A selection of articles and posts discussing the many benefits of vacations, and reasons to ravel, including information and links for supporting research and data. Some of the reasons we will discuss in our articles: If you have a chance to travel and see the world now, the chance might not be there in the future, so take it. If you have a dream, it will be a dying regret if you let that dream lie dormant until it is too late to pursue it. If you have a love, such as history, architecture, literature, or a multitude of others, seeing the world multiplies your opportunities to experience that passion. If you long to understand yourself, and your family history, visiting the countries of your origins can fill in a big piece of that puzzle. Travel expands your awareness of peoples and cultures, as well as your empathy for human differences. It makes you a better and more interesting person. Need reasons to travel? We will share many.
This post was most recently updated on June 2nd, 2022. Last year here at Gypsy With a Day Job we celebrated Thanksgiving by bringing a collection of new travel writers together to share how they believe their travels have increased their thankfulness. Â Thanksgiving is about giving thanks, but it is also about tradition. We believe this is a great way […]
The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center is a new museum that features the stories of people who were involved with the Underground Railroad in the Niagara Falls area. Although this is not typically what comes to mind when people think about when Niagara Falls, the city was a very important stop along the route to freedom, and a […]
This post was most recently updated on June 2nd, 2022. Maintaining work life balance is a challenge that plagues millions of people with the demands and expectations of our modern lives. It is so easy to get caught up building a successful career, or getting the bills paid, that often our lives can pass us by before we ever get […]
This post was most recently updated on June 2nd, 2022. Welcome to our first featured veteran interview! At Gypsy With a Day Job, we believe the world belongs to everyone. We also believe that no matter who you are, or where you go, you should be safe enjoying all of the wonders of our amazing planet. We appreciate all of the […]
This post was most recently updated on June 2nd, 2022. As 2017 comes to an end, my original plans were to have dinner with Keyauni Friday  night, as we laid out our plans for taking Gypsy with a Day Job forward into 2018.  I expected to be writing a summary of what we had done and accomplished in 2017, and […]
This post was most recently updated on June 2nd, 2022. Travel and Thankfulness Go Hand in Hand! 11 Travel Writers Share what Makes Them a Thankful Traveler We have so many things to be thankful for in our lives. Â Travelers, and travel writers, may be more keenly aware of that than non-travelers, because the experience of traveling, often puts an intense […]
This post was most recently updated on June 2nd, 2022. September going into October of 2017 has been a month of tragedies that are deeply felt by many Americans, and at the forefront of the media. For me personally, my heart is with the victims of these catastrophic events, from hurricanes, to earthquakes, and mass shootings. Â Many lives have been lost, […]
This post was most recently updated on August 25th, 2017. It is commonly accepted fact that American workers put in more hours than most of the Western world. Our 40 hour weeks, are just a tad bit heavy, when compared to the 36 hour weeks that employees in many other countries work. But 40 hour weeks are just the beginning for […]
This post was most recently updated on August 22nd, 2018. Okay, so we all know there is a work and vacation correlation. Yeah, I know, its obvious. Â We have to work to be able to take a vacation.. We work to make money to pay our bills and maintain our lifestyle, and hopefully put a little money back, to take […]
