Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
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- Author：Rolf Potts
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Summary
Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two years - to discover and experience the world on your own terms。 Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel。 Potts gives the necessary information on:
- financing your travel time
- determining your destination
- adjusting to life on the road
- working and volunteering overseas
- handling travel adversity
- re-assimilating back into ordinary life
Not just a plan of action， vagabonding is an outlook on life that emphasizes creativity， discovery， and the growth of the spirit。 Visit the vagabonding community's hub at www。vagabonding。net。
- financing your travel time
- determining your destination
- adjusting to life on the road
- working and volunteering overseas
- handling travel adversity
- re-assimilating back into ordinary life
Not just a plan of action， vagabonding is an outlook on life that emphasizes creativity， discovery， and the growth of the spirit。 Visit the vagabonding community's hub at www。vagabonding。net。
Reviews
Steve Nolan
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Kinda outdated at points， but still pretty cool。
Lucy
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An interesting book about a seemingly very interesting guy， soild advice and as a fellow travellers love the stories he tells of the adventures he's had and advice both he and his friends have to offer。 An interesting book about a seemingly very interesting guy， soild advice and as a fellow travellers love the stories he tells of the adventures he's had and advice both he and his friends have to offer。 。。。more
Tracy
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The book consists of quoting other books and directing you to other resources。
Ali Haejl
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Great book on travel and philosophy
Juan Miguel
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Absolutely amazing guide to commanding world travel in a way that adjusts your life to vagabonding。 Rolf Potts words the guide in a way that makes it come off as a philosophy while giving you practical advice and tips for everyday life that will lead you to a Vagabonding lifestyle。 You gain a sense of adventure and realism that is hard to find and this read shows you that you truly have the power to achieve your travel dreams now， not just after you've retired！ Definitely a life changing read fo Absolutely amazing guide to commanding world travel in a way that adjusts your life to vagabonding。 Rolf Potts words the guide in a way that makes it come off as a philosophy while giving you practical advice and tips for everyday life that will lead you to a Vagabonding lifestyle。 You gain a sense of adventure and realism that is hard to find and this read shows you that you truly have the power to achieve your travel dreams now， not just after you've retired！ Definitely a life changing read for me！ 。。。more
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Sarah Knopp
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A great read for those dreaming or planning of long term travel。 I loved it！ It also provides about a dozen additional travel books I can’t wait to devour。
Aušrinė
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Kind of out-of-date now （considering it was first published in 2002）， but still truly inspiring to travel in the long-term。 Definitely to-read for passionate travelers！NOTES FOR THE HEART:Vagabonding— n。 （1） The act of leaving behind the orderly world to travel independently for an extended period of time。 It is an attitude — a friendly interest in people， places， and things that makes a person an explorer in the truest， most vivid sense of the word。 Travel should always be a personally moti Kind of out-of-date now （considering it was first published in 2002）， but still truly inspiring to travel in the long-term。 Definitely to-read for passionate travelers！NOTES FOR THE HEART:Vagabonding— n。 （1） The act of leaving behind the orderly world to travel independently for an extended period of time。 It is an attitude — a friendly interest in people， places， and things that makes a person an explorer in the truest， most vivid sense of the word。 Travel should always be a personally motivated undertaking。Vagabonding is not a lifestyle， nor is it a trend。 It’s just an uncommon way of looking at life 。 It’s like a pilgrimage without a specific destination or goal — not a quest for answers so much as a celebration of the questions ， an embrace of the ambiguous， and an openness to anything that comes your way。 Vagabonding is about rediscovering the entire concept of time。 At its best it is a rediscovery of reality itself 。 It’s striking the right balance between finding yourself and losing yourself on the way 。Vagabond – wanderer with no fixed home。 Long-term travel is not an escape but an adventure and a passion — a way of overcoming your fears and living life to the fullest。 People say that what we are all seeking is meaning for life。 I don’t think this is what we’re really seeking。 I think what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive。 Be a student of daily life。 GET RICH FROM LIFE rather than live rich。 Travel is a creative act。 Shortly after arriving at your initial destination， find a “beachhead” and spend a few days relaxing and acclimating yourself。 Watch and listen to your environment。 Take pleasure in small details and don’t decide in advance how long you’ll stay in one place or another。 Dare yourself to “play games” with your day: watch， wait， listen; allow things to happen。 Walk until your day becomes interesting。 Be a Columbus to whole new continents within you， opening new channels， not of trade， but of thought。“Seeing” as you travel is somewhat of a spiritual exercise: a process not of seeking interesting surroundings， but of being continually interested in whatever surrounds you 。 “Real Asia？” - “It’s all real as far as I can see。”“Travelers don’t know where they’re going。” It’s like a tree growing。 It doesn’t know where it’s growing next。 A branch may grow this way and then another way。 Discovering the sacred as you travel is not an abstract quest so much as a manner of perceiving。 Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we sense them。 The least we can do is try to be there。The hardest thing about travel is deciding to go。 Are there sacrifices to be made？ Of course。 Is it worth it？ Absolutely。 Do it to be wherever you are that night when you go to sleep。 The more we associate the experience with cash value， the more we think that money is what we need to live。 And the more we associate money with life， the more we convince ourselves that we’re too poor to buy our freedom。 A vacation， after all， merely rewards work。 Vagabonding justifies it。Occasionally， when you feel like you’ve overdosed on local color， you might want to catch a taste of home。 。。。more
Julian Bailey
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Enjoyable。。。 love， travel， learn Enjoyable。。。 love， travel， learn。 A good tip from Tim Ferriss。 I will get my travel skates on when this damn COVID is defeated！
Matt Sioson
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I have mixed feelings about this book。 On the one hand， I think it would save a person from a ton of headache and disillusionment of travel。 I think expectations are monumentally important in travel， as a traveler might be very susceptible to pitfalls that would otherwise rob one - in perhaps a very profound sense - of the importance and overall purpose of travel。 For those aforementioned reasons， I’d say this book could range from a worthwhile read to quite a critical read。Still， some of the as I have mixed feelings about this book。 On the one hand， I think it would save a person from a ton of headache and disillusionment of travel。 I think expectations are monumentally important in travel， as a traveler might be very susceptible to pitfalls that would otherwise rob one - in perhaps a very profound sense - of the importance and overall purpose of travel。 For those aforementioned reasons， I’d say this book could range from a worthwhile read to quite a critical read。Still， some of the assertions that Rolf have are very strong， perhaps uniquely and potently compelling， both beneficial and not so beneficial。 As such， I’d strongly recommend highlighting and writing comments liberally in this book - as with strong ideas， some level of healthy skepticism （as opposed to cynicism as Rolf would put it） is needed。 I’m almost not exaggerating that writing comments on the margin would greatly help manage one from having his/her head blown off from these “uncommon” ideas; I had to do that sorta often because some ideas I thought were kind of to pretty false - that or not conducive to living well。All in all， worth it for the sake of avoiding really crappy learning lessons in travel。 Probably couldn’t overstate that enough; I’d pay a very high premium for not living through many of the experiences I went through overseas。 At the same time， diligence is certainly needed for the more questionable ideas in the book。 。。。more
Kevin Mackey
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Vagabonding feels a little out of reach right now given my current life stage but after reading this book I know it's going to be a big part of my future。Regardless of when I （or you） step out into vagabonding for the first time， many of the book's ideas transcend travel and can be applied to "normal" life if we let them。I enjoyed the audio version， which is narrated by the author， whose voice， first-hand accounts， and personality enhance the message。 Vagabonding feels a little out of reach right now given my current life stage but after reading this book I know it's going to be a big part of my future。Regardless of when I （or you） step out into vagabonding for the first time， many of the book's ideas transcend travel and can be applied to "normal" life if we let them。I enjoyed the audio version， which is narrated by the author， whose voice， first-hand accounts， and personality enhance the message。 。。。more
Victoria
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This book will change how you view travel and daily life。 I highly recommend it to anyone stuck in monotony
Molly Koeneman
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I especially loved the part where he tells women how not to be hated by other women， lol。
Satyasheel
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Best book！ It has very practical trips to make your vagabonding easy and feasible。 It also has amazing inspirations from other vagabonders。
Jule
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worth to read for everybody who is interested in this lifestyle
Nat
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Really interesting and insightful book especially pertaining to the mentality to have whilst travelling。 A book I will re-read。 Perhaps could have been a little longer and deeper in some sections。
Dex Vaughn
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An eye opener for world travel。 This book is required before traveling to a different country。 As a US resident， when it comes to overseas travel， I’ve only been to South Korea， Greece， France， The Netherlands， and Germany。 I thought this was a good amount to have under my belt and expanded my world view quite a bit， but that couldn’t be farther from the truth。 This book taught me not only what I was doing wrong but also what I could have done better to enhance my experience and get everything o An eye opener for world travel。 This book is required before traveling to a different country。 As a US resident， when it comes to overseas travel， I’ve only been to South Korea， Greece， France， The Netherlands， and Germany。 I thought this was a good amount to have under my belt and expanded my world view quite a bit， but that couldn’t be farther from the truth。 This book taught me not only what I was doing wrong but also what I could have done better to enhance my experience and get everything out of my visit。 This guide can help to shatter the fear of traveling abroad and being exposed to a foreign culture。 Rolf Potts provides many tools and bits of advice that will equip any novice to travel with enough base knowledge to live comfortably alone。 Potts breaks through the stigmas of traveling， exposing traveler ideologies that helps to foster a positive perspective to tourists， vagabonds， and wolfers-alike。 A lot of what the author explains resonated with me and brought up many fond memories of my own travels。 Though this seemed like a great thing， the book insidiously humbled me by illuminating the fact that I could’ve had a better experience for cheaper。 Bottom line: Get this book before thinking about traveling outside the US。 。。。more
Diego
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Wish I read it before going backpacking。 It presents you the good and bad of traveling long term。 How to plan， how to act， what to be aware of， should you travel with a companion， etc。The section about other travelers and their advice is amazing。 Some even gave me chills。
Hassan Alsaeid
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What a time to be reading this。 Get me on a plane！ Now！Whilst it reads like an internet blog site in print （the frustrating quotes on the sides of pages， the jarring profiles of people who were vagabonds etc） - his advice still holds up。 Don’t limit your experience， don’t overcomplicate preparation， face your fears and pack lightly still remain true today。
David
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Thoroughly enjoyed this excellent book。Has inspired me to want to travel again post Covid in a Vagabonding way ！
Dimka
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Great book， a bit brief， but all to the point。 Seasoned travelers will find that they know all the main points from the book already， but it's still a please to read。 Great book， a bit brief， but all to the point。 Seasoned travelers will find that they know all the main points from the book already， but it's still a please to read。 。。。more
Laura
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A pleasant light read （I audibled）。 Somewhat out of date and not tons of new information but helpful and readjusting your thinking。 Not going to change your life but might inspire you to dig out your suitcase。
Bella
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Would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to plan their own travelling trip and to make the most of their experiences while your there ！
Khalid
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This book was definitely an unexpected surprise。 I'll admit that I picked it up with a biased opinion， thinking that it would just be the story of a privileged rich kid who couldn't understand why everyone else couldn't just quit their jobs and travel the world like him。 Instead， I found a philosophical text contemplating the importance and meaning of travel， quoting everyone from Emerson to Pico Iyer to Isabella Lucy Bird to Lao-Tzu。 And interspersed with all this reflection is pretty useful tr This book was definitely an unexpected surprise。 I'll admit that I picked it up with a biased opinion， thinking that it would just be the story of a privileged rich kid who couldn't understand why everyone else couldn't just quit their jobs and travel the world like him。 Instead， I found a philosophical text contemplating the importance and meaning of travel， quoting everyone from Emerson to Pico Iyer to Isabella Lucy Bird to Lao-Tzu。 And interspersed with all this reflection is pretty useful travel information， including discussions about what to pack， how to plan a trip， and scams to avoid。Reading this during the pandemic was torture， because by the time you finish， you can't wait to get on the road and see the world。 I'm sure this is a book I'll pick up again and again， not just to help me prepare for future travel， but to better understand how travel has helped me become the person I am today。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Priscila Olortegui
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Refreshing and inspiring read。 Lights a fire in me to start my travel journey with sound advice。
Leah
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I listened to this book。 Potts' narrative pulled me into the life of a vagabond and I appreciated the insight into the thought process behind the lifestyle。 I listened to this book。 Potts' narrative pulled me into the life of a vagabond and I appreciated the insight into the thought process behind the lifestyle。 。。。more
Stephen Ski
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Listened to the audiobook which is beautifully segmented with short stories and lessons shared by famous and ordinary people alike about their personal vagabonding experiences。 As someone who has travelled a fair amount around the world， including a 10 month sabbatical the biggest takeaway i had from this book is that vagabonding is a mindset in how we ‘see’ not a hobby or thing that we ‘do。’ This made me come to realise that if I can take a travellers mindset of endless curiosity， wonder and op Listened to the audiobook which is beautifully segmented with short stories and lessons shared by famous and ordinary people alike about their personal vagabonding experiences。 As someone who has travelled a fair amount around the world， including a 10 month sabbatical the biggest takeaway i had from this book is that vagabonding is a mindset in how we ‘see’ not a hobby or thing that we ‘do。’ This made me come to realise that if I can take a travellers mindset of endless curiosity， wonder and open-mindedness wherever I am in the world， whether it’s exploring the depths of the Amazon or watching the sunlight refract through the trees in my garden， talking to a Zen Monk in a Japanese temple or watching a young skateboarder in my local park。。。。I will find much more joy in life。 Simply put follow your personal journey and passions to explore in the way that works best for you。。。not going with or against the tide， just flowing with yourself。 。。。more
Max
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Amazing！ Read in 2021 and while I'm sure some of the resources on the tip sheet are outdated， the underlying message is more true than ever。 This book will absolutely make you itch to get out and see the world even if you're not going far from home。 Amazing！ Read in 2021 and while I'm sure some of the resources on the tip sheet are outdated， the underlying message is more true than ever。 This book will absolutely make you itch to get out and see the world even if you're not going far from home。 。。。more
Mratunjay
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Filled with interesting anecdotes， quotes from eminent writers， stories of myriad of travellers and lots of resources about everything travel related， this book points out obvious， yet easily overlooked aspects of travel and will introduce you to a more realistic idea of long term travelling。
Madalina Banuta
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