Going is one thing. Coming back is another.

What can you do before you leave for your round-the-world trip to ensure you don’t just come back and end up severely depressed and eating peanut butter from the jar in your underpants at your mum’s house aged 29 years-old?

You don’t want to come back severely depressed, eating peanut butter from the jar in your underpants…

A lot can change while you’re away. Think of the overall plan and make your travels part of that. Having some sort of idea of what you want to come back to will give some purpose to your life.

Employers are increasingly coming around to the idea of unpaid sabbaticals. This could definitely be something worth discussing with your boss.