travel lessons Archives - EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL

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

Palermo, City of Delights

Travel in Italy

by CHARINE TAN - June 23, 2015July 6, 2018

Reading Time: "Everyone here is fucking crazy. But they mind their own business and leave you alone," says Antonio, a Milanese who's been living in Palermo for the past 15 years. I concur with Antonio. Palermo is a wild, obnoxious and seductive city; for all of those qualities, it has