Comments on: Go Now: Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Travel

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:15:52 +0000

Yup, there’s never a perfect time, there’s only now.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:09:36 +0000

If you wait there is always something that can get in the way – university, jobs, kids…etc When you have the chance just go!

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:31:04 +0000

Good for you! Seems like once people get out and do a little travel it makes it much easier to envision longer term travel.

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:28:48 +0000

I’m working on it, trust me!

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:27:33 +0000

a good point that American me missed!

By: Mozzer

Mozzer — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:10:55 +0000

Couldn’t agree more with everything said!

I’m 22, recently had my first experience with a few weeks in Thailand earlier this year and am already saving literally as much as I can so I can go and explore SE Asia for 3/4 months at the end of the year… constantly trying to encourage friends to do the same, because… well, until you actually get out and experience it, you are completely oblivious to the amazing sights, experiences and people that are all out there to be discovered!

Please, for your own sake, just BOOK A FLIGHT! GO!!

By: Hildergarn

Hildergarn — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:07:21 +0000

Great post. Too bad most people dream all these opportunities when they are locked up in a cubicle. Maybe your next post should be somethig like: how to say bye to the cubicle

regards
Hildergarn´s last blog ..Imágenes- Windsor- Ontario

By: Michael Tyson

Michael Tyson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:51:34 +0000

A very practical reason not to wait – working holiday arrangements (at least for Australians) are for 18-30 year olds. You could travel Europe for years using these arrangements alone, going from country to country!
Michael Tyson´s last blog ..Bath- Third Time’s the Charm

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:00:15 +0000

Definitely no perfect time, all you can do is get yourself together and go now!

By: Jessica Skelton

Jessica Skelton — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:20:15 +0000

Great post! I think a lot of people wait to travel and then that “perfect time” never appears. There is no perfect time; inspiring people to seize the moment is key! Thanks!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:09:44 +0000

haha i dont THINK the world is going anywhere… but with the state of things who knows?

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:09:07 +0000

I hope it’s okay if I wait another 35 days. I’d hate to have to book a new flight and accommodations.

By: Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:42:26 +0000

Joel, it’s never too late! Travel NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT LATER!!!!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:06:28 +0000

Thanks Adam! Those are my basic feelings too. It’s been a lot of hard work and waiting but I am FINALLY preparing to get going on this trip- no luck involved!

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:48:47 +0000

YES! YES! YES! Listen to this woman and go NOW!! I always found it funny when my friends would say to me before our RTW trip, “Man, you are so lucky. I wish I could do something like that.”

It’s as though some people think that some magic travel fairy just came along and gave us a bundle of money, waved her wand, and said, “Go, you can now quit your job and travel the world for a year.”

It literally took years to plan and save for our adventure. But we came up with a plan, stuck to it, sacrificed a ton to make it happen, and made it our one main priority in life. And anyone can do the same. We figured it was the perfect time in our lives to do so, and we made it happen. When someone says something like “I wish I could do what you did,” my reply is, “You can. You just have to really want to.”
Adam´s last blog ..Hoping for the Best in a City I Love

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:50:22 +0000

Hey now

I think you agree with my central thesis though- that the right time to travel is NOW.

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:51:21 +0000

“Take this as you will, but chances are pretty good that you are as young, pretty and energetic now as you probably ever will be.”

I’m absolutely disgusted by the entire article!! I thought you were my friend!

Oh, wait. I still pretend I’m 27 (the average of my physical and emotional ages) and I’m in better shape and better looking now. Does that count? Can I still be in the 20-something club as an honorary member?

(special note for those who don’t know me: my tongue is always in my cheek)

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:05:37 +0000

Yeah I know that it’s not always practical to take off right away. I’ll have been saving for two years by the time I take off. But I do think that travel isn’t something to just be put off into the distant future, so the fact that your even thinking about it bodes well for you!

By: Cornelius Aesop

Cornelius Aesop — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:28:17 +0000

I would love to go today but I think I’ll need to wait about 2 more years the way I have figured it out. It’s hard to pass up a free opportunity for a masters degree and work off a few college loans while I’m at it. I have a speculative deadline, hopefully that counts for something. Yet, reading these blog posts keeps me motivated to follow through.
Cornelius Aesop´s last blog ..Owl City – “Monkeyflies”

By: Steph

Steph — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:31:35 +0000

I kind of wish “Grab life by the balls” was my tag line now.