The idea of this is insanely attractive to me right now. I'm going to book tickets to Australia and see some of my friends over there and see what happens. It really depends on getting a sublet (that my roomie likes) for my place here though. I love my place so much and I don't think I should count on being able to sustain a lifestyle like that. Places on my list are oz, sri lanka, and southeast asia (loas, bangkok, etc). Problem is my bff and programmer, who is from Sri Lanka, isn't heading out there until Dec 21st-ish so I'd either have to decide 100% that I'm going to freelance through at least January or travel now and leave the option of getting a new job open for winter. It's too soon to tell how much I'm going to make freelancing now that I can say yes to projects. It might blow up and I'll be set or I might be projectless in a month. The one nice thing about booking tickets to halfway around the world is they get cheaper closer to the date. :) I'm on the open road. Who knows where will I go,
Having the freedom to just go where you want is such a great feeling. Have you read The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss? Definitely worth a read (this may help). It's a flawed book so be critical, but there are some really good tips on how to live life as efficiently as possible and what happens when you decide to live abroad for a while - the good and the bad.
It's been on my Kindle for so long and I've never read more than a few pages of it. Maybe I'll try again. from here This guy. This guy is just like a year ahead of me in figuring it all out!had reached the epitome of Western living and Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs” pyramid. But it hadn’t made me happy. Nothing was changing anymore. Everything had become one big routine. Waking up. Having dinner. The nights of working. The weekends of alcohol abuse under the pretense of partying. And it was literally taking my breath away. I had this constant pressure on my chest. It sounded like symptoms of depression to me too, but I didn’t feel depressed. I was just too comfortable. I was so comfortable that I needed out. I was becoming physically anxious from my own living conditions.
It's the slur that I detest. I had a temp office job, straightforward 9 to 5 which I came to hate real fast. Not because what I did was so bad, it was actually fine, but just giving up so much time every. goddamn. weekday emptied me. I really hope it is because I'm about to start my adventures abroad. Hong Kong is great by the way. I'd definitely recommend that if you happen to fly in the area.I always imagined living abroad would be difficult. But in many ways, living here was easier than living at home.
Hong Kong might actually work really well since it's one of the cheapest flights between LAX and the other half of the world. It wouldn't be a bad idea to do LAX - Sydney, hop around a bit, and then do Hong Kong - LAX. The key to doing a bunch of cities trip is figuring out where the cheap links are. For example, Sydney -> Sri Lanka is $1000. But Sydney -> Bangkok is $500 and Bangkok -> Sri Lanka is $140. With the $400 you just saved, you can have a very brilliant time in Bangkok! Say whaaaa?! flights.google.com's map feature is key.
I'd also check Kayak.com, it's where I found my tickets the cheapest. Find the most common business routes & hubs (Dubai, London, Frankfurt, HK, Singapore), they're often very cheap last-minute. Or find out where an airline has their main hub, it's often cheapest to fly there even if it's a detour.