The Career Break Book: Swap your briefcase for a passport and live your dream (Lonely Planet) Book

Stop daydreaming at your desk, ditch the nine to five, say ciao to the rat race - take life by the scruff of the neck and give it a shake! Whether you want to pen a novel, gawk at migrating wildebeest, row the Atlantic or relax on a Goan beach, The Career Break Book is the guide for you. Questions you'll ask - answered ? What should I do with my house, mortgage, finances, pension, pets, car, etc? ? How can I ask my employer for time off? ? What happens if I take my children out of school? ? How will future employers view my career break? ? What if I decide not to come back? Exciting ideas - and how to realize them Watch polar bears from a tundra buggy ? Learn Thai massage at a monastery ? Take a felucca up the Nile ? Build a house or rent an island ? Join the UN Volunteer Program ? Monitor animal populations for the US National Park Service ? Write a best-seller ? Sail around the Caribbean ? Visit an ashram in Kerala ? Take the Trans-Mongolian Express from Moscow to Beijing All this and much more! Also... ? Advice from career-breakers and industry experts ? World map showing round-the-world trips ? Essential trip-planning adviceRead More