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Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life—from six weeks to four months to two years—to discover and experience the world on your own terms.

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Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel.

Potts gives the necessary information on:• financing your travel time • determining your destination • adjusting to life on the road• working and volunteering overseas • handling travel adversity • re-assimilating back into ordinary lifeNot just a plan of action, vagabonding is an outlook on life that emphasizes creativity, discovery, and the growth of the spirit.

Visit the vagabonding community’s hub at www.vagabonding.net..

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Author: Rolf Potts

Publisher: Villard Books

Date: Dec. 24, 2002

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