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Home » About Coconut Compass – Career Break and Grown-up Gap Year Information and Inspiration

About Coconut Compass – Career Break and Grown-up Gap Year Information and Inspiration

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Samara Sunset in December
Welcome to Coconut Compass!

Have you ever wanted to take a career break or a grown-up gap year but felt you didn’t have the time, the money or somehow life kept getting in the way? You wouldn’t be the first.

On this blog, Coconut Compass, we want to first let you know that it is possible to take a career break without breaking your career (bad pun intended). Secondly, we want to tell you traveling can take many forms and fit many budgets. All sorts of people from different backgrounds, different economic situations, with small kids and even with mortgages, have been able to fulfill their dream of travel.

Whether you are seeking some motivation, a little nudge towards taking that leap, or practical information on how to make a career break and travel happen – our blog aims to help you. Whether you choose to travel for a month, a year, or forever, there are some hints and tips that will help you avoid reinventing the wheel.

Coconut Compass is aimed towards helping people, no matter what age, who want to take a career break, gap year, kickstart their projects or just want to see what is out there in this great big world of ours.

Why We Created This Blog

We are focused on what it takes to stop doing what you have always done and get out the door to see the world. You will probably never see any tips here on how to get past the doorman in an Ibiza club. We will however offer tips on saving for your goals, what you might sacrifice or gain along the way, fitness while you travel, gear reviews, and some of the highlights of our trip that we think you might like.

We didn’t start our trip with blogging ambitions but since we have gleaned so many tips from others and learned so much on our travels, we thought it might be helpful and possibly inspiring to share what we have learned, and hopefully contribute back to the traveling community.

Let Us Know What You Like

We hope you like what you see. We would love to hear from you if you have questions, helpful advice for travelers, or if you would like us to post about anything that you may be interested in from finding the right flights, using home stay sites such as AirBnb or even questions on our budget or any tips you might like to see.

The main point is that if we could do it, you can do it too. We hope to see you again soon and really hope we are able to inspire you to take the first step towards a career break and travel.

Cheers and happy travels,

Eeva and Steve

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