https://www.professionalhiatus.com Putting our careers on hold to answer the call of travel Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:21:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2013 05:33:28 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4784 It was day 302 on the road when we arrived in Singapore from Sydney. To make a long story short, we were headed into what is affectionally referred to as "travel burnout". We knew we needed a change to rejuvenate our traveling spirits, but what exactly?...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/10/30/stretching-it-a-bit/feed/ 4 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/19/south-america-travel-expenses/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/19/south-america-travel-expenses/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:10:32 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4174 Just for you, we have carefully tallied every dollar, sole, peso and boliviano spent during our South American journey. We have listed the average daily cost per person by...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/19/south-america-travel-expenses/feed/ 0 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/05/25/experiencing-south-georgia/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/05/25/experiencing-south-georgia/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 04:00:30 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4041 I first learned of South Georgia island from watching a television series called Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe. Art Wolfe is the lucky...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/05/25/experiencing-south-georgia/feed/ 4 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/04/30/antarctica-and-south-georgia-gallery/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/04/30/antarctica-and-south-georgia-gallery/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:24:59 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=3906 All photos from this gallery are from our voyages to Antarctica (March 9th - March 20th, 2013) and to South Georgia island (March 20th - April 6th, 2013). ]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/04/30/antarctica-and-south-georgia-gallery/feed/ 0 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/23/managing-money-from-the-road/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/23/managing-money-from-the-road/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:55:29 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=3225 Managing money during extended travel doesn't have to be difficult. The days of having to carry traveler's checks and needing to make trips to the bank in the countries you visit are over...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/23/managing-money-from-the-road/feed/ 0 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/12/whats-in-our-packs/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/12/whats-in-our-packs/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:00:39 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=1886 Ahhh... the packing list.  Every self-respecting travel blog has a page listing every single item packed for the journey.  Below is our attempt...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/12/whats-in-our-packs/feed/ 6 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/12/15/easter-island-gallery/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/12/15/easter-island-gallery/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:02:09 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=2624 Here are some photos taken during our week long stay on Easter Island (December 5th - 12th, 2012)...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/12/15/easter-island-gallery/feed/ 2 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/10/30/galapagos-wildlife-gallery/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/10/30/galapagos-wildlife-gallery/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:00:12 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=2205 Below are a handful of the pictures captured during a recent trip to the Galapagos islands. It is a one-of-a-kind place for...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/10/30/galapagos-wildlife-gallery/feed/ 10 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/27/reliving-the-college-years/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/27/reliving-the-college-years/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:45:34 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=1671 So, what is wrong with this picture? I'm eating like I'm back in college again, yet my cats are having the human equivalent of a steak and lobster dinner...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/27/reliving-the-college-years/feed/ 0 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/12/thailand-gallery/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/12/thailand-gallery/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:05:46 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=1243 These are some pictures taken from our recent trip to Thailand.]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/04/12/thailand-gallery/feed/ 0