Are You Tired of Only Two Weeks Vacation?
Are you ready to travel? To break free of your cubicle? If it feels like not every agrees with your idea, you are correct. The statistics are that "of the 308 million-plus citizens in the United States, 30% have passports," according to CNN Travel.
"That's just too low for such an affluent country, said Bruce Bommarito, executive vice president and chief operating officer for the U.S. Travel Association." I think many Americans are afraid of the costs of International travel in time, money and lost opportunities for work. But a long term career break can help your job and does not have to be expensive.
If you are tired of two weeks of vacation time and want to break away from the cube to explore the world, Rachel Friedman and her book, "The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost" might be the inspiration you need to get up and go!
At her talk in Los Angeles, she said that travel is an education that everyone should have. She left America to learn about other cultures but found she was the one transformed.
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