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	<title>Briefcase to Backpack - Travel Advice for Career Breaks or Sabbaticals &#187; Life On-the-Road</title>
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		<title>Hostel Tips for Career Breakers</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/08/hostel-tips-for-career-breakers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was one month into my 15 month career break and for the first time I was alone. I had the first month to ease into travels first with my friends, next with my sister; but now I stood in front of the hostel in Capetown as my sister pulled away in the taxi. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Long-Term Travel Strengthens Relationships</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/07/long-term-travel-strengthens-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betsy Talbot of Married with Luggage ponders how long-term travel can strengthen a relationship as she is about to embark on her journey with her husband, Warren. Can you imagine being with your partner 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for a whole year or more? (You, in the back, do you need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Find a Job While on a Career Break</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/06/how-to-find-a-job-while-on-a-career-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What are you going to do when you come back?” said my friend with her head tilted sideways; a concerned and perplexed look on her face. I felt like this scene was a video caught in a loop as I planned my career break for the year leading up to my departure. It was nice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frustrations on the Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are plenty of great posts and articles discussing all of the wonderful things travel has to offer. But like most good things, there is also a downside to traveling – it’s just that no one ever talks about that. Christine Talianis of “Bert &#38; Patty” shares with us the frustrations she’s faced on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road: Extended Honeymoon</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/05/on-the-road-extended-honeymoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nathan Hale &#38; Carolina Bolado were both facing changes in their careers – Carolina’s job had taken a turn away from what she wanted to be doing and the struggles of the newspaper industry had created a lot of uncertainty in the outlook of Nathan’s position. So they decided it was a good time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road: Splurging on a Budget</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/04/on-the-road-splurging-on-a-budget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When traveling long-term, you are usually watching every penny in your budget. But sometimes there are experiences or amenities that you are willing to splurge on. And sometimes you just miss the most basic of creature comforts. So we asked “Traveling on a budget? What’s the one thing you did or would splurge on?” and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road: Volunteer Farmstays</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/04/on-the-road-volunteer-farmstays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Charles Forsyth received an “offer” to take a voluntary separation from his employer (where he had worked since graduating college) his fiancé, Heather Molnar, decided to take the leap and quit her job. And the idea to take a “year off” to travel was born. In September of 2009 their adventure began and they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road: Traveling with Kids</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/03/on-the-road-traveling-with-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family on Bikes recently shared with us how they homeschool their sons while biking the Pan-America Highway. The Hoffmeister Family (4Suitcases) had a similar experience homeschooling their daughters while on their 9-month world adventure. They embraced the idea of homeschooling so much that they continue to homeschool their daughters now that they have returned home. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family on Bikes: Homeschooling on the Road</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/02/homeschooling-on-the-road/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Vogel and Nancy Sathre-Vogel were both long-time teachers with over 20 years of experience each. So what made them decide to quit their jobs? Time. “They say time is the greatest gift one can give their children. Time is why we made the decision to quit our teaching jobs and join the ever-burgeoning ranks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life on the Road: House Sitting</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/01/life-on-the-road-house-sitting-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leigh Haugseth is a bona fide travel addict as well as a certified WellCoach (and co-founder of Vibrapreneur), so she understands the importance of keeping healthy both physically and mentally. She says &#8220;Part of being ‘well’, means having meaning in your life, reaching for your dreams, and taking risks. Traveling can help with this. It [...]]]></description>
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