The Life Less Traveled

How Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things…And How You Can, Too!

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How to Start Your Dream Company, Founders of Fred Flare Share Their Story

June 17th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Jump to: Conception - Implementation - Reflection - Advice
Move to NYC, start your dream company, work your butt off, have lots of fun, do what you love.
Chris Bick, 1/2 of the design duo behind the super fun empire known as fred flare (Keith Carollo makes up the other half), gives us the inside scoop of [...]

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How to Get Paid to Travel the World–Vice President of Adventure Travel Company Shares Her Story

May 18th, 2008 · 21 Comments

“You’re traveling alone?” the old woman in Hanoi, Vietnam asked Allie Almario, one eyebrow raised in concern. She was carefully making incense sticks by hand, one at a time.
“Yes, I am.” Allie replied, a little startled by the question.
“Hmmmm, most unusual,” she murmured.
Perhaps. Often as a single Filipino-American woman trotting around the [...]

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Word Nerd Gets Paid to Name Products for a Living…And How You Can, Too!

May 16th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Interested in a cool and creative job? Amanda C. Peterson is a professional namer for Landor, a branding consultancy, coming up with monikers for snack food flavors, technology spin-offs and everything in between. After years of working in advertising planning and copywriting, she made the leap to worrying about Latin root words and trademark attorneys. [...]

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Woman Joins The Peace Corps And Becomes World Traveler

April 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Over 20 years ago Mona Sturges joined the Peace Corps. That was the first step toward a international career which allowed her to travel and see the world from a different perspective than most people get to experience. Would she do it again? Yes, in a heart beat.

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