Long term travel has been around for more years than the current generation of travellers often realise. One of the reasons for the increase in people living this type of lifestyle is that technology and the internet in particular, has made it a lot easier. For example, travel information is more prevalent, online bookings are easier, people can work wherever they have an internet connection and it is easier and cheaper to keep in contact with friends and family back home.
In the pages of MoreLivingLessWorking.com you will see short, to the point recommendations and other comments, to help you make the transition to long term travel. Of course everyone has a different idea of what long term travel should be like. Some just see it as an extension of their annual vacation staying in a hotel or resort and others see it as months or years living in third world countries and being self sufficient. To me it is something in between.
If you are going to continue to work then you will need places with at least a basic infrastructure of internet connectivity. Without this you will not be able to run your business. Of course some people will just get local jobs, legal or illegal. That’s not really what this site is about. It focuses on how to continue running your business from various locations around the world even though it may still be based in your home country.
There is no real level of importance to be placed on the order you should carry out these steps. At some point in time you will need to work out the long term travel equipment such as luggage, computers, phones, along with where to go and where to stay long term.
There is now a plethora of travel information available online, just don’t get bogged down in reading about long term travel and never take the leap. The good thing is that if you have done enough homework, if a place doesn’t work out, it should not be that difficult to change your plans. Plus a quick reminder, it is more fun to experience places than to read about them in guidebooks and on websites. As many a traveler will agree, the fun times are when you get lost and make some magnificent discovery that you won’t read about.
Above all, face your fears, take the leap, de-clutter and add any of your own cliches here…
