Mission of One Reader of HoboTraveler.com

Motorcycle Bob from has written 82 comments

Chris wrote: ".....could you please tell me what advice you would have for someone looking to make a transition from 9-to-5 life to your type of lifestyle?....."

Having read Andy's blog for years now, and having read all of it, as well as many other travel bloggers including MC traveler, I would have to agree with what Andy wrote. I am not a *lifer* like Andy, only taking 5 or 6 weeks vacation a year, but what I have gathered from all of them is **You Can Do It***. Don't be afraid. There is no recipe for doing it, just go. Save a little money, pack a light bag and walk out the front door.

Everyone does it differently. Some hit the road and don't last. Some people are content not travelling. Probably the best way to hit the road is to spend all your time at work reading how other people travel, then when they let you go you can have plenty of time to travel. 8^)

Bob L

John Tadpole from has written 15 comments

Andy, Great answer for Chris. I for one have lived both sides and maybe a couple curves of your lives and we truely are all different and only some things work for some people. I traveled the US in a van for several years which is totally different than backpacking and was totally different on the road with a band just making a living. Each were fun but also very different in so many ways.

Love the McJob image. It's a good learning experience as a teen, but like McD's food, these jobs need to be eaten in small quanities, and then develop some discriminating tastes and search out more nutritionally value packed jobs and small businesses. Otherwise overconsumption leads to ennui and death of an interesting and meaningful life.

People have never had more opportunity and information in front of their fingers but they seem paralyzed to create something for themselves.

Examine your skill set and strengths, save some money, and just go for an opportunity you see. Rip off the damn blinders, because we ditched the horse and buggy at the beginning of the last century.