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We Quit Our Jobs And Started Traveling To See How Far From Home We Can Get
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We Quit Our Jobs And Started Traveling To See How Far From Home We Can Get

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We’re on a creative journey around the world, tracking how far from home we can get. We have quit our jobs, sold our shiny belongings, and packed up our lives into four bags (one filled with camera gear, of course). We are now on a journey to see how far we can get physically from Johannesburg, South Africa, and figuratively from our comfort zones.

After nearly 15 combined years of work in the advertising and branding industries, we felt we needed to do something that would charge the electrolytes in our veins again. As creatives, our need to experiment and create is strong. When we’re not cramming kilometers in busy cities, we’re finding every opportunity to experiment and brainstorm. We encourage the community to send us challenges and give us things to do.

The route of our journey is dictated by our “Wanderlist” (this is our version of a bucket list) directing us across the world. In the 2 months of traveling we’ve covered just over 11 000km, traveling around Austria and Germany, and now we’re staying at a Husky farm within the Arctic Circle. We’ve managed to tick off some items, including “standing on a peak in the Alps”, “dancing in Berlin”, “taking a selfie with an Alpaca” and “mushing with Huskies.”

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0 km, Johannesburg, South Africa

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The big Ferris wheel, Vienna (right side).

6292 km, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

8339 km, Seekirchen, Austria

8342 km, Seekirchen

8360 km, Salzburg

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Salzburg

8664km, Vienna | 9260km, Eugendorf

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Hintersee

8691 km, Vienna

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On Top Of The Alps, Untersberg

8990 km, Seekirchen Am Wallersee

9001 km, Seekirchen Am Wallersee

Dom Platz, Salzburg

8343km, Seekirchen Am Wallersee | 8993km, Seekirchen Am Wallersee

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Hintersee

9101 km, Anif

9126 km, Salzburg

Salzach, Salzburg, Austria.

9245 km, Untersberg

Seekirchen

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Salzburg

10 018 km, Berlin, Germany

TV Tower, Berlin

10 025 km, Berlin

10 027 km, Berlin

10 030 km, Berlin

10 032 km, Berlin

11 185 km, Oslo, Norway

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Reflections In the Opera House, Oslo

11 185 km, Oslo, Norway

The Opera House, Oslo

13 012 km, Alta

Walking Husky puppies, Alta

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howfarfromhome

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Two creatives. One wanderlist. Zero reasons to stay at home. We're traveling around the world, trying to see how far from home we can get. Find us on Instagram @howfarfromhome.

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howfarfromhome

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Two creatives. One wanderlist. Zero reasons to stay at home. We're traveling around the world, trying to see how far from home we can get. Find us on Instagram @howfarfromhome.

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PatReader
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How in f**k's name does ANYBODY have money to just quit their job and travel like this???

PatGra
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well I didn`t have any money and am still traveling :-) Quit my job, sold my values and started off on a round the world trip 10 months ago with the meager budget of 5000€ (while a friend of mine started his 9 month trip with a budget of 30000€) Volunteering is the magic word! Made my musher dream come true as well! :-) So almost EVERYBODY can do it. It`s just a question of how much you want it and how hard you are willing to work for it. And if you are brave enough to leave the security of your old life behind...

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DainBinder
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very nice adventure! Would like to know their starting cash, about income on the road, and their balance along the journey.

MrTree1779
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Must be nice having that kind of money...until the cash runs out.

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PatReader
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How in f**k's name does ANYBODY have money to just quit their job and travel like this???

PatGra
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well I didn`t have any money and am still traveling :-) Quit my job, sold my values and started off on a round the world trip 10 months ago with the meager budget of 5000€ (while a friend of mine started his 9 month trip with a budget of 30000€) Volunteering is the magic word! Made my musher dream come true as well! :-) So almost EVERYBODY can do it. It`s just a question of how much you want it and how hard you are willing to work for it. And if you are brave enough to leave the security of your old life behind...

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DainBinder
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very nice adventure! Would like to know their starting cash, about income on the road, and their balance along the journey.

MrTree1779
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Must be nice having that kind of money...until the cash runs out.

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