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Escape: What gets in the way of getting away?

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Wilko van de Kamp
Jun 26, 2022
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Ever had a moment, or more, where you want to just get up, walk out the door, get in your car, board a random airplane and not even care where you’ll end up? Do you wish you could shrink the world to make certain cities closer to each other, and easier to travel to? Are you ready, or maybe even long overdue for a vacation to a place you’ve never been? You don’t need a winning lottery ticket to get there. Allow me to show you how.

Let’s consider some of the reasons not to travel first, as there are lots of them. Some people simply have no desire to leave their hometown. If that’s the case there’s probably very little this book will do for you, unless you’re looking for a major change in your lifestyle. But even if there’s a burning desire to travel, I’ve heard many reasons to not leave home. Pointing at one’s life partner: “He won’t let me.” Or, “She won’t let me.”

“My finances don’t allow me. I have a mortgage payment, car payment, and credit card payment. At the end of my money there’s…

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