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Blog\u003Cbr\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4453582688315838952\/posts\/default\/-\/departures?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=3"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/search\/label\/departures"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4453582688315838952\/posts\/default\/-\/departures\/-\/departures?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=4\u0026max-results=3"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"6"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"3"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453582688315838952.post-2715905159862035359"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-18T16:23:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-01T14:59:09.172-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"departures"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tips"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why You Should Never Take a Year Long Trip"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/faeryboots\/2787275542\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_F3PAi3dK8ks\/SmIvXPpAPSI\/AAAAAAAAAo4\/3hie43JMHUs\/s320\/stupid.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359898582906322210\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EYes, that's right, I'm here to now tell you why you should never take a year long trip.  Now this may seem a little hypocritical considering the fact that that's what I'm leading up to right now.  But, I'll have you know there are so many reasons why this is a terrible terrible idea.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow sure, I've got myself in too deep.  There's no way I can back out.  From the moment I told the first person that I was going to do this, it was too late.  From that moment watching Scott Wilson, Andres Dupuis, and Justin Lukach on Departures and thinking, \"you know what?  I bet I could do that.\" it was far too late for me.  But it's not too late for you!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou will never be known as, \"that guy who said he would take a trip, then couldn't.\"  Why for me it would be like spending money to jump from an airplane, get up there, and then stop at the doorway, riding back down to the ground in the relative safety of the plane.  There would be no recovery from that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut please, heed my advice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EWhy it's a Terrible Idea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1.\u003C\/span\u003E You need to quit your job.  Now sure, this is everyone's dream - but you better make sure that you don't need that job when you get back.  You better be sure that you can find replacement work upon your return, or be sufficiently moneyed that you will not be in wanting upon your return.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E2.\u003C\/span\u003E It will drain your bank account.  There's no way around it, if you want to travel the world for a year it is going to cost.  I imagine you could do a twelve month trip for around $20 000CAD if you wanted, but you'd be missing out on a lot.  These trips can cost anyway from $40 000 to $60 000 to $100 000.  That is a lot.  That is enough to buy a house, or a car, or in some places a house and a car.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E3.\u003C\/span\u003E  The amount of planning is inconceivable.  Sure you could just wing the whole thing, but you'd be missing out quite a bit.  Each destination you go to needs to be researched so you know where to stay, what to see, and what to do next.  Think of how much work you spend on a two week vacation, now multiply that by twenty six.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E4.\u003C\/span\u003E  You need to take everything you need with you.  And I mean everything.  If you want a winter coat for one month of your trip, you'll either need to drop money on one on the road, or keep it in your pack just in case for the whole time.  This isn't like where you can pack for each country upon return to your home base.  Oh no - this is a serious stretch where you have yourself, your bag, and that's all.  And if you want to bring your camera with you, it's there the whole trip.  Where does it go when you want to take a swim?  Where does it go when you're snorkeling?  You just hope for the best, leaving it in your pack.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E5.\u003C\/span\u003E  Visa acquiring can be a nightmare.  Most visas must be obtained within three months of visiting a country, but if you're going to a country that requires one during month six of your trip, you'll need to find a place to obtain the visa on the road.  Normally this means being without your passport for a number of days - and I don't know about you, but I'm slightly terrified to be without my passport when I'm out of country for even an hour or so.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E6.  \u003C\/span\u003EYou better be ready to leave everyone behind.  Twelve months can be a strain for a number of people in your life.  Friends, family, relationship partners - will you be o.k. with being apart for a year?  And even more terrifying, if they're coming with you will you be able to handle them every single day for an entire year?  I mean honestly - can you stand to see them six hours every day for a week?  Now picture a week that never ends.  And think of holidays such as Christmas, or your Birthday...  Will that be alright if you're all by your lonesome?  There's a reason I've booked my Africa tour to start on my birthday, cover Christmas, and end just after New Years Eve.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E7. \u003C\/span\u003EOhh, I'm sure there are more reasons.  Just think for a moment...  You see what I'm saying?  It's a terrible - terrible - idea.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EWhy it's a Brilliant Idea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDon't get me wrong.  Clearly I don't think it's all bad.  I'm just trying to stress that you'll need to be prepared for what you're getting into.  There are a lot of things that can go wrong on the road, and if you're operating without a home base you have to be prepared to jump from place to place to place.  Travel is work.  It is not all fun, and relaxing on beaches.  A lot of it is hot, sweaty, bug spray covered hiking.  But that, in its own way, becomes fun - more often after the fact than not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELet us not get lost in the downsides and forget the positives.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E1. \u003C\/span\u003EYou get to be an asshole for the rest of your life.  Honestly, think about it, for the rest of your life you can be \"that guy.\"  You know the one.  The one who always has a story: Ohh that Mustard is from France?  You know when I was in Paris I actually watched the creation of such a...  Oh it's actually from Peru, well I remember when I was hiking through the forests there, and let me tell you sleeping under the stars were just... what's that?  It's from Australia?  Well have you ever seen the great barrier reef?  Oh - you haven't?  Oh my.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E2.  \u003C\/span\u003EYou can get some street credit when you meet new people, forming quicker connections (much in the same way as you would in number 1, but more refined.)  \"Oh, you're from Buenos Aires?  That's a lovely city - what part are you from?\" and there you go.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E3.  \u003C\/span\u003EWatching movies will be a lot cooler.  Trust me, watching \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ELost in Translation\u003C\/span\u003E after being in Tokyo is fantastic.  And if you visit New York City the amount of movies you'll quickly come to understand better are nearly endless.  London is a great city to visit if you enjoy \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003E28 Days Later \u003C\/span\u003Eor \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003E28 Weeks Later\u003C\/span\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E4.  \u003C\/span\u003EYou know - there's also the endless moments of self enlightenment, and personal growth, and spiritual actualization, if that's what you're into.  It will also help you break down barriers and understand other cultures... but - really, is that what you want?  I mean, after all, you can be The Asshole for the rest of your life.  What's spiritual enlightenment compared to that?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/feeds\/2715905159862035359\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/2009\/07\/why-you-should-never-take-year-long.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4453582688315838952\/posts\/default\/2715905159862035359"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4453582688315838952\/posts\/default\/2715905159862035359"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/2009\/07\/why-you-should-never-take-year-long.html","title":"Why You Should Never Take a Year Long Trip"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_F3PAi3dK8ks\/SmIvXPpAPSI\/AAAAAAAAAo4\/3hie43JMHUs\/s72-c\/stupid.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453582688315838952.post-4781056083069178754"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-01T14:20:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-01T15:22:56.958-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"departures"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rtw"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Departures: Video Clips and More"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"For the record, I'd just like to point out that this site is not about \u003Cstrong\u003EJustin Lukach\u003C\/strong\u003E or his \u003Cstrong\u003Egirlfriend\u003C\/strong\u003E. Why, this site isn't even about \u003Cstrong\u003EScott Wilson\u003C\/strong\u003E. In fact, this site has very little to do with the show \u003Cstrong\u003EDepartures\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith that being said, I will cater to those who click on my links. So here, for you all, is yet another \u003Cstrong\u003EDepartures\u003C\/strong\u003E special.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeparture's Video Clips\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeason One Introduction\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/93Bl4zDenjg\u0026amp;hl=\" fs=\"1\u0026amp;rel=\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeason Two Introduction\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8oXyyHs1ZU8\u0026amp;hl=\" fs=\"1\u0026amp;rel=\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDeleted Scene: Green Fashion\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/JZ1bKOjV8fI\u0026amp;hl=\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" fs=\"1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDeleted Scene: Taj Mahal or Batmobile? \u003Cstrong\u003EJustin Lukach\u003C\/strong\u003E being himself\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/cPJoe3GJC7Y\u0026amp;hl=\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" fs=\"1\u0026amp;rel=\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDepartures Interviews\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDepartures on E-Talk\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/IxpPSx-ACGY\u0026amp;hl=\" fs=\"1\u0026amp;rel=\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDepartures Links\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.departuresentertainment.com\/cast.html\"\u003EDepartures Entertainment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.departuresentertainment.com\/episode.html\"\u003EDepartures Episode Guide\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Departures\"\u003EDepartures: Wikipedia Entry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESo who am I:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'm a teacher who is planning to travel the world for a year, inspired by the show \u003Cstrong\u003EDepartures\u003C\/strong\u003E.  I will be travel blogging along the way, perhaps shooting my own videos now and then (as memory allows.  Fun Fact: A 24 minute HD video requires a full 8GB memory card.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can read about my previous \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/previouslybitten.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/journeys.html\"\u003Etrips\u003C\/a\u003E to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/previouslybitten.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/tokyo-2008-timeline.html\"\u003EJapan\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/previouslybitten.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/new-york-2009-timeline.html\"\u003ENew York City\u003C\/a\u003E, and across \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/previouslybitten.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/canada-2006-timeline.html\"\u003ECanada\u003C\/a\u003E.  You can also read about my planning for my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/previouslybitten.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/around-world-2009-2010-timeline.html\"\u003EAround the World Trip\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn my trip, I will be vising a number of the locations \u003Cstrong\u003EScott Wilson\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EJustin Lukach, \u003C\/strong\u003Eand \u003Cstrong\u003EAndre Dupuis \u003C\/strong\u003Ewent to on their own journeys.  The overlap will be Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand, Cambodia, Spain, Zambia, Chile, and Antarctica.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you'd like to see those countries from a different perspective, please feel free to check back regularily.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHappy travels."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/feeds\/4781056083069178754\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/2009\/05\/departures-video-clips-and-more.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4453582688315838952\/posts\/default\/4781056083069178754"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4453582688315838952\/posts\/default\/4781056083069178754"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/2009\/05\/departures-video-clips-and-more.html","title":"Departures: Video Clips and More"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"oneyeartrip.com"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05613547496666294597"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453582688315838952.post-362817923444952804"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-20T14:24:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-06T11:44:23.407-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"antarc"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"antarctica"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"departures"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Departures: The Ends of the Earth"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/guilleavalos\/sets\/72157603555712743\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326841764105739474\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_F3PAi3dK8ks\/Sey-XJQ83NI\/AAAAAAAAAik\/NqMhDvhKOtE\/s320\/antarctica.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EOn Sunday April 19, 2009 OLN aired the season finale of \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.departuresentertainment.com\/\"\u003Edepartures.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. This episode saw \u003Cstrong\u003EJustin Lukach\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EScott Wilson\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003EAndre Dupuis\u003C\/strong\u003E head to the very bottom of the world: \u003Cstrong\u003EAntarctica\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere, they wandered around a variety of scientific research stations, and collected passport stamps from every country that had set up shop there. Each country brought its own culture to this destination that all may claim, but none may own.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere, the trio played ping-pong with the Chinese, drank vodka with the Russians, and experienced the household belonging to the one Chilean family that actually calls the continent home. At this moment the trio were, very much, at the end of their road. A second year of travel had now come to a close.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWill they continue onward for a third season, once more leaving their friends and family behind them – or will this be the final episode of the show? Unlike so many travel shows where the hosts take weekend jaunts to one location or another, Scott Wilson, Justin Lukach, and Andre Dupuis live the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.departuresentertainment.com\/\"\u003Edepartures.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E lifestyle. Their family, and in some cases girlfriends, are separated from them every day they are on the road. At what point does the weight of all those sacrifices become too much?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWatching from home – detached from the reality of their lives – it’s so easy to just say, “keep going, there are so many places you can still see!” and yet…\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo they have a choice, continue on, or return home. But even if they choose to return home, they are not the same three who left two years ago. Where do they go from there?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/feeds\/362817923444952804\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/2009\/04\/ends-of-earth.html#comment-form","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4453582688315838952\/posts\/default\/362817923444952804"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4453582688315838952\/posts\/default\/362817923444952804"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.oneyeartrip.com\/2009\/04\/ends-of-earth.html","title":"Departures: The Ends of the Earth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_F3PAi3dK8ks\/Sey-XJQ83NI\/AAAAAAAAAik\/NqMhDvhKOtE\/s72-c\/antarctica.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}}]}});