http://escape-101.com Sabbaticals, Career Breaks and Lifestyle Design Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:11:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's easy to think that an economic downturn is the worse possible time for a sabbatical, but it just ain't so. A slowdown can be a fantastic opportunity to kick your sabbatical dreams into gear. In the New York Times piece, The Gainful Way to Use a Sabbatical, Eilene Zimmerman ... http://escape-101.com/2008/11/28/sabbaticals-and-the-economy-good-timing/ The most rewarding part of our last sabbatical was the opportunity to do health care and community development work in the tiny rural Paraguayan community where we lived. It was a clear lesson for me in how important it is to make a difference when you can. Today marks the official ... http://escape-101.com/2008/09/09/im-racing-to-make-a-difference-can-you-help/ The greatest challenge with a book about recapturing your time is that in order to read it you need to make...well, time. The result of this vicious little circle is that the people who need Escape 101 the most are often the ones who have the most trouble making the ... http://escape-101.com/2008/08/06/the-escape-101-audiobook-is-here/ Reader S. asks: "How long should my sabbatical last? Is a month long enough? A year? Does it matter?" We've been asked this question more than once, and it surprised me a bit the first time. The truth is, though, it does matter. Whether you're considering a permanent escape, a full-on ... http://escape-101.com/2008/07/25/how-long-should-your-sabbatical-be/ Dani, Craig, Caroline & Conor are preparing to take a year long trip around the world departing in late July 2008. They've been running a very thoughtful and insightful blog, The Wide Wide World. Craig's got a great FAQ at the blog that answers a lot of common questions, regarding work, ... http://escape-101.com/2008/06/26/inside-the-mind-of-a-sabbatical-family/ In June, the Vogel family will leave Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on bicycle. Some 30 months later, they'll arrive in Ushuaia, Argentina. Along they way, kids Davy and Daryl will be awarded the title of "Youngest Person to Cycle the Pan-American Highway" by Guinness World Records. This isn't the first time they've ... http://escape-101.com/2008/06/03/how-one-family-makes-a-30-month-sabbatical-a-reality/ Over at The Wide Wide World, Craig has just bought four round the world airline tickets. He posted their full itinerary that will eventually take the family of four to six continents, but what's even better is his description of taking the plunge, credit card in hand. It’s hard to describe ... http://escape-101.com/2008/05/09/go-big-or-stay-home-taking-the-sabbatical-plunge/ If you're like most people, you've dreamed of one day just leaving it all behind. It turns out you can, and this is the place to start. Escape 101 started out as a website to help promote our latest book by the same name. It didn't take long, though, to realize ... http://escape-101.com/2008/03/31/welcome-to-escape-101/ Sabbaticals can be challenging. Like saving for retirement, quitting smoking, losing weight and a host of other goals that never seem to come to fruition, taking a career break requires a commitment. The challenges is that it's tough to get committed to your...err...commitment. What's really going on here? Why ... http://escape-101.com/2008/03/31/commit-to-your-sabbatical-with-stickk/ Airport Journals has a piece on using retired passenger jets as homes. Maybe it's just me, but I found the whole idea incredibly intriguing. JoAnn Ussery, shown here, lost her home in an ice storm, and replaced it with a Continental Airlines 727. Ussery named her dream house "Little Trump," a reference ... http://escape-101.com/2008/03/30/living-on-a-jet-full-time/