Author Topic: So, I talked to my boss the other day... (Read 9209 times)

73109 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:10:14 PM »

That sounds really sweet. I hope you have a blast, but I need to ask for everybody...will you still make it on DTF?

zerogravityfat · « **Reply #36 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:10:48 PM »

it's dream theater boards, what do you expect?

faemir · « **Reply #37 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:31:27 PM »

No England?

rumborak · « **Reply #38 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:33:06 PM »

Well, I will take my tiny netbook with me (for uploading pics etc.), I expect there will be the regular travel boredom setting in combined with Wifi access

Quote from: emindead on January 28, 2011, 01:08:53 PM

And no South America! DUDE!

It was initially actually. But, I wanted to limit the total amount of time to 6 months, and there was no way I could do SA in that time frame. So, I figured that SA is "close" enough for me to go on separate trips afterward.
But trust me, it was not an easy decision

Notice that Africa is also missing (except Egypt).

Quote from: faemir on January 28, 2011, 01:31:27 PM

No England?

Haha. I've already lived there for several months, no need to include that in a world trip. Europe is really only in there because a) my dad's turning 70 in August and I want to be there for the celebration and b) it's on the way to the other stuff.

rumborak

MetalJunkie · « **Reply #39 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:37:32 PM »

No Oklahoma?

AndyDT · « **Reply #40 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:38:08 PM »

Incredible. When you say ticket, do you mean about 20 tickets?

rumborak · « **Reply #41 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:38:16 PM »

Quote from: Guitarded on January 28, 2011, 01:37:32 PM

No Oklahoma?

WTF?

rumborak

antigoon · « **Reply #42 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:38:35 PM »

ITT: Rumby learns to sympathize with bands who get hounded by rabid fans after seeing the tour schedule.

rumborak · « **Reply #43 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:40:05 PM »

Quote from: AndyDT on January 28, 2011, 01:38:08 PM

Incredible. When you say ticket, do you mean about 20 tickets?

The way it works is that yes, it's 16 separate tickets, but all bought together as a single package. It's a special round-the-world ticket from the OneWorld Alliance.
It's also special in the sense that you need to commit to the stops, but not to the dates (except the first flight). So, I can decide on the fly whether I want to stay longer at a certain spot or not.

rumborak

Pirate · « **Reply #44 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:55:53 PM »

Try Canada.

Birch Boy · « **Reply #45 on:** January 28, 2011, 02:17:30 PM »

Quote from: rumborak on January 28, 2011, 01:40:05 PM

Quote from: AndyDT on January 28, 2011, 01:38:08 PM
Incredible. When you say ticket, do you mean about 20 tickets?

The way it works is that yes, it's 16 separate tickets, but all bought together as a single package. It's a special round-the-world ticket from the OneWorld Alliance.
It's also special in the sense that you need to commit to the stops, but not to the dates (except the first flight). So, I can decide on the fly whether I want to stay longer at a certain spot or not.

rumborak

That's really cool. The problem that I'd have is not wanting to leave a place and then having to speed to the other places quickly just to get my money's worth.

ich bin besser · « **Reply #46 on:** January 28, 2011, 05:00:18 PM »

Very, very nice, Kollege!

I'm fulfilling a smaller dream this summer: hiking across the Alps.

jsem · « **Reply #47 on:** January 28, 2011, 05:03:55 PM »

How long will you be in Japan?

skydivingninja · « **Reply #48 on:** January 28, 2011, 05:05:05 PM »

The thread's starting to sound like the comments to a facebook announcement of a band's tour dates

BRB, starting a group called "Make Rumborak come to North Carolina with One Million Members!"

Serious face on now, I am so very jealous of you. Fantastic opportunity. Don't die in Egypt.

SPNKr · « **Reply #49 on:** January 28, 2011, 05:28:56 PM »

That's fucking fantastic. Also mentioning that being single with no kids allows you to do stuff like this, I think 10k is definitely worth the buy! You may never have such an opportunity in your life, indeed.

Like said 10's of times already, jealous.

rumborak · « **Reply #50 on:** January 28, 2011, 07:45:27 PM »

Quote from: jsem on January 28, 2011, 05:03:55 PM

How long will you be in Japan?

Don't know exactly yet, but I would think at least a week.

Quote from: skydivingninja on January 28, 2011, 05:05:05 PM

Don't die in Egypt.

Well, luckily Egypt is rather optional since I'm flying into Jordan. I would hope though that things have settled to normalcy by July.

rumborak

Voyage 34 · « **Reply #51 on:** January 28, 2011, 08:07:51 PM »

Rumbo, you lucky bastard. Have fun, and I hope Egypt isn't all in turmoil and what not by then.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #52 on:** January 28, 2011, 08:16:02 PM »

Rumbo. Congrats. I think it's a dream we all have and I'd hope you post you experiances for us to live vicariously through you on DTF.

Fiery Winds · « **Reply #53 on:** January 29, 2011, 11:30:28 AM »

I want to do this. NOW.

Neon · « **Reply #54 on:** January 29, 2011, 02:42:40 PM »

Holy shit, I'm so jealous.

If you don't mind my asking, how is it that you're managing all of this? I understand that you're not supporting other people (ie kids) and that you rent cheaply, so most of your money goes to that...but what sort of work do you do that you can just up and leave for months at a time?

jsem · « **Reply #55 on:** January 29, 2011, 03:23:51 PM »

in Japan, Kyoto is an absolute must.

rumborak · « **Reply #56 on:** January 29, 2011, 03:27:52 PM »

Quote from: Neon on January 29, 2011, 02:42:40 PM

Holy shit, I'm so jealous.

If you don't mind my asking, how is it that you're managing all of this? I understand that you're not supporting other people (ie kids) and that you rent cheaply, so most of your money goes to that...but what sort of work do you do that you can just up and leave for months at a time?

I work in a very fortunate job I think that is incredibly lenient. It models itself a lot after academia (to attract people from there), and so we always have a large flux of people who are there temporarily. We also don't necessarily have very fixed job descriptions; everybody is expected to be able to perform a wide range of jobs. Because of that, a missing coworker is more of a lack of overall resource than a missing key element in some supply chain or something. So, as long as I make sure that a good number of people can do my job when I'm gone, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

rumborak

Neon · « **Reply #57 on:** January 29, 2011, 05:00:35 PM »

OK so tell me what sort of work you do, or what company you work for...I'll be going to school to get a degree in whatever field you're in haha

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #58 on:** January 29, 2011, 07:04:11 PM »

If you make it to Hong Kong, give me a PM!

shadowfex · « **Reply #59 on:** January 29, 2011, 07:10:55 PM »

That holiday sounds unbelievable! Do you know where you're staying in Australia and for how long?

SPNKr · « **Reply #60 on:** January 29, 2011, 07:12:22 PM »

Melbournian here.

lucky7 · « **Reply #61 on:** January 29, 2011, 10:59:55 PM »

Your trip sounds awesome.....and you have such a great boss.

When in Egypt of course see the Pyramids....try to get there early if you want to go inside the big one....they only let about 150 a day inside...the middle one takes more each day....also don't skip Abu Simbel.

When in Australia make sure you include Melbourne.

The cost sounds great, I blew heaps on my US trip and I was only gone six weeks

Kosmo · « **Reply #62 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:26:25 AM »

If i were to visit Japan i'd stay the hell away from Tokyo and focused on the more traditional Japan.

Birch Boy · « **Reply #63 on:** January 30, 2011, 05:39:00 PM »

Quote from: Kosmo on January 30, 2011, 02:26:25 AM

If i were to visit Japan i'd stay the hell away from Tokyo and focused on the more traditional Japan.

I'd like to see both parts if I ever went.

Tripp · « **Reply #64 on:** January 30, 2011, 05:42:21 PM »

This is something I would love to do sometimes in my life, hopefully sooner than later. Have a great time preparing for your journey, I'm sure it'll be one of the best things you'll ever do!

jasc15 · « **Reply #65 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:52:04 PM »

I remember having a bit of anxiety before asking my boss at my last job to take just a month off. I had already booked a 3+ week trip through Europe, and was fully prepared to quit if they wouldn't let me go. Fortunately they didn't have too much trouble with it, although my boss did make me feel a bit guilty about it. Then, last spring when i decided to leave there for good, they said they would hold a position for me if I decided to return in the next 6-12 months. My current company does offer unpaid leaves of absence, so I will be keeping that in mind in the near future. Anyway, sounds like a wonderful opportunity and I hope you squeeze everything you can out of it.

MetalJunkie · « **Reply #66 on:** January 31, 2011, 11:43:11 AM »

Quote from: kingshmegland on January 28, 2011, 08:16:02 PM

Rumbo. Congrats. I think it's a dream we all have and I'd hope you post you experiances for us to live vicariously through you on DTF.

What does credit score have to do with anything?

rumborak · « **Reply #67 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:36:31 PM »

Booya, things are getting into the final phase now. My passport is somewhere inside the Indian embassy, and next week (hopefully) I will get it back and make a trip to New York to drop it off at the Chinese embassy.
Subtenant has signed, and I got my Eurail ticket to travel across Europe.

Excited!!

rumborak

JosephAOI · « **Reply #68 on:** June 03, 2011, 05:52:54 PM »

Good luck Rumby! Stay safe and post a fuckton of awesome pics!

rumborak · « **Reply #69 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:05:04 PM »

The European part is already shaping up to be awesome. If it works out, I will meet a friend in Greece who I have not seen in almost 12 years (met her in Israel in '98), and will meet another friend in Istanbul who is from Berlin but who I met in Alaska.

Traveling is the way to be.

rumborak

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Author Topic: So, I talked to my boss the other day... (Read 9209 times)

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