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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Quit Your Job To Travel The World
We love to romanticize the notion of traveling the world, but it isn’t as glamorous as it appears
I like traveling. Although I have yet to venture outside the country, I have managed to make it to a handful of different states and cities. I’ve eaten a slice of real Italian pizza in Cleveland, gaped at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, trudged through Fifth Avenue in New York City, and climbed the famous Rocky steps in Philadelphia.
These trips have been far and few between for me, but all of them have been special. With limited time and funds, I don’t have the opportunity to travel as much as I would like to. This is why, I suppose, I like to torture myself by scrolling through the travel photos people post on Instagram. You know which ones I’m talking about — the photos of sun-kissed models lounging on the white sand beaches of Bora Bora, or the lovesick couple embracing with a view of Paris over their shoulders. These cinematic images capture places I hope to visit one day — even if that day isn’t any time soon.
Lately, I can’t help but notice that whenever these glamorous photos of exotic locations pop up, there’s inevitably someone there to tell you how you should “quit your job and travel the world”. If it’s not the person who…
