The Career Break Book

by Charlotte Hindle, Joe Bindloss, Clare Hargreaves

Stop daydreaming at your desk, ditch the nine to five, say ciao to the rat race – take life by the scruff of the neck and give it a shake!

Whether you want to pen a novel, gawp at migrating wildebeest, row the Atlantic or relax on a Goan beach, The Career Break Book is the guide for you.

Questions you’ll ask – answered
What should I do with my house, mortgage, finances, pension, pets, car etc?
How can I ask my employer for time off?
What happens if I take my children out of school?
How will future employers view my career break?
What if I decide not to come back?

Exciting ideas and how to realize them
Watch polar bears from a tundra buggy
Learn Thai massage at a monastery
Take a felucca up the Nile
Build a house or rent an island
Join the UN Volunteer Programme
Monitor animal populations for the US National Park Service
Write a best-seller
Sail around the Caribbean
Visit an ashram in Kerala
Take the Trans-Mongolian Express from Moscow to Beijing
All this and much more!

Also...
Advice from career-breakers and industry experts
World map showing round-the-world trips
Essential trip-planning advice

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel

Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

Reviews

[heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A helpful resource when planning a career break! I'm going off into semi-retirement in a couple of months, and this book has given me A LOT of ideas on how to spend the rest of my non-working life in a fun meaningful way :D

I appreciate that the information and web links may be outdated for my copy but it is no big deal. I bought my copy dated 2004 at a discounted book store. I can easily go online and do my own research for early retirement ideas gained from this book.

[Susannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Instrumental in my sabbatical to Mongolia. I would love to loan it to someone! Everyone should take an extended break if they can.