Vagabonders, unite! We need your help.

Rolf’s book, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel, will be going into a second edition within the year, complete with a fully updated resources section. But a lot has changed since the first edition made its debut; in particular the Internet is a different place. Therefore, we need your help tracking down the very best books, links and online resources to include in the next edition. Over the next 10 weeks, we’re going to be posting roughly one chapter each Monday, and asking you to contribute any links or resources you feel are missing or need updating. The 10th and last week will be a free-for-all, where you can submit any travel links that don’t fit into one of the categories, yet are beneficial to future readers of Vagabonding.

The resources are broken up into chapters, which are further broken down into subcategories. Below you’ll find each of the subcategories, along with the date of when we’ll be soliciting requests for each chapter. We’ll be starting with Chapter 2 a week from today.

At the end of the 10 weeks, we’ll sift through your submissions and pick the best of the best. With your help, the new edition will be as up-to-date and relevant as possible, and will continue to help future readers on their own vagabonding journey.

Chapter 2 (Week 1, 01/28):

* Sabbaticals, unpaid leave, and quitting your job
* Finding jobs and careers overseas
* International employment references
* Travel safety

Chapter 3 (Week 2, 02/04):

* Resources for lifestyle simplicity
* Budgeting and money management
* Vagabonding for seniors
* Vagabonding with children

Chapter 4, part 1 (Week 3, 02/11):

* Online travel research portals
* General travel planning guides online
* Online government travel resources
* Guidebook publishers
* Travel idea books
* International information and news

Chapter 4, part 2) Week 4, 02/18)

* Independent travel magazines
* General travel magazines
* Student travel resources
* Bargain air travel information
* Online air ticketing services
* Other online air ticket resources
* Travel insurers

Chapter 6 (Week 5, 02/25):

* Cross-cultural resources
* Resources for female travelers

Chapter 7 (Week 6, 03/03):

* Online travel health resources
* Travel health books

Chapter 8 (Week 7, 03/10):

* Socially and environmentally responsible travel
* Sustainable travel resources online

Chapter 9 (Week 8, 03/17):

* Publications: Overseas work and volunteering
* Volunteer agencies
* Overseas work and volunteering resources online

Chapter 10 (Week 9, 03/24):

* Spiritual travel readings
* Sacred texts: A sampler

Free-for-all (Week 10, 03/31)