai your base after the adventure or move to another region altogether?
We'll see! Right now we are only thinking about the next few months of our travels and we'll see what opportunities, challenges or options come to us while traveling. We have absolutely loved our time in Dubai and it will always hold a massive place in our hearts, but for now, we are out on the open road and cannot wait to take our audience with us. Luckily for us, we still have amazing friends in Dubai and, as Dubai is so connected to the world, we already know we'll be passing back through at least a few times in the upcoming months.
Did you face resistance from family and friends about leaving well-paid jobs to go on this adventure?
I think our families, of course, had the first thought of their children giving up steady jobs but once we explained our reasoning and plan for the trip both our sets of parents and siblings, could not have been more supportive and helpful. I think our friends might hate us though...
How are you going about packing for such a big trip? Have you been downsizing to fit your lives into two suitcases?
We have never traveled with a checked bag on any of our trips the last four years and we're not about to start now! We always pack light and carry everything we take with us so we'll each only have a backpack and a small carry-on bag - be ready to see us in a lot of the same clothes!
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask them in comments on reach out on our social channels. We’ll be publishing regular updates, pictures and videos so make sure you’re following us on Instagram, RUclips, and Facebook :)
See you on the road!
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You are doing everything on my bucket list!! Thank you for the advice! Lebanon
Awesome video would love to see moreeee
Anwar Al Taher thanks so much - we’ve got a ton more coming!
I've been following your advice, and I'm off to the USA for 3 months in May, doing all 50 states. Where I go next who knows. Thanks all all the fantastic advice.
Thanks for the tips!
Hope they helped!
You guys are living my dreaming life! Hope everything goes great with you guys!
I want to know where the income comes from while they do this and if it's enough to cover travel or if all of their money is from previous jobs
You guys are my favorite😍
P.S. nepal again!
Adish Shakya thanks Adish! What would you like to see more of?
Himalayas .. everest perhaps or lumbini birth place of buddha
Can you do a planning series for this type of long term travel? My husband and I want to leave next year but have no clue where to begin. Anne, would you consider doing a tutorial or quick video on your excel spreadsheet setup? I would love to learn and be inspired by how you organize your travels, budget, informant etc...
awesome video, are you guys using any software/tools to manage all your social medias at a time?
We don’t. Just our 10 fingers haha
Do you have sponsors? Quittin your jobs and going for a world tour will be a huge expense. by the way if you are always travelling business and stay in hotel rooms like you did in Istanbul. you need hell of a money. you are middle aged people so I still don't understand how are you going to afford such a plan thinking that you already spend all of your income to travelling. Thats my analysis basically :) now what is your answer ? you are a nice and funny couple by the way. have fun...
#VisitNepalAgain
Hey what were your former jobs ? Love your videos btw ;)
Bonjour de la suisse !
Flora Wirz hi! We work in content management and visual production by day - travel superhero ninjas by night :) bissous!
Anne : Où as tu appris l'anglais ? (plus précisément : où as-tu acquis cette maîtrise ?).