Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

Rolf Potts

Dec 2002 · Sold by Ballantine Books

About this ebook

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • With a new foreword by Tim Ferriss • “Vagabonding easily remains in my top-10 list of life-changing books. Why? Because one incredible trip, especially a long-term trip, can change your life forever. And Vagabonding teaches you how to travel (and think), not just for one trip, but for the rest of your life.”—Tim Ferriss, from the foreword

There’s nothing like vagabonding: taking time off from your normal life—from six weeks to four months to two years—to discover and experience the world on your own terms. In this one-of-a-kind handbook, veteran travel writer Rolf Potts explains how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel. Now completely revised and updated, Vagabonding is an accessible and inspiring guide to

• financing your travel time
• determining your destination
• adjusting to life on the road
• working and volunteering overseas
• handling travel adversity
• re-assimilating back into ordinary life

Updated for our ever-changing world, Vagabonding is an indispensable guide for the modern traveler.

Ratings and reviews

I found out about this book just right after travelling for about a year. and you can still relate to the contents. However, I would recommend reading this before/during your travels, it contains useful resources inside and doesn't spoil things you'll learn while travelling. Lot's of quotes too to inspire you to keep moving and be more open-minded. Enjoy!

I never found myself lost in this book. As I read it, half the time my mind wandered off thinking about travel it had inspired me to do. I don't know whether this makes it a good or an ok read, but it's definitely a good source of inspiration

As im in the process of selling off everything i dont need to travel the world in 2021 for as long as possible, i'm extremely glad ive stumbled upon this book. It inspires and motovates, even if i dont agree with absolutely everything written. Overall its a must read for the free spirited.

About the author

Rolf Potts is the author of Vagabonding and Marco Polo Didn’t Go There. He has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Slate, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, Believer, The Guardian, Sports Illustrated, National Public Radio, and the Travel Channel. Though he rarely stays in one place for more than a few weeks or months, Potts feels somewhat at home in Bangkok, Cairo, Pusan, New York, New Orleans, and North Central Kansas, where he keeps a small farmhouse on thirty acres near his family. Each July he can be found in France, where he is the summer writer-in-residence and program director at the Paris American Academy.