Why People Quit Everything To Travel

Many people want to travel the world and live a better life, and while there are many resources online for the logistical side of doing this... how does one actually gain the confidence and awareness to make it happen?

Well, today, I'll be in Osaka Japan and Bangkok Thailand to interview strangers who've done just that, to hear about their versions of how to quit your job to travel the world.

👋🏻 William Rossy - Sprouht

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[Sprouht]

Have you ever quit your job to travel? Drop some advice for others to make it happen👇🏻

[CumbiaDancer]

After 5 years of research, I finally pulled the plug & left my Canadian life to travel the world. After selling my condo & selling/giving away most of my worldly possessions, on Oct 30, 2014, I quit my job & boarded a plane headed to Mexico for Dia de Muertos.
On Oct 30, 2024 it will be my 10 year anniversary & I don't have a nanosecond of regret.
I was never happy in Canada. I suffered a low grade chronic depression and could never figure out why.
A random trip to Cuba in 2001 changed everything. I felt SO connected to the people & the energy in Cuba. I felt a sense of community that I never felt in Canada. That triggered my want to know & see more of what was possible.
Namaste ❤ to all who have the courage to step out of your comfort zone.

[mushy]

I quit my job as a lawyer 13 years ago at age 29. I was miserable, stressed, anxious, and overworked. I decided to dedicate my life to seeing and experiencing the world. I've been through 70 countries and had wonderful crazy experiences in every corner of the globe. It's the most fulfilling decision I ever made.

[iramscreativespace]

Some 9-5 jobs can be rewarding but the worst is when you hate it and are stuck due to financial and family obligations. That’s what you want to get out from

[stuartfreedman]

Do it while you're young. As the decades go by, you get more and more cemented.

[EnriqueReyesJrREALTOR]

I use to have a company making about $250, 000 a year, but I was chained to my business, I worked 24/7. I met a happy person from not a rich country at a hardware store while buying some hardware like I did almost every day. I wanted to travel, to find out how this person was so happy, but I couldn’t figure out how to do it, lucky for me my business got burglarized for the third time! Overnight I had nothing again! Except for my freedom! I started doing what I really wanted. I started racing bicycles, I fell into a job selling bicycle tires that gave me the opportunity to travel, I went to Tiawan, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico City, half of the US states… I didn’t do it for money. I got to travel! I have used cars, I own a tiny house, (next to some great mountain bike trails) I paid cash for everything. I’m not rich, but I have more than I need, & I even have a dog now that I always wanted. :-) Live & enjoy every day, while working or playing. Live where you are. Just live, figure out what’s important to you. It wasn’t easy, nothing good is easy.

[p.t.]

One thing you have to realize is that if you were lucky enough to be born and get passport of some civilized country like Canada, US, Japan, Germany etc., you already won a lottery.
For some of us it's so difficult to leave the country you were born in not because you're third rate person in this world and it's hard to get visa, but also your own government locks you inside and you're trapped. You can try and literally run through the woods to some better place but if you get caught you face prison or might get shot. Just appreciate how lucky you are and thank God for everything.

[elizabethbrehm]

This is really happening. People are realizing that all this “ stuff” is just stuff. It’s about the experiences and being alive. I love you videos… they give me deep thought especially the older people … they seal the deal talking about travel and how stuff is just stuff

[PieterJanDelbecke]

Going abroad for a couple of months or years is the easy bit. Really settling down in another country is a different ball game. I'm already living 11years in Sydney, Australia (I'm originally form Belgium) and still find it hard because after a few years the novelty wears off and your new normal is the same life you left but just in a different (nicer) place.

[jettunik]

I married young, divorced, disabled, but now healthy again. I have moved alone 6 times to different states. Renovated an RV and lived in it for some time for the experience. I've rid my life of the 'junk' and live with only what is NEEDED. Purging unnecessary people and material things and happy alone. 59yrs young, 60 this year!

[AlfredoEscalante]

I left my country of birth almost 10 years ago. Moved to Canada where I had no friends or family. The skills I developed by having to learn to be by myself and sustain myself opened my mind in ways I couldn't imagine before. It changes your perspective on life. Going out of your comfort zone is one of the best things you can do for yourself!

However, I remember when it was like a dream for me to come to Canada and I thought that once here I'd never leave. I'm not so sure of that anymore. There is still many places I want to live in, many languages to learn, and many cultures I want to explore in my life.

[nobodycares]

Cool video but some of the interviewees seem to have the misconception that anybody who doesnt travel is missing out, and should be looked down upon for staying within their "comfort zone". Especially that guy who bemoaned going to the same job and seeing the same people every day like it was some sort of mental torment.

Let's not forget that there are plenty of people who do challenging and meaningful things from one location. The nomadic lifestyle is not for everybody, and I'd even say it's not for the majority of people. If everybody lived like this, the global economy that enables that lifestyle would begin to deteriorate. Travel if it makes you happy. Stick to your routine if that makes you happy. You are no less of a person either way.

[mozar]

Life always seems better abroad, especially when you’re young. When you get older and much wiser, you then realize that there is no place like home, near your family and friends. I’ve done a fair amount of travelling in my life and I have realized that life is similar everywhere, it’s the same battle of working, saving money, taking care of your family. My current lifestyle in Canada suits me very well. Life is not necessarily better elsewhere.

[probablyaman]

If you are from a higher income countries and you’re fed up, it is possible to ‘take a leap’ and go to somewhere much cheaper. However, people from these lower income countries are not as fortunate to do the same thing. Thailand for example, more and more foreigners and digital nomads are going there and it pushes the real estate prices far above what the locals can ever afford. I’m not saying it’s bad to move countries but I think that we should all be aware that having the options of moving somewhere is already quite fortunate. A lot of people don’t have the same opportunities. Surely they can move to other countries too, but getting a visa can be incredibly difficult for people from certain countries.

[Chris_UES]

I’m 57, left the UK when I was 23 lived in the US since 89. Here’s what I learned… living away from your home country is really really really hard… but not as hard as it was 30 years ago… I’ve spent numerous holidays on my own, missed weddings, funerals you name it… I got my arse kicked by 9/11, Katrina, 2008 and Covid… BUT I would do it all over again. If I was 23. Just know it is NOT easy - get an education before you set out.

[kathysterndahl]

I was 50 when I went to Japan 22 years ago. After 6 months, I decided to stay. Unfortunately, my mother got sick and I had to return to the US to care for her (until she died of cancer). Then I moved to Mexico, which had always been my eventual goal. I’ve been here for 19 years and now have dual citizenship. It is a great place to live and the low cost of living allows me to travel to other places often. I can’t imagine living in the US again.

[CUBACHINA]

TRUE I BELIEVE TRAVELING THE WORLD HELPS MY DEPRESSION AND OTHER HORRIBLE PROBLEMS🤦🏾😪😁💪🏾

[alaskalograft]

75 here and been a wanderer all my life. Don't have much money now, but have enough. Ppl worry too much about money. Learn to live cheap without all the junk and be free. 😊

[javier]

I had this fantasy and i followed it, now my fantasy is to be surrounded by people who I share deep values and connections with and not have this constant feeling of where to go to next. A lot of the time you think you're escaping, but wherever you go you'll be there and you can't escape your problems. Plus hostels all over the world have the exact same type of people.

[danielebellani]

What is tricky about making a video like this is that it seems to convey the message that making a big step in life is enough. But this is not enough. Actually, you can make another video with the same amount of people explaining how they found happiness by coming back home after living abroad for many years. I'm afraid that one of the constants in life is to get tired of things you experience too much, so it is very possible to get tired of living in amazing places like Tokyo or Bangkok. Life is a process and it is very personal, a video like this is still useful to expand your knowledge and get direct testimony but it doesn't show the path you should eventually follow. Everyone should take their personal flows and try to make experience of what they feel is missing in their lives, enjoy, learn, and move on (or back).