travel learn earn Archives - EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL

The Story of Exotic Wine Travel After 20 Months On The Road

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - January 16, 2017July 6, 2018

We weren't always on the road full-time and we weren't always writers. Life was going pretty well a few years ago. Charine was progressing well as a professional in business research and I had an extremely busy Chiropractic practice, both in Singapore. In the Spring of 2015, we left our careers, family,

Reflection: Long-Term Travel And The Journey to Becoming Location Independent

Personal Development

by CHARINE TAN - March 3, 2016March 11, 2017

Reading Time: In December 2015, Matt and I concluded our first circuit of travel and flew back to Singapore, where I had two months to catch up with family and friends. During meetups, some questions kept popping up in conversations, and then there were other questions too that had never crossed my mind.

Travel Lessons: From Quitting a Lucrative Career to Chasing a Dream

Personal Development

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - January 12, 2016December 19, 2016

(Reading Time: ) Seven months have now passed since Charine and I both left our very lucrative jobs in Singapore to travel around the world. We left a comfortable life to chase our dream of building a location-independent business, to live all over the world, to experience diverse cultures, to eat

Why Do You Want To Travel?

Personal Development

by CHARINE TAN - October 25, 2015March 11, 2017

Reading Time: When I read the article about Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger who left their advertising jobs and now fund their world travels by cleaning toilets, I asked Matt, "Why do you want to travel?" While I believe that travel can be inherently valuable—and I admire the couple's determination and fortitude—I

Lost in The Moment or Lose the Moment?

Personal Development

by CHARINE TAN - October 2, 2015December 8, 2016

(Reading Time: ) Why am I taking all these photos? For memories? Just so I can look at them and remember the trips? Why not just be in the moment? By attempting to capture it forever, am I missing the actual thing? Or am I subconsciously mucking about in the choose-your-favorite-filter vanity

In Turkey: How Travel Can Enhance Your Political Maturity

Personal Development

by CHARINE TAN - September 23, 2015March 11, 2017

Reading Time: When I first learned about the history of Yugoslavia—I couldn't wrap my head around it. How could a country break up, dissolve and disappear? I mean, it's there, it's on the map, it's a piece of tangible land! But the puzzle slipped my mind as soon as the

The Start of Something New

Personal Development

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - July 28, 2015July 6, 2018

(Reading Time: ) I cannot believe that it is all over… After nearly six years of practicing chiropractic in Southeast Asia, I chose to move on. Move on from what though? Things were going fantastic. I had a big and successful practice, great friends, a great relationship with Charine, and a handsome

Put More Life Into Your Work

Personal Development

by CHARINE TAN - March 6, 2015December 8, 2016

(Reading Time: ) "... you learn better in an environment where you're given the permission to connect to yourself, so that means creating your work and living your life along with your own values, instead of according to somebody else's script. And finally, learning with people from different nationalities, age groups,