Vagabonding Case Study: Konrad Waliszewski

Name: Konrad Waliszewski

Website: World Venture Project  and  TripScout

Age : 29

Hometown : Washington DC

Quote : The purpose of life is a life of purpose. – Robert Byrne

How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful before and during the trip?

Vagabonding was my main resource to prepare me for my first a long-term trip and my traveling …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Konrad Waliszewski  | February 24, 2016
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Vagabonding Case Study: Jarryd Salem

 Jarryd Salem of NOMADasaurus

Age: 27

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Quote: “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost

How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful before and during the trip?

I was working back in Australia saving for my current trip. I was …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Jarryd Salem  | December 25, 2015
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Vagabonding Case Study: Behan Gifford

Behan Gifford of Sailing Totem

Age : 44

Hometown : Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA

Quote : At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much. -Robin Lee Graham

How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful before and during the trip?  I first encountered Vagabonding via Vagablogging, after we’d departed on our trip: it’s an …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Behan Gifford  | December 11, 2015
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Vagabonding Case Study: Sebastian Cuevas

Sebastián Cuevas of Between Distances

Age : 31

Hometown : Born in San Diego, raised in Guadalajara.

Quote: “En aquel tiempo yo tenía veinte años y estaba loco. Había perdido un país pero había ganado un sueño. Y si tenía ese sueño lo demás no importaba.” Roberto Bolaño (“Back then I was 20 and was mad. I had lost a country but won a dream. And if I had that dream …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Sebastian Cuevas  | November 27, 2015
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Vagabonding Case Study: Keith Savage

Keith Savage of Traveling Savage

Age : 35

Hometown : Madison, WI

Quote : “The most important lesson for us was the power of a budget.”

How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful?

I read Rolf’s book a long time ago – I think I found it after browsing through recommended reading on Amazon. The title just jumped out at me and I was pleasantly …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Keith Savage  | November 13, 2015
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Vagabonding Case Study: Becky Ances

Becky Ances of Writer. Traveler. Tea Drinker.

Age: 39

Hometown: Peterborough, NH, America

Quote: “ Most of our problems arose from our connections to our hometown. On the traveling side we had problems every now and then, but it is just easier to roll with it .”

How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful before and during the trip?

I …

Posted by | Comments (2)  | October 30, 2015
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Vagabonding Case Study: Benny Lewis

Benny Lewis of Fluent In 3 Months

Age: 33

Hometown: Cavan, Ireland

Quote: “There are seven days in a week, and “some day” isn’t one of them.”

How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful before and during the trip?

I read the book several years into my travels, based on recommendations from other travelers and despite already being a pretty …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Benny Lewis  | October 16, 2015
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Vagabonding Case Study: Adam Groffman

Adam Groffman of Travels of Adam

Age: 30

Hometown: From the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, though I lived in Boston for a while before leaving the USA. Now I live in Berlin, Germany

Quote: Jack Kerouac, “the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Adam Groffman  | October 2, 2015
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Vagabonding Case Study: Ayngelina Brogan

Ayngelina Brogan of Bacon is Magic

Age: 38

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Your favorite quote: We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.- Anaïs Nin

How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful before and during the trip?

A good friend of mine, Liz , recommended it.  I fell in love with the book. None of the advice was new or …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Ayngelina Brogan  | September 18, 2015
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Vagabonding Case Study: Cherie and Chris

Cherie and Chris of Technomadia

Age : Cherie: 42 Chris: 42

? Hometown : Cherie: Melbourne, FL Chris: San Francisco, CA

Quote : “Don’t worry so much.. just do it!” ?”May the bandwidth be with you”?

How did you find out about Vagabonding, and how did you find it useful before and during the trip?

I believe we found the Vagabonding.com community in the general …

Posted by | Comments Off on Vagabonding Case Study: Cherie and Chris  | September 4, 2015
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