Vagabonding
Rolf Potts argues that long-term travel is not a luxury for the rich but a choice almost anyone can make by living simply and valuing time over possessions. Part philosophy and part practical guide, the book covers how to save for a trip, how to keep costs low on the road, how to travel slowly enough to actually absorb a place, and how to come home again. Potts treats vagabonding as a mindset rather than a vacation, a way of buying back your own time. Tim Ferriss chose it as the first selection of his book club and has called it one of his top-ten life-changing books, having carried it on his own round-the-world trip.
What you might want to know about Vagabonding
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
Rolf Potts makes the case for long-term independent travel and explains how anyone can fund and plan an extended trip around the world.
It is both. Rolf Potts mixes a philosophy of valuing time over possessions with concrete advice on saving for, planning, and surviving long-term travel.
Ferriss carried it on his own world trip, chose it as the first book in his book club, and lists it among his top-ten life-changing books.
Vagabonding was written by Rolf Potts, published in 2002 by Villard.
Vagabonding is 240 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Vagabonding takes most readers 4 to 5 hours to finish.
Vagabonding is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
