Money, of course, is still needed to survive, but time is what you need to live. So, save what little money you possess to meet basic survival requirements, but spend your time lavishly in order to create the life values… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
“Ironically, the best litmus test for measuring your vagabonding gumption is found not in travel but in the process of earning your freedom to travel. Earning your freedom, of course, involves work—and work is intrinsic to vagabonding for psychic reasons as much as financial ones. To see the psychic importance of work, one need look no further than people who… — Rolf Potts Copy Share
The secret of adventure, then, is not to carefully seek it out but to travel in such a way that it finds you. To do this, you first need to overcome the protective habits of home and open yourself up to unpredictability. As you begin to practice this openness, you'll quickly discover adventure in the simple reality of a world… — Rolf Potts Copy Share
Travel, I was coming to realize, was a metaphor not only for the countless options life offers but also for the fact that choosing… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
The mind can be a crazy monkey that is always dying to escape from the moment. — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
In a way, simplifying your life for vagabonding is easier than it sounds. This is because travel by its very nature demands simplicity. If… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
Zamunda represent everything that is kewl and real about vagabonding…being the person that discovered Zamunda (for independent travelers) during the research of my book,… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
Seeing' as you travel is somewhat of a spiritual exercise: a process not of seeking interesting surroundings, but of being continually interested in whatever… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
What better way to discover the unknown than to follow your instincts instead of your plans. — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
Long-term travel doesn't require a massive bundle of cash; it requires only that we walk through the world in a more deliberate way. — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
“Of all the intoxicants you can find on the road (including a "national beer" for nearly every country in the world), marijuana deserves a particular mention here, primarily because it's so popular with travelers. Much of this popularity is due to the fact that marijuana is a relatively harmless diversion (again, provided you don't get caught with it) that can… — Rolf Potts Copy Share
“My greatest skill has been to want little. —HENRY DAVID THOREAU, WALDEN A” — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
“Thus, the question of how and when to start vagabonding is not really a question at all. Vagabonding starts now. Even if the practical… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
