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i've said and am planning to travel in september, and every bit closer i get to that month, i feel more uneasy on it, whether i'll have enough money, or how i'm going to tell my work, other friends, and family. it's like everyday, i feel more attached, one with it, and it feels good. even though there is that part in me that wants to shatter it, and go, or to perhaps continue it later. what will i miss? are things that go through my mind. i'm bent on letting go, and taking off. i need advise, if you will, please.

beyourmuse

Hi,

Its natural to have those feelings just before a big holiday.

If your planning to travel in September you should be letting your family know so that they can be prepared as well.

For me travelling and being away from family and friends gives me a big picture view and its kind of like the grass is greener on the other side but I can appreciate the love they give and how important they are.

It does give you a different perspective when you are away....

Doubt is always present before a big decision but just trust in yourself that you have come to a logical decision about travel and stick by it....

thanks howdy, that helped a lot.

Hello beyourmouse, glad to here you have plans to go travelling.

I too am in the same situation, but I've got over the telling people worrys. As Captain says tell the people you care for as soon as possible, you will find however sad they are to see you go they will be happy for you (and probabbly jealous!)

I gave my work a 7 week notice as I knew I was leaving so, I may as well make finding a replacement easier for them ( I was also worried about telling them, so wanted to get it over and done with). They were very, very grateful for the extended notice and again happy for the decision I made.

Always say to yourself "Do I want to make myself un-happy just to keep others happy"

Good luck!

As for money, I can't answer that for you - just save as much as physically possible and budget around that

Hi I also agree that what u feel is normal. You obviously have something inside u that wants to set free and experience some other corners of life. Have been doing the routine with your mind and soul soring somewhere else trying to taste the experiences or feelings your craving... hmm that was me....

anyway sometimes as much as u crave and feel these things, as u go to leave you are leaving the only thing you know at the time. Its what you have been familiar with and even though u want to break away it has been your life and it can be a bit daunting ... So sometimes you can start feeling more attatched to it and you start thinking of what you are leaving behind.

Again these are things i have gone through so i'm just trying to relate. I think its important to remember the feelings that made u want to leave and focus on that...trust that intuition. Once you let go and start your experiences all will be worthwile...

I used think about what if i stayed trying to decide weather to go.... and if u dont let go u never know so i'd rather fail and know, than be later in my life looking back wondering.

Every place i go to and connect with in any way i have different levels of those feelings but I try to focus on what i'm looking for to keep me moving.
goodluck and enjoy

Go ahead and tell everyone. Some will be happy, some sad, some jealous and some will just think you are nuts.
I've always found that most people think it's great and get excited along with me. People talk to me about different situations and it helps me to plan a little better.
When I travel I generally don't miss things. Being in a new place keeps me so busy I don't have time to think about anything else.

I don't understand something beyourmuse?

If you are doing what you want to do in life by traveling...why would you even care what others that you know even think about it?

Just curious?

Hi fellow travellers!

gmharris, I really like the advice there!

beyourmuse - I know exactly how you feel. I too an leaving my home town, friends colleagues and family in September to venture to South East Asia and Australia for 9-months with my boyfriend, and it's not always an easy thing to do.

At the start, being from a non-travelling sort of family, telling my parents was really hard. They expressed so many worries and concerns for me, and my mum especially seemed to find it really hard, at least she was expressing it a lot more than my dad. However, 6 months later, (6-weeks before I go), despite them still being nervous for me, they couldn't be offering me anymore support. They are so excited for me, and my mum brings home brouchers and website address all the time for me to plan to visit.

It's really hard to give up your job (i'm working my last 3.5 weeks notice) - and I certainly found it hard to cut the tie and hand in it, but once I had done it, I felt as though it was a huge weight off of my shoulders. I had finally done it!

I am starting to get all those nerves now, the flight, saying goodbye to friends and family, selling my car (first car too - it's my baby!), organising everything and leaving behind all the home comforts, like the warm showers, fresh bed linen and the smell of fresh toast in the morning! Yum. But I know, once I am on that plane, I can smile, because I will be achiving one of my greatest goals, and that is to find the corrage I have always been looking for, and embrace the exciting journey I have always wanted to embrace!

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."