A survey by the co-working space provider Regus with more than 16,000 participants showed that for the majority of Vietnamese respondents (71%), work is the cause of more stress than personal problems. And faced with this situation, many people have now decided to leave their stable jobs to travel after years of overwork. However, quitting their jobs to travel is not always rosy, and it is not a way for you to "escape" from the reality of life.
“I feel like quitting my job to travel is not as glamorous and free as I thought” - Guest Hoang Le Giang confided in Podcast Di-Dich episode 4: “Quitting my job to travel? Not like you think… Quitting my job is like letting go. But to let go, we have to have something to give up… Like me, I don’t have anything yet, what can I give up?”
Guest Hoang Le Giang shares with MC Hong Phuc.
Looking for freedom and an escape from the pressures of work, but what many people get in return when they quit their jobs is other pressures. When you are financially limited, you will have to stick to a plan very strictly, and your choices will be limited. So contrary to imagination, quitting your job to travel does not mean being free to do everything you want and go to all the places you like. And at some point, you will just want to "run away" from the trips you used to feel so excited about.
Besides, tourists will also have to face the feeling of loneliness after returning from long trips. Reality will not disappear, even if we try to stop believing in it and the pressures of life from the past will still return after the trips.
“You can travel for a year or two, but what if one day you get tired of traveling, or something happens in the world. You can’t travel anymore, you’re stuck in a country?” Hoang Le Giang recounted a time when he was stuck in Europe for a few months at the beginning of the pandemic. “I just wish I had a bunch of money saved up!”, he shared.
Deciding to quit his job to travel, travel blogger Hoang Le Giang also faced many challenges, requiring him to be resilient to overcome. So what did the backpacker experience when he quit his job to travel? Currently, how does he balance work and travel? Listen to Podcast Di-Dich episode 4: “Quitting your job to travel? Not what you think” to find out more.
The Di-Dich Podcast is produced by Travellive in partnership with Traveloka Vietnam. Episode 4 is produced at Wink Hotels.
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