This past Saturday, Europe travel guru Rick Steves hosted an hour-long conversation with Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel, on his weekly radio show, Travel with Rick Steves. Here are some of the topics covered:
- What is vagabonding?
- Vagabonding as a “whole new ethic of travel.”
- Time as your “truest form of wealth.”
- Is it possible to vagabond with children?
- What are the best places in the world for long-term, budget travel?
- How do you budget for a vagabonding trip?
- “Playing games with your day,” or jumping outside of an itinerary when on your travels and allowing your surroundings to shape your day.
- Hosteling as a senior citizen — can it be done?
- Can time shares or home exchanges fit into the vagabonding method of travel?
- How can you get time off from work to travel long-term, or do you have to just quit your job?
- Can you find Internet access everywhere in the world?
- How do you deal with culture shock?
- How to use vagabonding and travel in general as way to discover your “core values.”
- Returning home after a long-term trip — how do you adjust and re-assimilate?
You can listen to the full interview here.