Rolf Potts

Long-term travel isn’t about being a college student; it’s about being a student of daily life. Long-term travel isn’t an act of…

— Rolf Potts

The simple willingness to improvise is more vital, in the long run, than research.

— Rolf Potts

there is still an overwhelming social compulsion-an insanity of consensus, if you will-to get rich from life rather than live richly, to…

— Rolf Potts

“We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all…

— Rolf Potts

Contrary to popular stereotypes, seeking simplicity doesn't require that you become a monk, a subsistence forager, or a wild-eyed revolutionary. Nor does…

— Rolf Potts

At times, the biggest challenge in embracing simplicity will be the vague feeling of isolation that comes with it, since private sacrifice…

— Rolf Potts

If you wander with open eyes and simple curiosity, you'll discover a much richer pleasure - the simple feeling of possibility that…

— Rolf Potts

“In reality, long-term travel has nothing to do with demographics- age, ideology, income- and everything to do with personal outlook. Long-term travel…

— Rolf Potts

Vagabonding is about not merely reallotting a portion of your life for travel but rediscovering the entire concept of time.

— Rolf Potts

The value of your travels does not hinge on how many stamps you have in your passport when you get home --…

— Rolf Potts

Travel compels you to discover your spiritual side by elimination: Without all the rituals, routines and possessions that give your life meaning…

— Rolf Potts

Indeed, the most vivid travel experiences usually find you by accident, and the qualities that will make you fall in love with…

— Rolf Potts

Money, of course, is still needed to survive, but time is what you need to live. So, save what little money you…

— Rolf Potts

The goal of preparation then is not knowing exactly where you'll go but being confident nonetheless that you'll get there.

— Rolf Potts