| By: After All | Aug 16, 2017
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"How to Quit Your Job and Travel the World"

Read an extract of an article named "How to Quit Your Job and Travel the World, According to People Who Have Done It":

"Psssst — hey, you. Yeah, you. The one discreetly clicking on this article at work while your boss sits inches away. We know your secret: You're itching to drop everything and book a one-way ticket across the world.

We're not judging. In fact, we support you. At Travel + Leisure, we talk to people all the time who ditched the 9-to-5 grind in favor of full-time globetrotting to get their tips and tricks for making it work.

From food and adventure-loving couples who cut ties with their home base after the wedding to record-breaking solo travelers and parents who believe in "world-schooling" their kids, we've rounded up some of the best advice we've received so you might finally be inspired to make your dream a reality.

1 - Use cash back rewards and loyalty programs.
2 - Save your vacation days.
3 - Cut back before you go.
4 - Stay with locals.
5 - Use Instagram to your advantage.
6 - Just ask.
7 - Make it a learning experience.
8 - Take your home on the road.
9 - Keep your eye on the prize.
10 - Let yourself let go."

Vocabulary

to be itching to do something - wanting to do something very much
to ditch - to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted
grind - a difficult or boring activity that needs a lot of effort
ties - the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places as in "family ties"
to round something up - to find and bring together a group of animals, peoples or ideas
to cut back - to spend less

Read the full article at Food & Wine.