Most of us say “I can’t afford it” about a trip before we’ve ever worked out what it would actually cost. Jillian Johnsrud, author of Retire Often, has taken more than a dozen mini retirements, and she shows how pricing a trip line by line turns a someday into a real decision, whether you have a month or a week.
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People often ask me if I get lonely when I travel on my own. On a Saturday night in London, I took myself to see The Devil Wears Prada musical with empty seats on either side of me, and I wasn’t even sure it was a good idea. This episode is about what that evening showed me about being alone and being lonely.
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If your definition of solo travel means handling every unknown by yourself and eating every meal in silence, of course you’re not booking. Gina Cambridge has led over 30 solo travel retreats in places like New Zealand, Bali and Cuba. We talk about why a group tour still counts as solo and the hostel bunk bed that led her to Bali.
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I went to the riverbank in Okazaki to see the cherry blossoms, and when I got close enough to see that most of the buds were still closed, I went from being in the experience to measuring it. That same measuring keeps a lot of women from booking a trip at all. This episode is about the question “why should I?” and why I have beef with it.
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I was standing on the balcony at my parents’ house in Canada in September when a school bus went by, and I felt relief. For fourteen years, September was when I went back. This episode is about leaving a job I had wanted without ever feeling ready, and why that’s alright.
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