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The Art of Part Time Travel
The essential guide for anyone who loves to travel, but also has to work.
Matthew Lightfoot's travels took him to over 140 countries on every continent. He utilised every possible mode of transport to travel to the farthest corners of the world and had countless adventures along the way, using only his annual work holiday allowance.
The title of his first book was obvious - The Two Week Traveller.
Over a period of almost forty years, Lightfoot refined his annual leave strategy to the point that it became a virtual art-form. Now, he shares the hints and tips, tricks and hacks which enabled him to travel so extensively, using only a two week holiday allowance.
The Art of Part Time Travel is the essential guide for everyone who loves to travel, but also has to work. It's for anyone with a bucket-list dream, a desire to experience true culture shock, to visit multiple countries on a single trip or to travel alone for the first time. It's a bible for travellers rather than tourists. For those who are more limited by time than finances, and for anyone who's bored by the beach and sick of the sun lounger and wants to get the absolute maximum from their precious annual holiday allowance.
Master the art of part-time-travel and start planning the trip you've always dreamt of taking, but thought that you just didn't have time.
Matthew Lightfoot's travels took him to over 140 countries on every continent. He utilised every possible mode of transport to travel to the farthest corners of the world and had countless adventures along the way, using only his annual work holiday allowance.
The title of his first book was obvious - The Two Week Traveller.
Over a period of almost forty years, Lightfoot refined his annual leave strategy to the point that it became a virtual art-form. Now, he shares the hints and tips, tricks and hacks which enabled him to travel so extensively, using only a two week holiday allowance.
The Art of Part Time Travel is the essential guide for everyone who loves to travel, but also has to work. It's for anyone with a bucket-list dream, a desire to experience true culture shock, to visit multiple countries on a single trip or to travel alone for the first time. It's a bible for travellers rather than tourists. For those who are more limited by time than finances, and for anyone who's bored by the beach and sick of the sun lounger and wants to get the absolute maximum from their precious annual holiday allowance.
Master the art of part-time-travel and start planning the trip you've always dreamt of taking, but thought that you just didn't have time.
181 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 2, 2023
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About the author
Matthew Lightfoot
5 books11 followersBorn with an insatiable wanderlust and inspired by an addiction to travel writing, but restricted by the demands of a full time job, Matthew Lightfoot set out to explore the world using his annual work holiday allowance.His first book,The Two Week Traveller, tells the tales of his adventures in almost 150 countries.Often described as ‘one of those people that things just happen to’, he lives up to his reputation with a collection of humorous, hair-raising and thought-provoking travel tales that span the entire globe over a period of 30 years.Being chased by rogue elephants and robbed at gunpoint by a stoned policeman; accidentally cycling down an airport runway and getting trapped in a voodoo ceremony are the sort of tales Lightfoot vividly recounts in the Two Week Traveller.
Matthew's second book, Snapshots, describes the round-the-world journey during which he wrote his first book, using thirty years of travel snapshots to jog his memory. His present day adventures take us on a campervan journey across New Zealand, to being castaway on a Fijian Island, then from the mysterious nation of Paraguay, across the countries of the high Andes by bus to South America's Pacific coast. Along the way, a series of long forgotten images lead us on a photographic exploration of the author's past adventures around the world. Lightfoot attracts incidents and his tales embark on a fast-paced tour of the people, history, cultures and eccentricities of cities around the globe, as memories are rekindled through photos appearing randomly on a laptop screen.From Kathmandu to Marrakech and Lapland to Mumbai, Snapshots introduces us to an entertaining cast of Transylvanian wolfmen, child goddesses, murderous street urchins and hairless dogs, as the author dodges international terrorists and Sunday morning rioters, gets slapped by a ghost, drinks narcotic mud from a bucket, and is caught up in a bar brawl between the US Navy and an assembly of dwarves.
Matthew's third book 'Out of the Cage' was published in 2024. After 38 years of employment, the author escaped the confines of corporate life with the intention of travelling the world. Instead of adding to his adventures in 150 countries, he found his movements restricted by the lockdowns imposed in response to the Covid pandemic.Nearly three years after leaving work he finally set forth again to discover whether it's still possible to travel independently and unplanned in a post-Covid world.
Whether travelling through Europe in a motorhome, or South East Asia and India by dilapidated buses, overnight trains and slow-boats, Matthew continues to attract the incidents and adventures featured in his first books. This time though, the travel style is slow, long term, unplanned and on a budget...what could possibly go wrong?
The author's fourth book is a departure from the format of his earlier work. The Art of Part Time Travel is a guide to making the most of your annual holiday. It's not so much what he did, as how he did it! Matthew utilised every possible trick and hack to maximise use of his precious holiday days and now he shares the knowledge gleaned over 30+ years of travelling the world. Master the Art of Part Time Travel and start planning the trip you always dreamed of taking but thought that you just didn't have time!
Matthew Lightfoot's books aim to inform as well as to entertain, and combine richly detailed story telling with evocative descriptions which transport the reader to off-the-beaten-track locations around the globe. His books are for anyone who loves to travel, whether on a two week work break or a round-the-world odyssey, and, most of all, for everyone who knows that the journey is as important as the destination.
Facebook page -The Two Week Traveller Book features videos and photos from Matthew's adventures.
You can also follow him on Twitter and Instagram @2WeekTraveller.
Matthew's second book, Snapshots, describes the round-the-world journey during which he wrote his first book, using thirty years of travel snapshots to jog his memory. His present day adventures take us on a campervan journey across New Zealand, to being castaway on a Fijian Island, then from the mysterious nation of Paraguay, across the countries of the high Andes by bus to South America's Pacific coast. Along the way, a series of long forgotten images lead us on a photographic exploration of the author's past adventures around the world. Lightfoot attracts incidents and his tales embark on a fast-paced tour of the people, history, cultures and eccentricities of cities around the globe, as memories are rekindled through photos appearing randomly on a laptop screen.From Kathmandu to Marrakech and Lapland to Mumbai, Snapshots introduces us to an entertaining cast of Transylvanian wolfmen, child goddesses, murderous street urchins and hairless dogs, as the author dodges international terrorists and Sunday morning rioters, gets slapped by a ghost, drinks narcotic mud from a bucket, and is caught up in a bar brawl between the US Navy and an assembly of dwarves.
Matthew's third book 'Out of the Cage' was published in 2024. After 38 years of employment, the author escaped the confines of corporate life with the intention of travelling the world. Instead of adding to his adventures in 150 countries, he found his movements restricted by the lockdowns imposed in response to the Covid pandemic.Nearly three years after leaving work he finally set forth again to discover whether it's still possible to travel independently and unplanned in a post-Covid world.
Whether travelling through Europe in a motorhome, or South East Asia and India by dilapidated buses, overnight trains and slow-boats, Matthew continues to attract the incidents and adventures featured in his first books. This time though, the travel style is slow, long term, unplanned and on a budget...what could possibly go wrong?
The author's fourth book is a departure from the format of his earlier work. The Art of Part Time Travel is a guide to making the most of your annual holiday. It's not so much what he did, as how he did it! Matthew utilised every possible trick and hack to maximise use of his precious holiday days and now he shares the knowledge gleaned over 30+ years of travelling the world. Master the Art of Part Time Travel and start planning the trip you always dreamed of taking but thought that you just didn't have time!
Matthew Lightfoot's books aim to inform as well as to entertain, and combine richly detailed story telling with evocative descriptions which transport the reader to off-the-beaten-track locations around the globe. His books are for anyone who loves to travel, whether on a two week work break or a round-the-world odyssey, and, most of all, for everyone who knows that the journey is as important as the destination.
Facebook page -The Two Week Traveller Book features videos and photos from Matthew's adventures.
You can also follow him on Twitter and Instagram @2WeekTraveller.
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April 18, 2023
I'd read one of the author's previous books of travel stories so was notified of this on Amazon. This one is slightly different- rather than telling what he did, its how he did it. He visited almost 150 countries, in very off the beaten track locations and had lots of unbelievable adventures, and he did it all using only his two weeks off work each year. I found it really interesting with lots of hints and tips- some obvious, some I hadn't considered. The structure means you can dip in and out and go straight to parts that most interest you. Quite an inspiring book for the majority of people who love travel but can't spend months or years doing it.
May 3, 2023
Interesting book- described as for everyone who loves to travel but also has to work. Basically it tells you how to get the most from your annual holidays from work. The author is well qualified to write the book as he has travelled all over the world all in two week trips. Some of the tips arent going to be new to most seasoned travellers but I learnt a few things I hadn't considered before. I'll certainly be referring to this guide when planning my next trip!
May 16, 2023
Bought the book for information on driving abroad and renting cars in countries without an established tourist industry. Chapters allow you to skim and read the relevant parts that you want. Good info.
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