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I did it back in 2014. I was kind of burned out, I decided to quit, I bought a ticket to New Zealand (going from EU), booked a bed in hostel for 2 nights and thought I'd figure out the rest on the way.

It was an amazing experience, I spent around 11 months traveling, I attended a few conferences and meetups, met tons of people, faced my fears (I am afraid of heights and deep water, so I did bungee jump and picked up scuba diving), made me deal with a lot of uncertainties.

Eventually I got tired of it (I traveled too fast, it was more of backpacking than nomad-ing) and decided to find a job in one of places I visited - I ended up moving to Singapore for 4 years, where I met my current wife.

Overall if I was about to do it again, I'd do it differently, but still it was one of the best decisions I made in my life. I wouldn't say it really changed the way I see the world or something, but it resulted in so many fantastic memories.



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