You don’t need to quit your job if you want to travel the world. Some people choose to do this, but you don’t have to. It is possible to prioritize having world travel experiences in life while also having a career and family responsibilities. We’re not saying it is easy, but it could be possible.
If you’re a busy person wondering how to fit some cool travel experiences in your life, hear travel stories from women world travelers Laura and Cindy share family travel experiences have inspired their kids plus changed the dynamic of family conversations. They discuss the difficulty of prioritizing travel with the choice to value experiences over things, plus share some favorite family vacation experiences and thoughts on going back to places they’ve already visited to experience them in new ways.
You can also find a longer version of this podcast interview with photos and an article called “Five Travel Tips from Two World Travelers” online at the website www.oneperfectdayin.org.
QUOTES – Cindy Loe, One Perfect Day In
“I think for children education just in the classroom doesn’t really mean nearly as much as education out in the real world and I feel like my daughters learned so much from the traveling experience”
“One place that was really special to us was visiting Neuschwanstein castle outside of Munich. I’m a Disney lover as many people know and seeing that castle where Walt Disney was inspired… that was special.”
”So much of that learning goes beyond just the place and the geography and the history of it even though that’s so important. But those intangibles that you learn about the rest of the world helps you appreciate the rest of the world. And it also helps you appreciate coming home.”
“We’re going back to Rome, but this time I’m going to explore in depth a little bit more of the Christian sites and my plan is to write a Christian’s guide to Rome.”
QUOTES – Laura Hoffman, Amidlife Traveler podcast
“My family made a commitment years ago when my son was a teenager to value more shared experiences over things. When we made this commitment to value experiences over things it wasn’t easy.”
“Travel has been probably one of the absolute best things for my family ever.”
“With family travel, the conversation changes and everyone’s in it together in a partnership in a way that you don’t get in everyday life in your home.”
“One place that I definitely want to return to that I only got to a taste of was Chile. We enjoy skiing together and one year we made the commitment to a family bucket list trip and chased winter. We flew down to South America and skied in the Andes Mountains in Chile in August and it was just so beautiful.”
“When I put myself through a foreign study and it gave me a new sense of world and identity and compassion and empathy for others and it let me up inside. Later, I saw a glimpse of that in my son when we took him to China.”
PLACES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE & IDEAS OF HOW YOU COULD EXPERIENCES THESE PLACES TOO
- Germany: Neuschwanstein castle
- Denmark: Copenhagen & Tivoli Gardens
- Italy: Rome and Cinque Terre
- Chile: Santiago, Easter Island & Andes Mountains
- China
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About Us:
Cindy Loe is a travel guidebook writer, travel blogger and podcast with One Perfect Day In travel. You can find Cindy’s travel blogs and podcasts online at www.OnePerfectDayIn.org and she has 15+ travel guidebooks on Amazon.com.
Women Travel is a travel podcast series that discovers and shares travel stories, experiences and advice from women who travel. It is hosted by Laura Hoffman of the Amidlife Traveler podcast channel. See more episodes and information at www.AmidlifeTraveler.com
Amidlife Traveler is about being Amid Life. Being present in the moment around you. A Midlife Traveler is um…. what people of a certain ‘vintage’ may call themselves.