Have you been dreaming about taking a backpacking trip around the world, but are unsure of how to start planning or saving for it?

Many people envy the travelers who actually complete these long-term backpacking trips. However, those same folks never take the steps to create the reality for themselves. Sure, it can be intimidating at first, but there are many travelers doing it who want to help you get started on your own solo adventure!

Our speaker, Brian, traveled for 22 months working and volunteering his way through Australia, Southeast Asia, India, Cuba, and more. Fed up with the frustrations of public education, he left a tenured teaching position to book his one-way ticket to Hawaii, and never looked back! What he learned along the way about himself, other cultures, and places broadened his perspective and changed his life.

Solo backpacking surely tests your physical and emotional limits, but it is how we learn from these setbacks and adapt in real-time that helps transform an amateur into a true pro. Come along to inspire your next big trip!