From Dream to Reality - How to Quit Your Job and Travel the World - Part 2

This is part 2 of a 3 part series on How to Quit Your Job and Travel the World.
In this one, we talk all about how to turn your big dream of seeing the whole world to an actual plan. We challenge you to actually think about and list out where to travel to (especially since travel has changed so much in the last couple of years). Keep in mind, this isn't so you have a perfect itinerary to strictly abide by, but really is a practice to eventually get to the most important part of this dream--the number. Once you have a rough budget, you have a goal to strive towards. Reaching that goal is what we tackle in part 3.
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[@LisaAndJosh]

The first 1000 people to use this link get Skillshare free for a month! skl.sh/lisaandjosh02221

[@nMm361]

Thank you!!!

[@ethanmandel2413]

Hardest decision: deciding between two pastries. Happy Life / Happy Wife - it's hard to get in the habit of spending more. Every time the money comes out, it's physical pain, especially if it's not worth the extra cost. But I've learned to increase my cost for more comfort. Sometimes taking that taxi/uber vs bus->bus->bus is worth the extra cost to me. Or paying that agent to take care of all the visa stuff - $30 vs 3 hrs of my life and the stress of filling in everything perfectly is worth it to me. Great content for beginning world travelers. I think that fear stops most people from traveling more - culture shock. It's difficult especially for Americans. Only 1/3 of Americans have a Passport. I encourage everyone I meet to travel more abroad.

[@LisaAndJosh]

so so true--it's all about figuring out what is worth it to you and then balancing out what we both find of value and finding a compromise! and we agree! it can be hard to just take the leap, it's so worth it :)

[@RyanLeeTVThailand]

We also live in a world where you can take your job online and never feel like you are working ever again! Great vid guys.

[@LisaAndJosh]

so true!!! we are truly lucky :)

[@brandongitles7191]

I’ve been working on a massive spreadsheet for my europe trip. Spreadsheets are fun AND the research is amazing. So so much fun. I spent 5 hours looking at restaurants in florence yesterday

[@LisaAndJosh]

ooh just the restaurant list in Florence makes me excited to think about! ok, I (Lisa) do love a good spreadsheet and appreciate the time/energy that go into them...I just fully recognize that I am not the person that can make them beautiful/happen 😂

[@brandongitles7191]

@@LisaAndJosh It’s up to a page long just of restaurants 😂😂😂. I’m very shaky on consistency with formatting lol. Sometimes I go all out sometimes it’s the worst design ever

[@LisaAndJosh]

@@brandongitles7191 haha my spreadsheet capabilities include: bold, different color rows and … that’s it!

[@brandongitles7191]

@@LisaAndJosh Conditional formatting is surprisingly useful!

[@Ranyas_Senestela]

Josh... you and I think so alike with some things. Spreadsheets ARE fun as are endless notes, budgets, maps, and restaurant rankings in every city. :D I'd just enjoy turning it into a PowerPoint presentation! I love how Lisa's like "Spreadsheets aren't fun but looking up destinations is fun!" lmfao Much love Lisa and Josh!

[@LisaAndJosh]

I (Lisa) truly admire people like you and Josh, Francis! tbh, I think spreadsheets are saviors and are beautiful. and I fully recognize that I am not the person that is capable of making them that way 😆 hope you are enjoying your travels!!!

[@BubblesMcGhee]

LOVE A SPREADSHEET!!!

[@JourneywithJenandDrew]

This is so so good!! These tips are fantastic :) We also respect HOW MUCH b-roll is in this video and how long we're sure it took to find it 😂

[@LisaAndJosh]

😂 when you know, you know! thanks, guys and hope Panama is treating you well!

[@wrestlingcommunity]

Agreed!

[@danieldreves4383]

Just found your channel while I plan for my year away in 2023. Your videos are just brilliant and so transparent. The few videos I've watched have helped me so much. Thank you!

[@LisaAndJosh]

Hey Daniel! Thanks so much for telling us, glad they're helpful!! Excited for your trip next year--where to first? :)

[@darrylellis9578]

Thank guys, I hooked on your u tube presentations. I have lots of ideas on how to make it work cheaply. I’m going to do Camino in September and will do it virtually nothing. I can’t hook into your offer as I can’t recall my password. Once I sort it I will throw in my two bobs worth. Until then u two work so well together, keep it up.

[@LisaAndJosh]

hey, Darryl! Thanks for watching! Would love to hear about your ideas too! Buen Camino :)

[@jorel4477]

This is such a great video. I love how you guys decided on what you wanted to feel, then found a destination to fit that feeling. I’m in Australia and I want to feel like I’m in the a place where time seemed to have stopped. For me that’s the Greek islands

[@LisaAndJosh]

it's definitely changed the way we travel for the better (especially when we would get our hopes up about a specific destination!) the Greek islands are truly magical, love thinking of it like that--time does seem to stop there

[@jorel4477]

@@LisaAndJosh I loved it there.

[@SandraTuscany]

Wow! You guys are awesome. Thank you for sharing your experiences. My question is: How did you make the decision to say , ok I’m quitting my job to travel the world. I wouldn’t mind doing this but honestly, it’s a little scary to think about the future. What will happen when we get back? Do we start over? Obviously, you can tell my dilemma lol. I’ve mentioned this to my husband but I’m not sure he buys into it because he feels job security is important. Which it is but having this amazing experience would be awesome 🤩 would definitely like to hear more & I enjoy your videos!

[@LisaAndJosh]

ohh these questions feel so so real to us, especially for me (Lisa), since this is my first time leaving a job for traveling. it definitely required a lot more thought and planning for me, but ultimately it came down to what we wanted to spend our time doing/working toward. love this question and adding it to our list of questions to talk about next!

[@TheresaD235]

Lisa & Josh thank you for the video!! I agree spreadsheets are awesome! 😄 In the next video when you share more details. Can you talk about health insurance or medical cost? Is that part of the budget currently? Thank you both!

[@LisaAndJosh]

hi Theresa! Thanks for watching and the question! Yes, definitely can touch on this--it is such an important of traveling full time! thank you!

[@antvyanka1]

I landed on your channel this weekend, while planning our 6 month eurotrip next year, and I love your videos. But, what I want to really say is spreadsheets ARE fun!!

[@LisaAndJosh]

💯💯💯

[@berschte]

You are our backpackers! Greetings from Nimman.

[@LisaAndJosh]

Hello there!

[@berschte]

@@LisaAndJosh Hi cheers from Bangkok, we miss Chiang mai already

[@FinancialFreedomLifestyle]

Great video guys!! Love the energy. Keep it up

[@byrdsonawire]

LOVE a spreadsheet!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@LisaAndJosh]

Thanks for watching!

[@xpinkage]

I’ve been binge watching ur guys’ videos and it’s really inspired me to travel more this year! How did you guys decide what to pack? Especially you Lisa, would love to see what u packed for your year of travel! How do you overcome fears of traveling to new places/traveling for long periods of time? What are some things you didn’t expect that came up on your trip? Much love to u guys!!

[@LisaAndJosh]

so glad to hear and thanks for watching :) ooh what to pack was a challenging piece, but we essentially got down to a few pieces of clothing that we felt like would work in most places we were going (and got comfortable wearing the same things over again haha) we definitely want to make a video on what we pack, now that we've been traveling for a while (and your other questions to be answered soon!) thanks for your questions, this is super helpful!!

[@nathan_ro]

Another epic video

[@LisaAndJosh]

thank you! 👋 cheers!

[@jpatharris]

New questions: 1. What do you do about personal health insurance? 2. What do you do about travel insurance? Thank you,

[@LisaAndJosh]

Thank you for these super important questions. Part 3 coming soon!

[@Mister2120]

I love spreadsheets!

[@LisaAndJosh]

💯🥳📈

[@gachalife-gk4qz]

Have a 3 month Europe trip this spring. I am nearly 40 and I have managed to get my accommodation budget down to USD$3000. I have had to make some sacrifices in that area -had to accept that I will have to book rooms with shared bathrooms. I am pretty nervous - flights already booked and I am traveling solo. I will be spending 7 days in each city and I am a stickler for planning 🤪 but I have decided to only plan for 4 days out of each week in terms of daily activities and the leave the remaining 3 open for whatever 🙂. I haven't decided if I will buy travel insurance yet not of my destination require yet thankfully but I have looked at quotes and it's a little on the expensive side. So I don't know yet about that.

[@LisaAndJosh]

wow, that's awesome--3 months in Europe sounds epic. your plan sounds perfect--the right about of time to truly explore a city and we love the idea of planning some of it and leaving room for anything to happen!

[@jpatharris]

First, great video. I’m almost caught up to real time. Thank u. Three questions: 1. What sort of bank card do u use for ATM withdrawals? (No international fee I assume?) 2. What brand of credit card (if u can share that) do u use? 3. If you use more than one card do u use both an air travel card and a hotel brand card? (For points?)

[@LisaAndJosh]

thanks for the comment and questions! adding this to our list--these are great questions that we can definitely chat about !!

[@processserver8470]

Greetings from Greenwich London ⚓️ ⛵️ Cheers ☕️ 👍 🌹 ✅

[@LisaAndJosh]

Hello 👋 cheers!

[@globaltravlbros]

How about for the next journey Rickshaw Run in India, I can get visa easy through a connection I have.

[@LisaAndJosh]

ooh this sounds amazing and we've heard such fun adventurous things about this. would love to look into it

[@rayvillanueva4905]

hi Lisa &Josh...greetings from Vancouver,Canada. I have been follwoing th Camino VLogs and plannin to do the pilrimage in 2025. Did you guys stay at a prviate Aalbuerge ? where did you guys stay in Logronio, Pomponio ( planning to take tose two cities as y extra day offs ). Keep doing what you guys do and if you guys ever make it up here feel free to ping me here.

[@LisaAndJosh]

Hi Ray! Thanks for watching :) we stayed in a mix of hostels and private rooms at the albergues. and most of the private rooms had shared bathrooms. We stayed at Pensión Sotelo in Logroño and enjoyed two nights there. In Pamplona, we ended up staying a little bit outside of the town because of booked up accommodations, but wished we had stayed closer to town. Thank you and would love to travel through Canada soon!

[@Neednoy2]

Which VPN are you using? Do you use free wifi at all? Cyber safety is what I would like to know I guess.

[@LisaAndJosh]

great question!! one of Josh's favorite topics to talk about, adding it to our list :)

[@kitkatz9984]

Hello Can you recommend a VPN service 😀

[@yabowfarmz5283]

Did you guys take a tumble on a scooter?

[@LisaAndJosh]

Indeed, we did. Luckily, we are a-ok!

[@Walts-Travel]

Josh, what did you do to your hand man?? 😯😯😯

[@Walts-Travel]

Just saw the newsletter. Sorry to hear that. Take care guys. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@LisaAndJosh]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@wolfriderpack]

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[@LisaAndJosh]

😻😻😻

[@Emy53]

This might be a very personal question, but do you have to file income taxes?

[@LisaAndJosh]

we sure do :)