Excerpt from "Quit Dreaming and Go!", by Richard Hamel, all rights reserved, 2006

CONTENTS

QUIT DREAMING AND GO!
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

SECTION I. MAKING YOUR TRIP HAPPEN
OBLIGATIONS
MONEY
SAVING MONEY
FINDING/WINNING MONEY
RAISING MONEY
KEEPING FUNDS COMING IN WHILE YOU TRAVEL
NETWORKING BEFORE YOU GO

SECTION II. PREPARING FOR YOUR JOURNEY
FEAR AND SPENDING IN METROPOLIS
PLANNING ESSENTIALS
RESEARCH YOUR DESTINATION
THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO GET
Primary Documents
Immunizations / Vaccinations (yikes!)
The Great Malaria Debate
TRAVEL INSURANCE
TRAVEL MONIES (credit cards, cash, etc.)
WAYS TO KEEP IN TOUCH
TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS
THE LITTLE THINGS
MAIL SERVICES
TRAVEL GEAR
Backpack Selection
Travel Gear Check-List
First Aid Kit (list)

SECTION III. MAKING A LIVING WHILE
YOU’RE LIVING IT UP (THE TRUE MARK
OF A LAPTOP HOBO)
GETTING OUR DEFINITIONS STRAIGHT
PROFESSION POSSIBILITIES
PAYING YOUR DUES
ALL SYSTEMS READY
MOBILE OFFICE GEAR
Secure your Mobile Office
Mobile Office Check-List
WHAT TO LEAVE BEHIND
THE HUMAN ELEMENT OF YOUR MOBILE OFFICE

SECTION IV. ONCE THERE, BE AWARE!
UPON ARRIVAL
APPEARANCE AND ATTITUDE
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY/DIFFERENCES
MAXIMIZING THE EXPERIENCE
NEGOTIATING TIPS
SECURING YOUR STUFF
SECURING YOURSELF
TRAVEL COMFORT
PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION
LEGAL TIPS
ILLNESS/STAYING HEALTHY
LEAVING FOR HOME
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS