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We Quit Our Jobs And Set Off On A Journey Around The World, Here’s What We Saw Along The Way (30 Pics)
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We are Chanel and Stevo, born in South Africa but have been on the road for 7 years now. We love mixing travel and creativity.
Over 7 years ago we quit our jobs and set off on a journey around the world. After selling all of our belongings like cars and furniture, and saving up for a year we jumped on a plane and flew to Europe. We had no idea how long we would be gone for or what exactly we would experience but we counted every single kilometer traveled.
Using Google maps we added it all up, from buses and tuk-tuks to kayaks and walking. We documented it all on our Instagram account. About 4 years ago, we passed the 384 400 km mark which is the distance to the moon, crazy. We created a piece of art to commemorate it, and below is what we saw along the way.
Check out previous posts featuring our experiences traveling around the world by clicking here and here.
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Travel has it's challenges, we have had many sleepless nights, lots of items and horrible hotels but it is all part of the journey. Leaving friends and family is hard too as we only see them when we come back.
Every country has something beautiful but we loved our visit to the top of Norway and to Japan. The culture in Japan is so unique. The desert in Namibia was also a highlight, so much so we had one of our wedding ceremonies there.
Kyoto, Japan
We feel that taking a risk to travel will pay off. Getting to see new places and experience new cultures will far out way the fear of leaving. If you're thinking about exploring the world but feel like you can't leave everything behind, just take it one day at a time and try to travel with somebody as it makes it more enjoyable.
Taj Mahal, India
Wow that is quite beautiful love the love heart hands PERFECT positioning
We are still traveling. We came back to South Africa for 2 years during Covid but we are now going to explore Europe and hopefully more. Check out our socials for more information about our adventures and experiences!
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
BEAUTIFUL the bright grass contrasts with the brown walkway and the gray sky and then we have the rainbow this is just beautiful
Lakselv, Norway
Doesnt this just make you want to sing Rudolf the red nose rain dear. had a very shiny nose and if you ever saw it you would even say it glowed...
Jyväskylä, Finland
Hallstatt, Austria
So cute it is like (sorry for the cliche) it has popped out of a story book
Margaret River, Australia
Landmannalaugar, Iceland
Copenhagen, Denmark
Istanbul, Turkey
Bangkok, Thailand
Florence, Italy
Alta, Norway
How much did yall save up before takin this amazing sounding journy? I wldnt think it was cheap to travel all over
Note: this post originally had 33 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
If I quit my job and sold everything I would just become homeless. Lol
Seriously, how are these people paying for their life of fun and travel? Trust funds?
i really hate this kind of pretentious, tone deaf bored panda post.
I can relate to you in any possible way. Truth been told
Travel while you can, people. No one ever regretted putting off their careers for a year, especially when you are young. In 1996 in my 20s, I moved in with family, saved for 6 months, put my things in storage and traveled by myself through Europe and the U.S. for 5 months. It was SO hard, because I had tons of school loans to pay each month so I had to find odd jobs along the way, but I did it!
Very beautiful, It does make me slightly jealous! To be honest I sometimes find the modern idea of travelling quite stressful, sometimes I think part of my motive to travel comes from the pressure to travel, rather than a genuine desire. I'd love to see some countries but I think living on the breadline around the world would stress me out! I think you do need a good level of confidence and self security to do it, maybe someday I'll get there! :)
If I quit my job and sold everything I would just become homeless. Lol
Seriously, how are these people paying for their life of fun and travel? Trust funds?
i really hate this kind of pretentious, tone deaf bored panda post.
I can relate to you in any possible way. Truth been told
Travel while you can, people. No one ever regretted putting off their careers for a year, especially when you are young. In 1996 in my 20s, I moved in with family, saved for 6 months, put my things in storage and traveled by myself through Europe and the U.S. for 5 months. It was SO hard, because I had tons of school loans to pay each month so I had to find odd jobs along the way, but I did it!
Very beautiful, It does make me slightly jealous! To be honest I sometimes find the modern idea of travelling quite stressful, sometimes I think part of my motive to travel comes from the pressure to travel, rather than a genuine desire. I'd love to see some countries but I think living on the breadline around the world would stress me out! I think you do need a good level of confidence and self security to do it, maybe someday I'll get there! :)