Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Thanks to this book, I’ve traveled to 25 different countries! 🌎

17 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief testimonial, Nick Hutchison laments that roughly 40% of Americans never leave the United States because they view travel as too expensive. He shares his own experience of having visited 25 countries, often staying for up to three months, and emphasizes how affordable long‑term travel can be. Hutchison credits the book Vagabonding by Rolf Potts—discovered through Tim Ferriss, who wrote the foreword and produced the audiobook—for reshaping his mindset about travel. He urges viewers to read the book, promising it will completely redesign how they think about traveling.

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upsets me that about 40% of Americans will never leave the United States, and that's because I think it's too expensive. I'm in my late 20s and I've now been to 25 different countries, sometimes for up to 3 months at a time, and I'm surprised at how inexpensive it truly can be to travel the world for long periods of time. It's all due to this book, Vagabonding, by author Rolf Potts. I first discovered this book because of Tim Ferriss, and Tim wrote the foreword to this book. He helped produce the audiobook, and he introduced me to the world of long-term travel. If you are somebody who doesn't it's possible to travel very much. I encourage you to read this book. You will completely redesign the way that you think about travel.