WHY I CHOSE TRAVEL OVER A CAREER!

[@woltersworld]

You can do it all. Live, love, work, travel, have a career. It just takes a lot of work. But definitely try it all out to find what makes you happy. Go psycho traveller! :) keep up the traveling!

[@feduo45465]

+woltersworld Nice seeing you here Professor 🤗.

[@isabellaricci6478]

Both of my favourite (and most inspirational) travel bloggers ever! I love the world also thank's to you...

[@lizziemcmaster7257]

I finally got my dream job last year and quickly realised all the status and money in the world didnt matter. I'm finishing next month, selling my car and going to australia for a year! It couldnt feel more liberating and exciting :) would advise anyone to do it! Great vid Ali!

[@iAmNicolaJoan]

Lizzie Mc wow! that is amazing, good luck with your travels! Im leaving this all behind and going to Australia in August! So exited but a bit nervous. Never know, might bump into you! haha :)

[@lizziemcmaster7257]

diamondRings1 yeh i'm a little nervous too but that adds to the excitement! Do you have instagram or anything? i'd love to follow you on your adventure =)

[@iAmNicolaJoan]

Yeah my Instagram is - itsnikkibroxo Its so exiting! x

[@davidmfrye]

Congratulations on your dream job! Everyone should love what they do.

[@DragnBarZ]

I'm thinking about doing the same. wanting to go through china down through se asia and then to Australia too try and work and travel

[@Catalunascradel]

YES! Everyone in their late teens and early 20s should watch this. After high school I went on my first solo trip to Bali and then ended up finding love and going to Chile and Peru with him. AMAZING YEAR. Now that I am back I plan to go to college and travel! People don't understand you can do both there is no wrong way. Not everyone approves my decisions but I am not living for them I am living for me! And most importantly I am so incredibly happy. Love love loooove this video. So inspirational.

[@Catalunascradel]

Well right now I am just doing first semester in college and working and then taking off for a couple months second.... You can also study abroad.

[@Catalunascradel]

You can also travel in the summer instead of taking a break during school. I just like to have a good balance ahaha.

[@xsallyx3240]

there's this quote I really like: ''Please be a traveler, not a tourist. Try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what's right in front of you. Those are they keys to understanding this amazing world we live in.'' :)

[@CuratedVibes]

I'm in my early 30's, I work corporate, make a nice salary, but something keeps calling me to leave it all behind. I'm deeply inspired by your videos. I was always hesitant about leaving because I have my son, but he's old enough to be on the road and we can see the world. I'm excited!

[@danmunro01]

Same here, 31 and work in law enforcement. But I feel I need to go see the world!

[@lukecraig2288]

Flyin Kiwi leave your job, former cop and leaving for Australia:)

[@Milo-Mike]

Have you done what you wanted to do? After 6 years

[@peterhotguy]

Hi guys, i see a lot of comments asking how and where do i start. basically DOUBT. so i'd like to share my thoughts and my secret on how to get started. First, you need the courage to say fuck this and set a goal in stone that on date XX i'm going to place XX for XX amount of time. Then you need to work full time, 2 jobs if you have to, to save money until said XX departure date. in the mean time, you're planning your travel details, watching travel videos for tips as well as doing research on the place(s) you're going to. i'm currently on this path, leaving for a Euro-trip this coming summer for 3 months and teaching English in China for a year+ after that. The hardest step for most people is the ability to be incredibly decisive on this decision and not let anything derail you or give you doubt. I honestly suggest start meditating so you can find inner pace and get to know yourself. it'll help you abandon your insecurities, self-doubt and negativity that you've built up via societies unrealistic/superficial standards and discouraging words and labels people in your life has narcissistically attached to you. Believe in your-self, you don't need to live for anyone else or please anyone else in your life besides yourself. I believe in you! as you plan this, and I KNOW you will, just know that me and thousands of others are going through the same process you are, you're not alone. now, or ever.

[@Mulatica89]

Peter, that was powerful. You should make KZbin videos!!!

[@teressaj9171]

thank YOUUUU x* I love you ... who ever you are !!!!! needed this really x*

[@irenedgchannel]

I finished high school in italy when I was 18. turned 19 at the end of the summer, volunteered around and left for a month in Australia in november 2014. In january 2015 I left to become an Au Pair in the States and i'm halfway through my second year, living in California, and I couldn't have made a best decision. I saw places I've never imagine I could and made it on my own. I can't wait to see where I'll be able to go next. Travelling teaches you so much more than anyone who stays in their comfort zone would ever think of

[@SparklyMango13]

I always feel so intimidated and disheartened about my future until I watch your videos-- thank you sooo much!I'm so glad I discovered you :)

[@PsychoTraveller]

***** That is so sweet! Thank you for those lovely words. Never feel intimidated by something which hasn't happened yet (future) and enjoy and embrace the now :)

[@qdawnlm2037]

This isn't just a young persons game. I am 50 years old with no kids. I am making this decision now too. I have had the successful career, bought a house, etc. Now I am considering selling it all to travel. I am going to Scotland in a few weeks for a solo trip. That adventure will tell me a lot about what my next steps need to be. Thanks for this video and all of the other ones too!

[@AshCoxLiveForever07]

Such an inspirational piece here. Found her on KZbin other day and seems such a nice girl with such hunger for Travelling and making her dreams come true. Only 8 mins. Worth a watch!

[@lovelythorns]

Seriously everything I needed to hear. I've been wrestling with how unhappy I am at school and I keep telling myself just to "get it over with, and then I'll be happy" but I really don't think I will be! I want to travel and I want to play music and set my own schedule and I need to get the boot out of my arse and just do it!

[@trumpafarian7129]

I have to admit you are a persuasive speaker. I agree with all of your views. You only live once, travel is priceless. It has an energy that can't not be put into words. What we buy is not what defines us in life but rather what memories we are left with. Great videos.

[@kevinprince5508]

Sat on my first night bus in Vietnam watching this. Having spent 8 years since graduating working. Now for infinite travel.

[@RaferRedeemed]

This is extremely encouraging. Thank you, sincerely. About a week ago I made the decision to start saving and quit my current career and start traveling the world. I've been planning and brainstorming on a giant whiteboard in my house. I told my parents what I was doing and I cannot wait to start. Mindsets like yours are so motivating and also relative to many others like myself. I've ultimately wanted this for years and it is travelers like yourself that inspired me to stop putting it off and just go!

[@Die3Banane]

I'm done with my A-levels. Now I'm travelling to Australia and Indonesia as well! The best way to learn about yourself is to travel! NEVER STOP WANDERING!

[@kenyas.l4192]

I have to tell you that your video is absolutely motivating little psycho travellers like me. I'm lost..completely lost about what my future should hold when it comes to my career. I wanted to be this and then this, and then another thing and it's just confusing me. Traveling is my passion. I love to see the world, feel the world..Live the locals life, live and feel like i'm home in every country. Learn new cultures. This is what makes me happy and you woke me up. You're amazing and very courageous and im literally taking notes about your amazing informations you sharing in each of your videos. Thank you so much and continue ! xx

[@williamssmithsmith6253]

U video so nice

[@volkoff6357]

Thank you so much for making this video. I'm glad to hear that I'm not crazy for putting aside my future career to travel. I have to follow my heart if I want to be happy, even if it doesn't make sense to anyone else.

[@studiomirte]

after watching this i realised this is the point i'm actually at right now - thank you for making me see!!

[@Klafteld]

+Mirte van Kooten Here as well!

[@MissStumblefoot]

You have just listed several of the reasons why I have decided, (at age 27,) to just say screw everything. I am now planning on travelling to Australia on the Working Holiday visa, and I just know it's going to be some of the best memories I'll have, one day :)

[@lele35md]

I too want to travel, I always have. Now that I am finished raising my kids, I can do it all. And I'm not going to let my age stop me. I'll be 50 next year.

[@virtuouswoman9714]

lele35md I hope you did enjoy yourself 😊

[@sheshab]

Take a break, travel around, and come back! that's what I did plus I changed University to study abroad....best decision ever!

[@jillibean9261]

THANK YOU so much for making this video omg..i just graduated university and (to everyone's shock and disbelief) i decided to go backpacking through southeast asia after graduation, rather than getting a full time job.. i thought that after i got back i would get a job straight away, but now that i am back the travel bug is more real than ever.. everyone i met abroad has the same thoughts you were talking abut in this video, as do i, but here in the us people assume you are absolutely crazy for not settling down with a career right after college. i feel very kind of lost right now, but i know i will continue to travel regardless of how everyone else feels, so thank you for this video, it's EXACTLY what i needed to hear!! Also i was considering doing the 1 year work visa in australia, so now i am pretty sure i will!! Once again thanks SO MUCH for this video!!

[@IoannaChytiri]

I came to this video while searching travelling vlogs and the only reason I saw this is beacause I was shocked by your title..travel-career...I felt like someone somehow read my mind and put that video here so that I can see it.... THANK YOU for this video, THANK YOU for your words and your way of thinking. Travelling is something that I REALLY want to do in my life and I actually have no idea how to do it. I am 21 and I am in my last year of uni and so far I've lived 6 months in an other country (Erasmus programme if you know) and I have visited more that 8 countries. I have decided that travelling is something more that just a hobby and I don't want to do it only once a year. So, thank you for the voice you gave me!!!!!!

[@BobiR-bl9fc]

+ioanna chytiri we are all graduated from uni ,I have visited of 3 countries + Andaman Islands in Middle of Indian ocean , So If you want to travel to more amazing countries try to go to Iran , you can see beautiful cities ,amazing mountains and rare forests in the world ,I have been in many remote areas in Iran ,India ,Nepal and Andaman islands ,However sometimes I was scared because I was alone in middle of forests or high mountains

[@owent1166]

Fellow USW graduate checking in. I've just returned from 3 months solo travel of SEA and had such an amazing time which led me to recently book a flight to Aus to work out there for a year but I've also been offered a well payed job in the field of my degree... It's a very tough decision as all we hear is how there are no jobs and if you can find something in your degree then you've been lucky. I'm in my mid 20's so worry if I don't take this opportunity to experience Aus now on a working holiday visa will I ever... Thanks for your view. Earned yourself another subscriber :)

[@fabsir2007]

You´re absolutely right. I am in my 40s now and I regret badly I didn´t have the guts to drop everything while I could and travel the world. I try to travel every other year and Australia is on my list of places to visit before I die. Keep up the good work. You´re the sort of people I look up to.

[@elysianworlds3637]

Originally I wanted to join the US Navy and one of the main reasons for that was to travel. But realizing that would take me away from my girlfriend and my family a lot I decided to drop it and go to college. Just like you were saying, many people keep telling me that I need to know what I want to do and I need to go do it now, and I always thought that I wanted to travel and people would respond by telling me I need to get a degree and a job first. I want to personally thank you for this video because everything you said is what I needed to hear, something other than "You need to hurry up and go to college!"

[@jordanhogland9397]

Alli, first off I want to say that you are awesome! I have watched the majority of your youtube videos (embarrassingly enough, some more then once). This video in particular really hit home with me. People are so different, where I am from I do not feel like there are a lot of people with a travel bug, as you and I have. I have struggled with some not understanding my passions, I hope I meet more people like you on my future adventures. I have always had a great love for the outdoors, water and travel. However, my family insisted on me getting my degree before I followed my passions. I graduated, with a degree in sociology, in May 2014. Since then, I worked at Boy Scout Camp, where I received my dive certification. Then spent the summer, as a sailing instructor, in the Caribbean, with no previous sailing experience. This last year, I was in Key West, Florida teaching people how to snorkel, educating guests on ocean protection, and my personal favorite dolphin tours. Side note: anything you want to know about dolphins, I am your girl. I am now preparing for my next journey. This is where you come in, my Australian work holiday visa. I am very excited. This will be as far from home as it gets, I am from the US. I am so glad that you were a solo traveler and loved it, I hope that I enjoy it as much as you have. You have answered so many questions and helped me figure things out, I want to say thank you! Keep up the great work :)

[@PsychoTraveller]

+Jordan Whittmyer That's amazing! Seems like you are really living the dream and Australia will be awesome! Perfect place for solo travellers :D Have an epic time love!!

[@BobiR-bl9fc]

+Jordan Whittmyer we are all graduated from Uni , However ,if you are looking for adventure ,try to travel to Iran , it has tasty foods,great mountains and amazing forests in north Even most of cities are developing faster than ever , By the way you can earn some money too if you teach English Language or work for some companies

[@AmyZelt]

Extremely inspiring video. I am an American who is currently in Sweden for 90 days -well, 62 left- and your lifestyle is basically my dream. The entire reason I left America. All I do is write all day and search for a way to continue to continue traveling, experiencing the world, and inspiring others. Just wanted to say thank you so much for posting this, showing me that someone exists that lives the way I want, and for telling me I can do it as well.

[@saiwing117]

You've opened up my mind as I'm now struggling whether to go work in Australia or just stay and work at the city where I'm from, with a pretty well-paid and stable job. But I always have this voice telling me in the head that if I don't do it now I would regret in the future. Thanks for your tips! you make such inspiring videos!

[@pratyakshkhanuja111]

True !! The only thing we need is to get rid of the boundaries and limitation of mind , love your view for life and saving for long time which will be enough for travelling UAE , this November . I wish I can copy your attitude and paste into myself . Travelling is ultimate way of inner discovery and that's reflect in you alley , appreciate the fact that you working hard since 13 for this life .

[@serenaterrana]

Everything you just said .... Honestly thank you so much.

[@PsychoTraveller]

+Serena Terrana No problem :)

[@zoepoulsen6215]

Thanks for the amazing video as ever! I think that the two don't have to be mutually exclusive and that one has to pick one over the other. As you have experienced, travel can define your future career and change the direction that it may take, or bring you to somewhere else in the world that you can do what you love doing best! I agree that it is important not to rush into the rat race as fast as your legs can carry you, and that if you have studying you want to do not to rush through it just to get that dream job straight after school... You may find out if you haven't opened your eyes to other opportunities along the way that when you get there it may not be that dream job after all. I think at the end of the day the most important thing is to do what makes you happy, and to look beyond one's immediate horizons in finding out what that is.... With that as your mindset who knows where in the world that might take you.....

[@northbridge4665]

I feel so much happier after watching this! I'm doing my GCSE right now and there is this constant pressure to know exactly what career I want, what uni/sixth form I'll go to and no one will take me seriously if I said I want to travel full time Thank you so much for this video!

[@raejeann09]

Came across this video with these questions on my mind and you've answered them. Seriously, Thank You! This was quite enlightening

[@highyum]

I TOTALLY agree your idea. I finished working holiday in australia just 2weeks ago and since came back home i've been struggling about my life. But i watched your video.. you really really inspired me! Thank you so much and I wish you good luck!

[@TheCLouiseA]

this is true - it took me years after I graduated but now im in Australia planning more trips around the world - thank you for your inspiration from your videos :)

[@giannagiavelli5098]

You make it sound like solo traveling whilst older is impossible. OK I may walk a little slower and need a cushier airplane seat, but I still want to travel!

[@cherst1031]

Thank you for saying that! I'm "older" and a grandmother and I still want to travel. In the last 5 years I have traveled more than ever before in my life and it was amazing!

[@lalilulelo]

The experience is difference when traveling young.

[@BluBerry537]

The experience is different when not traveling at all! That doesn't really make sense but my point is "better later than never."

[@molahi5779]

lalilulelo It's an individual basis, not an age basis. I know many people who are younger than myself that I wouldn't even go around the corner with cause they are uncultured and boring! There are people that are considerably older than me that I find to be very interesting. It's all about the spirit of the individual. Some people will always have a youthful and adventurous spirit. Some won't.

[@ashleym5868]

I would think it would be more fun too because you have children and grandchildren to come along. Yes it would be more expensive but still.

[@lostprophet566]

Great video, just want to say thanks for all the videos especially the tips on Australia. Flying out on a working holiday visa September 16th and cannot wait! I completely agree with you and preach the same advice to my friends who are now grudgingly working the 9-5!

[@xxyasmin7xx]

This is probably the single most reassuring video/advice i have heard in a very very long time.

[@guilhermeadan2329]

This just has to be one of my favorite KZbin videos of all time...... thank you for creating so much value

[@LCFreshkicks]

You. Are. Awesome!!!. I've been skeptical about traveling but you really have inspired me to stick with it

[@VictoriaMorganawesometori]

Dealing with a lot of people tearing me down for the goals I have. I needed this SO MUCH. I know this is almost four years old, but I'm so grateful for this video. Thank you so much Allie.

[@Chompyt]

I just graduated from uni was feeling the prospect of the 9-5 job seemed so dull. So thanks for this video, it gave me the fighting talk I needed to take the leap

[@brittanytate5065]

I have no clue how anyone could give this a thumbs down. This was just was I needed to hear. I get this from my wonderful family all the time but it's always good to hear a outsider who is actually living out their dream. thank you. you da best!

[@vampirebarbie_]

God I think exactly like you, I'm in college now and I have never been so unhappy before, at first I was excited but now I feel like I sold my soul and I'm stuck, is the worst thing that has happened to me, and I'm barely done with my first year 😓

[@norahfiore5764]

I had this problem too! Dropped out after one year and decided that NOW im young, NOW i still get hired for odd jobs to do while traveling and once you get out of college....you start to work...and you never stop.

[@angelicapenaran9010]

Thank you for this extra encouragement. I am currently about to graduate from University in America and have decided to move to New Zealand on a working holiday visa. I have been nervous and scared as my departure date gets closer, but I just have a feeling that this is the right decision to make. I am leaving a lot of great opportunities here at home to do this, but I'm just not happy where I am. I am going to NZ to hopefully find what makes me happy, and after that, who knows where life will take me. Watching your videos has helped a lot, and I'm happy to know there are more people out there who have the same mentality.

[@BobiR-bl9fc]

+Angelica Penaran I m a little bit nervous when some body like you can travel to anywhere in the world but other people like me cant go to the half of the world because we are from Iran or India or Thailand ,this is cause of global war ..

[@Wandergasm]

Some very valid points. I am in exactly the same position and was thinking of doing a video like this myself, Lifes too short to spend it doing things that don't make you happy!

[@govnjaivko1]

This is one of the most inspiring travel videos I have seen! It just deepens my wish to travel even more! Thanks

[@simonwalsh737]

Amen to that! I quit my banking job this year after 9 years to travel around South East Asia! Best decision I've ever made.

[@BURNTW4FFL3S]

I've been taking a break from school and sort of waiting for someone to ask me to be their travel buddy. I just watched a few of your videos and I can say you have convinced me that traveling alone is completely okay. Thank you! I can't wait to plan my first trip.

[@RoxRothmann]

Goosebumps....crazy goosebumps. I stumbled upon this by mistake and I feel like everything you've said is the mirror image of what I've been ranting on about for years. Screw the rat race & the 9-5's and the stress and living a life of mediocre niceties. Thank you for this my fellow renegade heart! I hope to meet you along the way! :) P.s: I subscribed within a few seconds of this video!

[@darienmcmanus8777]

It's like you've just made a video about all my fears of uni and staying in a safe and secure job, no matter how much i try persuade myself that i should go to uni and get a job travelling always seems to drag me back, and you've just inspired me a little bit more to make travelling a longterm thing :) Thank you!

[@NoorAdin99]

Wow in 2015 your old you, I listen to many motivational speeches but your speech went straight to my heart. Currently, I feel I am making the wrong decisions, I don't feel happy about it, following the crowd. I just want to travel the world, smile and live a simple life.

[@soniagalat2740]

I am 34 and a lawyer! your videos inspired me a lot! I quit my job and have decided to become an entrepreneur /blogger and travel as much as possible! Thanks for your videos!

[@divaperkiness5964]

Thank you for all your tips and such an inspiring message!!! I 100% agree with you! After graduating university I'm hoping to visit Europe again but this time solo. Then I'm planning to work abroad for 5 years in Korea, Japan, and Australia.

[@bamstravels9719]

I did the exact same thing! Studied psychology at Lancaster and wanted to be a Clinical Psychologist. My mind was exactly the same, I worked so hard to achieve it but it felt so wrong! I got the travel bug after going to America with my friends for 2 months. I'm doing Australia in November and want to find where I truly belong. I will do a masters degree at some point in my future! I am so glad to hear you say the things I think so often!

[@adeleramet8187]

Thanx a lot !!! that's all i needed to hear ! So motivating and encouraging !

[@FabioVirgi]

This video made me subscribe. I've just decided to start travelling myself and can't wait to see what doors it opens. Thanks Ali!

[@jean-jaquesrousseau4712]

It is so true, thank you for making this video! There's nothing that gives the kind of excitement like travels, let alone the ideas and opportunities coming with it. Career is one thing but I know it just fills a vacuum sometimes. The hardest part is to not follow the crowd or listen to other people. They don't know what is good for you, maybe they don't even know what they want so they do what they see in their closest environment. You went around the subject so righteously, keep up this good spirit! I would be interested in a PhD as a trophy but I don't have the time to sit in a lab for years, right now. Years ago, I did a master in linguistics, I knew I wasn't going to make much use of it because a steady job is a prison for me and I don't think I did anything bad to punish myself with it. Enjoy freedom and realize that traveling is made easier and faster than ever nowadays.

[@yoscelynbaez5604]

Thank you for doing this!! Im just in that moment when i have to choose what to do with my life and i am freaking lost. I liked what you said about the opportunities that are going to still be waiting back in home, your video was just what i needed to hear. Hugs from Chile

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Great! Inspiring and exciting. Its not easy to go against the crowd. I just sold everything at 30yrs old to travel Europe for year. Not easy but well worth it. Thank you for inspiring others.

[@Green_Brin17]

Yes!!! I love your videos! I'm working towards my traveling goals! My first step was to move across the country,next year who knows where I will be!

[@chavannachanel]

I love the message you are sending. I just entered my 30s and learning this new way of life. I have my Bachelor's and Master's Degree and honestly I just want to work for myself and travel the world too. The corporate world isn't what they tell us in University. It is so overrated!!

[@GoddessofSpring25]

I cannot tell you how much I love this video. I've felt for a long time that I made mistakes going to school and getting a dead-end job just to earn money. I never had the guts to just GO. And I never had a passport, eh heh. I've also read the blog that accompanies this and it's re-impassioned me to get my ass in gear and get my passport and get to traveling. Thank you SO MUCH for this!

[@ChatieLil]

I FEEL LIKE THIS. I've just turned 21 and I was getting so down about my mundane routine and working all the time. One Wednesday, a few weeks ago, I was sitting at the bus stop on my way to work and it just came to me... I could move to Australia and travel. I booked it the next day! The most spontaneous decision i've ever made ! Listening to your video is inspiring and totally relatable. xx

[@LIGARESKATECO]

Inspired, at a young age I wanted to own my own business and I did. But I got distracted and got caught up with the whole “go to school to be successful”

[@jasmineb9254]

This video brought me to the realization of needing to finally choose myself. Thank you!

[@thisthatthen]

Watching this video is such a relief because there's not a lot of people who feel the same as me, but you've proved there are other people out there who have the EXACT same views on life! Roll on 1st December, Australia here I come (followed by a lot of other countries)

[@munchie579]

This is so damn relatable!!!! I mean my situation is kinda different coz I'm only 15 and also I'm from Australia but I just wonna travel! But I don't wonna follow that pre set system that your expected to get the job and then get a house and get a car and stuff I fully agree with this but I just want to be happy, that's the most important thing and everything your saying is what I tell my friends! But luckily I have parents that both traveled and had amazing lives and that's how they met and they constantly say how important it is to go out and experience the world and find myself, I just love this video, thank you so much for making this 😂

[@brianareynolds7321]

I love this video. I just recently got that "travel bug" I'm in college right now I'm going to finish up this summer semester and take a break. This video has been such an inspiration. I love the way you look at life. Thank you so much for posting this video

[@dancerulz1]

Thank you for sharing! I am doing the same exact thing and I leave for Australia in September. It's the best decision I have ever made and I'm not even there yet. My feelings truly reflect what you had to say.

[@heyitshez]

This brought a tear to my eye! It's soooooo true. I am currently in my final year at uni, I was going to drop out when I realized that I wanted to travel but I decided to stick at it (kinda like how you described here convincing yourself). I compromised and booked a one way ticket to America for after my final exams. I have a gut feeling about it - i don't wana join the rat race! Thanks for the video ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@cgunz3525]

Thank you. You brought tears to my eyes with what you said about doing what makes you happy rather than what is the "right" path. I need to make a change with my life. I'm just unsure of what's going to happen financially.

[@nashi-nz]

Awesome speech! I've been noticing that a lot, and I mean a lot of British young adults go to Australia to travel - both from real life experiences and this comment section alone haha

[@mariazuloaga8559]

Thank you. I have been travelling but felt bad about it, just because of the career issue.... You inspire me to keep on going. Thank you.

[@danahail8206]

thank you so much! honestly SO relatable and inspiring. my mom has always wanted me to go to university and then settle down to raise a whole bunch of kids. that's what my sisters all wanna do with their lives. and recently I've felt that maybe I'm just weird cuz...that's never been what I wanted to do. every girl my age seems to want that. and I've been asking myself "is there something wrong with me??". instead of settling down to a quiet ordinary lifestyle to raise a family, I've always wanted to go to college, then spend my life travelling, blogging, writing, and experiencing what the world has to offer! and it's funny that you mentioned that feeling of working in a little cafe and dreaming of owning your own cuz JUST TODAY I was thinking that exact thing!! anyways, sorry for the long comment, but your video was awesome and inspired me so much. and now I KNOW that it isn't doing what everyone else expects of you that will matter in the end, it is your happiness! and if I wanna travel the world and publish novels and own a little cafe of my own someday because that will make ME happy, then screw what anyone else, including my mom, thinks of what I should do with my life! I am going to lead a happy busy meaningful life doing what I love, thank-you for encouraging and reassuring me!!!

[@nikki8356]

This is so inspiring! My lease ends is January and I will be traveling the world after that. I'm a bit afraid but very excited. Thanks for the advice :)

[@ApeIsland]

Couldn't agree more with this video. I left school after 6th form and never went to uni (didn't know what I wanted to do). I then spent the next 10 years working in retail and having a flat all the time dreaming of travelling. My flat mate moved to London and I moved back home (begrudgingly), but it was the best thing that ever happened to me. 7 months later I took a sabbatical from work and spent 5 weeks trekking around Japan and now I'm back saving for the big one which will involve a good 2 years away.

[@abigailkeagle6249]

Everytime I watch your videos it makes me so glad and less nervous that my one way flight to Melbourne is booked for 6 months away! Ive been at my job for 4 years and have worked my way up to a decent wage and job role so I do sometimes think quitting would be a mistake but I know in my heart its not what I want so I have to try travelling!

[@gemistarr]

I recently found your channel and this video is AMAZING!! You literally read my mind! Im quitting my job in 7 months and buying a one way ticket to Australia. I'll be there for 3 months before I fly to Singapore and start traveling through Asia. Im so excited!! I will be vlogging all of it of course and hope that I can make enough money through youtube to travel for at least 5 years. Keep it up! Youre such an inspiration!! Sending you love from Los Angeles!

[@mr.gaviation9290]

Michelle lough what part of Asia are you going throw ?

[@gemistarr]

Starting in Singapore and making my way to Thailand. Not sure everywhere we're going to be. Its just kinda wherever life takes us. No plans.

[@mr.gaviation9290]

Not sure who your we is lol I'm always traveling alone , but Thailand is one of my favorite places to see check out Phuket very beautiful place there have fun with your trip.

[@cuatroquesos7374]

Wow! Really inspiring! Cool that you put down in words what probably many people in this world are considering, but are too scared to take this step and do it. We were in the same rollercoaster, being pushed by society to study, finish university and prepped for corporate jobs that we actually didn't want at first. We've been to uni, afterwards the shitty corporate jobs and decided this is not the way we want to live our lives. It took us over 3 years to finally make the decision to step up for what we really want, open our own hostel! Right now we're just starting, but it already feels like the best decision we've ever made...

[@90s80s70s60slive]

You've taken the words outta my mouth, I couldn't have said it any better! All of this is so bladdy true!!!

[@BobiR-bl9fc]

+mary “mares” rose I read your comment about this video ,I want to tell you if you have less money try to travel to Iran ,it has amazing foods,great mountains and beautiful deserts ,Even you can teach English language and earn money ,,,most of cities are developing so fast so its great for tourists

[@Thelaurarae]

So needed this!! Im 23 and stuck in a dead end job and am yearning to start travelling!

[@littlemissgemreads]

I've watched your videos for years now and finally I need to say that I love them and what you do. I'm 30, I never went to university, I still live with my parents in the most expensive city in the UK outside of London and I've had the same full time job for the last 10 years. I went abroad for the first time ever last year (2 weeks in Canada) and all I want to do now is pack a suitcase and buy a ticket to somewhere and keep travelling. I have so many reasons to stay home and keep working and paying bills: friends, family, my own fears and anxieties ... but only one reason to pack it all in and travel: that if I don't I think I'll regret it forever.

[@Zemmmmmmmm]

+LittleMissGem85 Most expensive City outside of London... Oxford or St. Albans?

[@littlemissgemreads]

+Zem Oxford. Well done in narrowing it down. Ha! I've lived here all my life and kind of hate it.

[@Zemmmmmmmm]

+LittleMissGem85 haha, well I live in St Albans! why do you hate it?

[@littlemissgemreads]

+Zem I guess it's my own fault for not doing anything about it. I can't afford to move out of my parents house even though I work full time. I like my job so don't really want to quit to try and find another job/home in the UK. My only other option would be to leave it all and travel, which I would love to do but I guess I am my biggest obstacle.

[@Zemmmmmmmm]

+LittleMissGem85 I see. sounds like a difficult one. I'm only 20 but I'm losing my job next month so I'm taking the summer out to try out this travelling malarkey and see how I get on.

[@josephmacquade3055]

This is so cool, Im in the University of South Wales at the moment. Going to Aus for a month or two before starting the third year. Already working out a way never to come back!

[@carolc9655]

watching this video my feet started tingling... this is how much i love travelling. I don't give a shit what anyone says, i'm doing it.

[@basvoorhout8412]

Many travel vloggers brag about their "wanderlust" and the life lessons they learnt when they went on some sort of organized trip. You manage tell your subscribers in a really down to earth way. I decided to travel for 8 months in december after finishing my bachelor in biology. I just bought a ticket and decided it was the perfect time to go traveling. Just buying your first ticket far in advance is also a really good motivator to save money for your trip. Keep on vlogging! very useful AND fun to watch :)

[@BobiR-bl9fc]

+Bas Voorhout Dont forget to visit of Iran ,I think you have been in Goa beach or Andaman islands

[@joshl6505]

I literally told my mom two days ago I wanted to travel for a living for a while. But she wants me to go to school and become a doctor but I'm to excited and this is exactly how I was thinking. This is what I needed thank you!!

[@nealcasebury7364]

Am waited for my visa to arrive an was feeling a bit apprehensive about packing a bag and setting off into the unknown as I have a good job an am 30 years of age thinking is it really for me but at the end of the day this is my last chance an if I don't do it now I never will and I will regret it so thank you for the info your a star 🌟😉

[@syneshiarivers9999]

Thank you soo much!! you have inspired and motivated me because i know traveling is what i really want to do!! you were a message that's it ok for me to do what i really want in life.

[@debbiesmith246]

WOW. This video depicts what I am feeling exactly. I'm about to graduate college for my undergrad. I plan to go to med school. Medicine is my passion. But lately, I have been wonder something else. I wonder if there is some thing else out there for me. I want to see the world, do things that I would never be able to do, basically live life to the fullest. I feel trap where I am right now and I am not sure why. I have never traveled outside of the country by myself before. Watching your channel really...I mean REALLY inspire me to take risks and be brave. My gosh! This touches me to much. Thank you so much!

[@ThisIsRyanWilsonLive]

I love it, I'm in university at the moment & have every intention of finishing but the travel bugs eats at me every day. So much so that I've gotten myself on track to graduate early so I can take a 6 month backpacking trek throughout Australia & SE Asia. The ultimate goal is to incorporate my career with travel so I can keep going till I die!

[@davidmfrye]

This is a great video. My family and friends believe that you have to hate your job and that's just the way it is. What is the point of this life if you are going to be miserable 90% of the time. I choose happiness! :) keep up the great videos.

[@arielshatz1222]

This is the first video I've watched of yours and it's changed my life. I've always wanted to pick up and travel every inch of the globe after a few years of college/uni but I worried over if thats the best way I could go about "starting my life" or "getting myself on the right track". There's the financial aspect of it too, and the fear that I could never be a successful enough blogger/vlogger/journalist to pursue this lifestyle. But wow, this video puts it all in perspective, reminds me I don't have to follow the beaten path into the career centered lifestyle, and you absolutely understand how I feel and have justified it! Thank you for that, my dream doesn't feel so much like an unreachable fantasy.

[@corgihood]

Your thoughts are exactly what I have been thinking for so many years! I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one and there are many people like me around the world :D Thank you very much

[@Arcadiaxsnow]

Wow oh my gosh, this has helped me so much you have no idea!! I am so excited for life and just want to go out there and enjoy it. I am working on a engineering major right but I don’t feel satisfied.

[@dionneraynertravel4932]

I've been fighting with the thought of travelling after university for about a year, being told by my parents that if I don't basically try to get a job straight after uni, i'm doomed. This video has made the decision for me. I'm going to save for a year then go - Thank you.

[@isagiveme2]

Love this video! Thank you Aly for saying exactly what goes through my mind every time someone asks me what I'm doing with my life. I'm not ready to start working and do the same thing for the next 40 years or so. I know life's short but I think it is also long enough to do everything I've wanted, and travel is the first thing on my list.

[@BobiR-bl9fc]

+IsaFogg Well if you want to start your journey try to travel to Iran ,it has tasty foods,amazing forests, beautiful mountains with rare birds , Even you can earn some money by teaching English , I was in many remote Areas in Iran ,Nepal and India plus Andaman Islands in middle of Indian Ocean,

[@chefevanlee1763]

Gratitude Ally , Thank you for sharing this. My adventure to starts in Australia as traveling chef and surfer. i hope to bump into one day. Stay amazing- Love and be love

[@TachAventura]

Love your message!😍😍 Thank you so much for beeing so supportive!

[@alexihunter7823]

Wow for starters so inspiring!! Finally someone spills from their heart and not from the experience of what the world perceive as to be the right thing to do in life. I have always felt this way after finishing high school. Remembering all the times I explained my thoughts in full depth and receiving the most confused looks or I would get the "I'm sorry your lost right now hopefully your find your career soon." But just knowing deep down I had this passion to travel the world and be able to enhance everything the world has to offer. Thank you again for sharing(: