Mojotrotters & the Chief Travel Hacker (CTH)
8 Jan
I was so pleased to hear that Montreal tech reporter (and all-around great guy) Roberto Rocha is embarking on a new adventure and taking to the road. He and his fiancee Bianca are taking a year to travel around the globe, reporting on whatever comes their way. They’ve created a site called Mojotrotters (mo=mobile / jo= journalist) in which they explain :
Our goal, as trained journalists, is to bring places to life through the lens of our experience, using words, videos, sounds, and photos.
Sounds like a dream huh? Roberto announced this new adventure today and was met with a flurry of tweets telling him how lucky he was to have this opportunity. It’s interesting to read his philosophy on how anyone can do this if they just make the necessary sacrifices. It really is that simple. By assigning priority to the goal, you can make it happen. All of that self-doubt that creeps in can really be eliminated just by planning and setting your eye on the prize.
Look at travelhacker Chris Guillebeau and his quest to visit every country in the world by April 7, 2013. As of this date he’s at 122 of 192 countries and is offering up details via his blog as a way for readers to learn tips and techniques for becoming travelhackers themselves.
You up for jumping in feet-first and making travel your #1 priority? I’d love to hear your stories. I’m charged by these empowering tales as I embark on my armchair adventure of goal-setting and life mapping here in freezing cold Montreal.
It really is quite simple. Maybe it’s become cliché with all the jibba-jabba from The Secret and its evangelists. But having a clear goal and adjusting your life to meet it is gospel.
Not because you’ll send magical wish rays that the universe will transmute into reality (although that could be true). But that you’ll learn to identify and seize every opportunity that you come across that will push you toward that goal.
Thanks for the writeup, Tanya.
There is really something to be said for goal setting, creating and seizing opportunities, without all of the trappings of new-agey doctrines and quack consultants.
Once you cut through that clutter, some real life transformation can emerge.
Best of luck to you guys. I’m looking forward to reading all about your adventures!
This is awesome! I love it. It’s a great feeling when you really want to do something and you actually get to do it. I wish Roberto + Bianca the best on their travels. We’ll be following it from here.