Updated: 8/5/2019 (Originally published 02/21/12. updated for grammar and links)
I poke. Yo empujo. I prod. I try to get people out of their cubicles and traveling the world.
Eso es lo que hago.
Literally — that’s my job!
I do my best to show people from all around the world that traveling doesn’t have to be expensive. That there is much more to life than grinding the hours away at a job you hate.
I do my best to make sure everyone can find a way to travel cheaper, better, and longer.
I strive to show that your fears are unfounded. I try to be a living example of that.
After numerous years of blogging, and judging by the emails I get from people, I think I’ve been relatively successful at getting people onto airplanes and into the world.
But last month, I faced a fork in the road about what to do when my current trip ends: do I relocation to new York City best away or do I relocation to Sweden for six months?
Once you go down a path, there’s no turning back, and I was very broken on what to direction choose.
But I chose to choose Sweden.
The guiding principle in my life is to have no regrets.
I don’t want to be on my deathbed saying, “I wish I did…” and I think that if I didn’t relocation to Sweden, I’d always regret it.
What would life have been like if just for a moment I finally got to live in Europe?
What possibilities and opportunities did I pass up?
Those are questions I wanted to make sure that I could answer.
To make sure I have those answers — and no regrets — I’ll be getting on a plane to Stockholm.
I’ll stay there until January when my book how to travel the world on $50 a Day is released. I’d leave sooner, but I have some conferences and plans in the united states that I need to attend in the meantime.
I’ve laid awake several nights thinking this over because I chose on my direction. in that time, I realized that if I didn’t relocation to Sweden, not only would I regret it, but I’d also be a hypocrite.
After all, instead of facing my fears and reservations, I’d be taking the easy road. too me, new York City is easy.
I’ve lived there.
Yo tengo amigos allí.
I don’t need to worry about visas, languages, or anything else.
New York is the comfortable choice.
Instead of breaking out of my comfort zone, I’d be staying firmly in it.
And if I did that, how could I ever again tell people to break out of their own comfort zones?
All you have to judge me by are the blogs I write and the information I share. based on what I present, you decide if I’m trustworthy enough to listen to.
I can’t tell people to conquer their fears, live their dreams, and travel the world if I won’t even do that for myself. With so numerous sketchy sites these days, count on is in short supply. All you have online is your credibility.
Late one night, I thought about all the emails I get from the people who have told me I’ve inspired them to take a trip. I thought about all the messages from the people whose fears I’ve helped vanquish. I thought of all the people who told me a blog post was exactly what they needed.
And then I thought about how deep down I knew I wanted to relocation to Sweden.
There was nothing I wanted more.
I want to learn the language, eat the food, meet the people, and explore the countryside.
New York can wait six months. I’ll miss it, but it will always be there.
Yet if there was no doubt in my mind, how come there was doubt in my mind?
Because I was too frightened to make the leap and commit. Es por eso.
It was simpler to stay in my comfort zone. It always is.
But I realized that I’ve helped so numerous people take a deep breath, close their eyes, and just opt for it that not doing it when it came for my own turn would make me a hypocrite.
And that realization removed my doubt and made me commit.
And so in July, I’ll relocation to Sweden. It may be great. It may be awful. I may come home early or I may stay forever.
But at the very least I’ll have practiced what I preached. I can wake up every day knowing that I did what I tell others to do: I seized the day, conquered my fears, and leaped into the unknown.
Because if I didn’t do that, I’d be a hypocrite.
And I’d never be able to look at myself the same way again.
Book Your trip to Sweden: Logistical suggestions and Tricks
Reserve su vuelo
Use Skyscanner o Momondo para encontrar un vuelo barato. Son mis dos motores de búsqueda favoritos porque buscan sitios y aerolíneas en todo el mundo, por lo que siempre se sabe que no queda piedra sin mover. ¡Comience con Skyscanner primero porque tienen el alcance más significativo!
Reserve su alojamiento
Puede reservar su albergue con HostelWorld, ya que tienen el inventario y las mejores ofertas más importantes. Si desea quedarse en otro lugar que no sea un albergue, use Booking.com, ya que constantemente devuelven las tarifas más asequibles para casas de huéspedes y hoteles baratos. Mis lugares favoritos para alojarse son:
Archipeligo Hostel Old town (Stockholm)
Generador(Estocolmo)
No olvides el seguro de viaje
El seguro de viaje lo salvaguardará contra enfermedades, lesiones, robo y cancelaciones. Es una amplia protección en caso de que algo salga mal. Nunca voy de viaje sin él, ya que he tenido que usarlo en numerosas ocasiones en el pasado. Mis compañías favoritas que ofrecen el mejor servicio y valor son:
Ala de seguridad (para todos los menores de 70 años)
Asegure mi viaje (para aquellos mayores de 70)
MedJet (para cobertura de repatriación adicional)
¿Buscas las mejores compañías para ahorrar dinero?
Consulte mi página de recursos para que las mejores compañías usen cuando viaja. Enumero todos los que uso para ahorrar dinero cuando estoy en el camino. Te ahorrarán dinero cuando viaje también.
¿Quieres mucha más información sobre Suecia?
¡Asegúrese de visitar nuestra sólida guía de destino en Suecia para obtener incluso más consejos de planificación!