Theodora Sutcliffe of Escape Artistes

Age: 39

Hometown: London

Quote: “Leaving is the hardest part. Everything else is easy.”

 Charli Moore of Wander Lusters

Age: 26

Hometown: Norwich, United Kingdom

Quote: “There’s nothing you can’t overcome if your desire to achieve is strong enough.”

Jerry Walsh

Age: 21

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA

Quote: “At the end of the day, I evolved from being an outsider looking in to becoming a functioning member of the community. Integration is what vagabonding is about.”

Matthew Karsten of The Expert Vagabond

Age: 30

Hometown: Campton, New Hampshire, USA

Quote: “Every day is completely new & different. You have absolutely no idea what will happen to you. I love that feeling.”

Sara Schultz of Inspired Adventurer

Age: 35

Hometown: Minot, ND / Portland, OR

Quote: “You’ll never feel more alive and a part of the world than you do when you are on a long-term traveling adventure.”

Nora Dunn of the Professional Hoba

Age: 35

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

Quote: “We all have ideas. But until we do something with the idea, it remains lifeless. It’s all about the execution.”

Caroline and Josh Eaton of Traveling 9 to 5

Age: 26

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Quote: “If you have considered or even dreamed about taking a long-term trip, start making changes in your life NOW to get you toward that goal.”

Luke Maguire Armstrong of Travel Write Sing

Age: 28

Hometown: Kalispel, Montana

Quote: Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove… But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction. – Demotivators

Talon and Tigger of 1 Dad 1 Kid

Age: 42 & 9

Hometown: Lakewood, CO

Quote: “You really need a lot less than you think you do.”

Sherry Ott of Otts World

Age: 41

Hometown: Peoria, IL

Quote: “Trust that everything will work out. You don’t have to have all of the answers.”