Why This Mom Quit Her Job To Travel The World With Her 6-Year-Old Daughter
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When Evie Farrell’s close friend died of cancer at the age of just 42, she realised that life really is too short. And so instead of spending her AUD $30,000 savings on a new kitchen, she decided to take her then 5-year-old daughter travelling the world instead.
“My girlfriend passed away from cancer,” Evie told Daily Mail Australia. “She was the most wonderful, gorgeous woman and she had two children. It was a big reminder to grab life and do everything while you can.” The 43-year-old public relations consultant from Sydney set off with her daughter Emily (now 6) in February 2016, and they have no plans to return any time soon. In the past eleven months they’ve visited thirteen countries including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, UK, France, and China.
“There’s more to life than sitting at a desk every day to earn money to buy stuff. We’ve travelled for a whole year with one backpack… and there’s no way I’m going back to my old way of life now.” You can follow their journey on Instagram, where the travelling duo have almost 50k followers.
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When Evie Farrell’s close friend died of cancer at the age of just 42, she realised that life really is too short
So instead of spending her AUD $30,000 savings on a new kitchen…
She decided to take her 6-year-old daughter travelling the world instead!
“My girlfriend passed away from cancer,” said Evie. “She was the most wonderful, gorgeous woman and she had two children”
“It was a big reminder to grab life and do everything while you can”
The 43-year-old public relations consultant from Sydney set off with her daughter Emily in February 2016
And they have no plans to return any time soon!
In the past eleven months they’ve visited thirteen countries
Their destinations include Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, UK, France, and China
“There’s more to life than sitting at a desk every day to earn money to buy stuff,” said Evie
“We’ve travelled for a whole year with one backpack… and there’s no way I’m going back to my old way of life now”
“I thought that in ten years my daughter Emily wouldn’t thank me for installing a brand new kitchen and bathroom in our home”
“She would thank me for filling her early years with amazing experiences, learning and sights and sounds from around the world”
“I’ve learned this year that if you want something badly enough, you can make it happen”
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I'm always skeptical about these "quit my job" pieces. They must have more than the listed savings: getting a loan, selling stuff on the side, family member who supports them, etc. Even the most frugal traveler will find that $30K can only get you so far 'around the world.'
30,000AUD is about $21,500 in American currency. That is actually double the amount of $ I live on each year. It can be done...easily.
$21,500 will not get two Americans to 13 different countries over the course of a year. Not if they're paying their own way. You would definitely need the kindness of others to help out along the way. You also can't live on half of $21,500 without the help of others either, unless you live in a very remote place where rent is very, very little. Then again, in places like that food is usually more expensive. You can't live nor travel on those amounts in a self-sustaining way.
It's called following your heart and when you follow your dreams life and possibilities unfold before you. You just have to REALLY believe. It's amazing the opportunities that open up to us if we let them :) Try it!!
That is really nice to see. I'm happy she had all the money needed for such travels. Not many are lucky enough that they can afford that.
This is amazing, when/if I have kids I'll do that as well, maybe not for a whole year, but a few months every year until they decide that they hate me and rather be with their friends ;P The girl was the perfect age to understand, build memories and experiences, and they've bonded like only very few parents will ever bond with their kids. Love it.
I think 6 is still a bit young. I travel with my parents at 6 and the memories are still a bit blurry (even if they certainly had impact beyond simple memories). I think the best age for traveling with kids is between 7/8 and 12 (of course after that is totally ok but they may have other centre of interest)
I'm always skeptical about these "quit my job" pieces. They must have more than the listed savings: getting a loan, selling stuff on the side, family member who supports them, etc. Even the most frugal traveler will find that $30K can only get you so far 'around the world.'
30,000AUD is about $21,500 in American currency. That is actually double the amount of $ I live on each year. It can be done...easily.
$21,500 will not get two Americans to 13 different countries over the course of a year. Not if they're paying their own way. You would definitely need the kindness of others to help out along the way. You also can't live on half of $21,500 without the help of others either, unless you live in a very remote place where rent is very, very little. Then again, in places like that food is usually more expensive. You can't live nor travel on those amounts in a self-sustaining way.
It's called following your heart and when you follow your dreams life and possibilities unfold before you. You just have to REALLY believe. It's amazing the opportunities that open up to us if we let them :) Try it!!
That is really nice to see. I'm happy she had all the money needed for such travels. Not many are lucky enough that they can afford that.
This is amazing, when/if I have kids I'll do that as well, maybe not for a whole year, but a few months every year until they decide that they hate me and rather be with their friends ;P The girl was the perfect age to understand, build memories and experiences, and they've bonded like only very few parents will ever bond with their kids. Love it.
I think 6 is still a bit young. I travel with my parents at 6 and the memories are still a bit blurry (even if they certainly had impact beyond simple memories). I think the best age for traveling with kids is between 7/8 and 12 (of course after that is totally ok but they may have other centre of interest)