More Travel In Life

Bahrain, Tonga, Azerbaijan, Armenia. Just some of the places that Jake Schumacher has visited during his year of solo travel.  He sold most of his belongings last year to travel full time. With a one way ticket out of Atlanta, he headed to Sydney, Australia without a plan for more than a couple days--and has mostly gone without much of one during most of his travels. He believes there's magic in that approach. He's been on the road for a year now, acquiring numerous tales that restore our faith in humanity — His journey has been one of “smiles, humanity, and just meeting good people.”   Jake reflects on his journey, sharing the value of going with the flow, trusting locals, and finding locales on the road less traveled to truly find the beauty in this world. It's an uplifting story and Jake is quite the storyteller. Two specific ones — one of his oh shit moments that made my jaw drop and one that just warmed my soul about a special host named Zaki. Some highlights & insights:  How having no plan can be