Why work Rose and I are officially unemployed and homeless. Yet everyone envies us. Why? We're off to see the world. Logistics The logistics of leaving home for a year are mind-boggling. US Health Insurance is not valid overseas. Travel Insurance is not valid in US. Bills need to be paid. It goes on and on. To learn more, I spent time at ThornTree "Gap Year" Forum at LonelyPlanet.com (to get destination advise), and on FlyerTalk.com "Airline Alliance" forums (to get transportation advice). Basically, choice came down to "pay as you go" airfare (too expensive for us) or pick one of the three Global Airline Alliances and go with them. Enter GlidePath Travel When researching the trip online, I came across this guy Gardyloo (John) who kept posting really good answers to questions others asked. In
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