I'm going to Fiji in July for 7 days with my boyfriend. We are in our mid-20s and will be flying in from Nadi and leaving from there too. As we're only in Fiji for 7 days and we don't want to constantly be travelling, I'm thinking that we could do one or two islands. If you had to recommend one or two islands that we must go to, what would you suggest? Thank you!
I’m going to Fiji in July for 7 days with my boyfriend to celebrate his birthday. We are in our mid-20s and will be flying in from Nadi and leaving from there too. As we’re only in Fiji for 7 days and we don’t want to constantly be travelling, I’m thinking that we could do two islands. If you had to recommend one or two islands that we must go to, what would you suggest? Thank you!
I (26f) have wanted to travel around Asia for 6-12months for as long as I can remember but I feel torn.
Why I want to travel now:
• I have no responsibilities. I live at home with my parents rent-free and have no children.
• I’m not married. I’m in a long-term relationship and my partner plans on proposing in the next year. He’s not keen on a long distance relationship but he knows it’s something I really want to do and since we’re not married he’ll reluctantly go along with it. If i was his wife, he 10000% wouldn’t be okay with me travelling for months on end so I feel like I need to do this sooner rather than later.
• I have wanted to travel for years. I’ve been to over 20 countries but with PTO, the longest I’ve been able to travel in one go is 2 weeks so I never feel like I get to appreciate the country I’m in fully.
Why I’m unsure if I should travel now?
• I make good money at my job. While I hate my job and it’s only a matter of time before I leave, my company won’t agree to me taking a sabbatical/extended leave which means the only way I can do this trip is if I quit. I plan to leave my job at some point anyway as it’s no longer for me, but I haven’t yet decided on what I would do instead and since the economy is horrible I’m worried that (1) I’ll be unemployed for a long period of time when I come back from my travels and (2) if I do finally get a job, it won’t pay me anywhere near what I make now.
I (26f) live in London and earn £150k. I have wanted to live abroad for as long as I can remember but I feel torn. I would be interested in moving to the UAE or Qatar as I like the weather, the lifestyle and that it’s tax-free. With my job, it should be relatively easy to make this move. I could even move internally as my company has offices all over the world. I feel like it’s now or never to make this move because I have no responsibilities. My boyfriend is planning on proposing in a year and I know that once I’m married I can’t just decide to move to another country. Because of that, I feel pressured to make the move sooner rather than later. However, I currently live at home rent free which means I get to save a large chunk of my salary. If I had to move out and start paying rent, I’d like to do it abroad but I’m conscious that my parents aren’t forcing me to move out and by leaving I’m incurring more expenses and not saving as much. I guess I’m not sure if I should hold off on moving, enjoy living rent-free with my parents and hope that when the time comes my boyfriend is happy to move abroad, or should I just leave home, start living independently and see how I find living in another country for a year?
I work at a US firm in London so our system is slightly different. I’ve worked there for two years (as part of a training contract where we receive our legal training) and I’m due to qualify in September (I’ll become a first year associate).
The only reason I got into this career was for the money and annoyingly I find myself in a situation where I really want to leave once my training contract ends in August, but this would mean missing out on the six figure salary that I worked so hard for.
In London, we move through different practice areas and I’ve done a range of seats from contentious to transactional work and none of them have been for me (although I prefer transactional work). The main issue for me with this career is constantly having to be switched on 24/7 throughout the work week and having to be available during the weekend. I hate that I can never make plans because I don’t know what time I’m going to leave the office.
I never got the opportunity to travel so in an ideal world I’d love to quit when my training contract ends, go travelling for a few months from September and then find another job in a different industry that generally has set working hours (e.g. 9-6) and pays as good of a salary as I can get. I know the economy is rubbish so I’m not sure if this is a smart move but I don’t know if I’ll have the opportunity for extended travel again because of family life and responsibilities.
Alternatively, my plan would be to stay in big law for as long as I can, save aggressively and quit when it gets too much. However, I honestly don’t know if I can make it more than a few months.
I don’t want to make any rash decisions so please, any advice would be useful on whether I should stay or leave. For further context in case it’s helpful, I’m 25 and come from a lower-middle class family. I live with them rent-free and have no expenses. I have around £60k saved so far.