Comments on: Making Excuses Not To Travel

By: Erica Johansson

Erica Johansson — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:14:53 +0000

Interesting. I’ve never thought about that before.

By: Vi @ Travel Tips

Vi @ Travel Tips — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:11:38 +0000

There is other thing – most people if don’t like travel, afraid to say that straight and that is where so many excuses come from.
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By: Erica Johansson

Erica Johansson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:17 +0000

A job involving some kind of travel? First, let me just ask, do you want a new job in NYC, or are you open to moving to other cities as well? And would you prefer something within the area of advertising and marketing communications, or can you consider a job in other fields?

If you’d like some inspiration, here’s an article on 67 travel friendly jobs to consider http://almostfearless.com/2009/09/28/67-travel-friendly-jobs-to-consider-day-20-of-30d30w/

By the way, on your blog, you write that you’re an aspiring travel writer. Have you ever considered writing travel articles from New York? As a start, you could write about things nearby where you live, pitch different websites and magazines to build up a small portfolio of clips. Since you grew up in NYC I bet you have more knowledge of the city than the average New Yorker.

I don’t know whether you prefer to travel in the U.S., South America, or overseas but, in any case, if working as a travel writer is your dream job, I think starting out in NYC plus writing about past trips like you do on your blog is the best choice. I can recommend joining http://matadortravel.com/ – a great community for aspiring travel writers.

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:04:37 +0000

I think rationality gets in the way of me not traveling as much as I want to. Working a 9-7 keeps me from it as well. So does saving up for grad school. It would be idea if I found a job that I was passionate in and that involved moderate travel as well. Any advice?

By: Erica Johansson

Erica Johansson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:14:38 +0000

I bet “don’t have enough money/can’t afford it” is one of the most common excuses. And yes, activities like scuba diving can be costly and sitting on the beach all day is definitely not everyone’s idea of a successful vacation

But as long as we don’t let a (temporary) lack of money stop us from doing something, when we attempt to figure out how we can eventually make it rather than sit back, do nothing, and complain that we can’t do something, then it’s no problem!

By: Vi | Travel Tips

Vi | Travel Tips — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:18:21 +0000

My excuse usually is “Don’t have enough money”, but some things are costly like scuba diving or swimming with whales, can’t just sit on the beach and do nothing
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