When Hurricanes Hit, Even Memories Get Shattered

Posted On: September 17, 2017
Comments: No Responses Damn. So many people and places are getting crushed by weather lately. It’s selfish to think this way, but my memory flies to favorite places I’ve been to, sometimes for months, that are now slammed.…

Finally: The BreakAway/Cancer Connection Revealed

Posted On: February 13, 2017
Comments: 2 Responses Time moseys on, though never fast enough in Minnesota winter. I’ve been “healing” from chemo and radiation for about two months, though the first few weeks were more “hell” than “heal.” I’ve been “home” from…

Travel During Terrorism?

Posted On: July 25, 2016
Comments: 2 Responses My son finished his first year at Princeton and promptly set out for his walkabout—5.5 weeks of backpacking and hammocking his way through Denmark and the French/Spanish/Italian Mediterranean. Nice (France) was already in the news…

11 Long-Living Lessons from #TBEXinMN

Posted On: June 8, 2016
Comments: One Response TBEX, aka The Travel Blog Exchange, held its annual USA conference last week right here in the Twin Cities. The days were packed with speakers, sessions, networking, partying, and of course, all things blogging/SM/podcasting/etc. Some…

Why are Danes so Happy?

Posted On: April 11, 2016
Comments: No Responses Last month, the United Nations declared Denmark the happiest country of the 156 they surveyed. For the third time. Since 2012. “Happiness” may be a worn-out word and hard-to-measure commodity. But the UN has cred.…

Digital Nomads See the World & Get Paid

Posted On: January 18, 2016
Comments: No Responses Join the digital nomads and me as we conquer the world! Who needs a self-funded career break or paid sabbatical? We all do! But who goes global and gets paid? Digital nomads—who need only a…

Travel Now—Before It’s Too Late

Posted On: December 28, 2015
Comments: No Responses St. John, one of the three US Virgin Islands, hosts a year-round population of about 4,300, comfortably tucked into an island of about 20 square miles. By contrast, Manhattan is only slightly larger—23 square miles—and…

Experiential Science, 2nd Shifts & A New Book!

Posted On: April 8, 2015
Comments: No Responses The sabbatical inbox fills up so swiftly I sometimes long for the days of snail mail. Yet clearly people keep finding their way to the take-your-time movement. Fast Company has been particularly prolific with reports.…

Resolutions for 2015: Get Twisted!

Posted On: December 18, 2014
Comments: No Responses NOTE: This post was originally published on December 11 by my good friends at MeetPlanGo!   It’s that time of year again. The holidays get us all plumped up with feasts and fetes. Then we stumble…

Meet Joe Antkowiak, Traveler, Diver, Dreamer, Doer…

Posted On: October 8, 2014
Comments: One Response Every now and then (as this blog testifies), dreamers, schemers and BreakAway artists of all kinds come together and have gatherings (large and small) to celebrate and inspire this mission and cause called career breaks.…