Archive for Why Travel

Want some ideas on how to have more time, create an independent lifestyle and be a world traveler?

by: Maria January 20, 2010

What’s your ideal lifestyle? Who do you want to be – a world traveler? What do you want to do and have?
These are some of the questions Tim Ferriss, author of “The 4-Hour Workweek” encourages you to consider if you want to create an independent lifestyle. If you too are interested in living a [...]

If you’re feeling stuck, bored and passionless, maybe it’s time for some travel adventures?

by: Maria January 6, 2010

I was talking to someone the other day who said he was so fed up with his life and that he was really longing for some travel adventures. I did see his point.
Today, most people live in ways which are, to a very big extent, planned. When the alarm sets off in the morning, you [...]

How can you be happy (a bit off topic – or, maybe not)?

by: Maria November 9, 2009

I guess this is what it’s all about, how we can be happy. When we’re striving for our goals, our money, our new house, our perfect partner, our adventurous world trips, we have an idea that by having or doing these things, we will be able to have more happiness in our lives. But, in [...]

Listen to experience speak and you will take your dream of long term travel more seriously

by: Magnus November 5, 2009

I was talking to Viktoria, our oldest daughter, and she told me about a conversation she had a while ago with a relative. This relative, who is in her late seventies, said, that if she had known in her younger days what she knows today she would have retired 10 years earlier to do some [...]

Travel inspiration from pictures

by: Magnus November 3, 2009

My inspiration to travel was triggered again by a list of pictures that I found at The Most Alien Landscape On Earth. When looking at the pictures I just had the feeling that I want to see some of these places. They looked so amazing and I just wanted to experience them fully.
But then I [...]

Why not travel the world and create memories together with your loved ones?

by: Maria November 2, 2009

I watched some short films clips we’ve made in different places, and started thinking about how many memories I have connected to them. I guess, when you travel the world, there are so many “unusual” places and situations you experience and this really sticks to your mind. Not that what you do while on the [...]

Can you allow yourself to follow your dream of long term travel?

by: Maria October 24, 2009

Since you’re reading this, I assume you (too) are a person who dreams about doing some long term travel, or maybe any travel. It’s not always easy to follow your dream though. A voice can sometimes pop up in your head and say things like:

• “Who am I to do what I want (instead of what [...]

Sometimes you have to travel the world to get to know your neighbors!

by: Viktoria October 5, 2009

It’s fascinating with all the different people you meet when you travel the world. And in the most unlikely places! Here are a couple of stories that I was thinking about recently:
My dad never gets caught speeding at home in Sweden, but it has frequently happened abroad… There was this one time in New Zealand, [...]

If you want to travel the world but don’t know how it could be possible, start by believing it can!

by: Maria September 30, 2009

You’ve probably heard it: “when I’ll see it I’ll believe it”. As we see it, it’s actually the other way around. You start by believing in something and it will, sooner or later, become a reality.
So if you have a desire to travel the world, try not to get stuck into all the reasons why [...]

Can long term world travel be a way to promote peace?

by: admin September 17, 2009

There’s a quote by Maya Angelou which we think gives part of the answer to this question:

“Perhaps travel can not prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all people cry, laugh, eat, worry and die, it can introduce the idea, that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends”
World travel provides you [...]