Brian Peters runs the No Debt World Travel blog and now has an ebook of the same name. When he lost his corporate job, he sold his house and started travelling around the world. It’s a familiar theme that resonates with that of Gary Arndt or the Bakers.

The book package, No Debt World Travel, comprises an 80 page pdf, nine audio interviews with other travellers, and a few screencasts and extra pdfs. The book is aimed at first-time travellers and really holds your hand through several areas that seem common-sense to me. (You’re not going to get mugged because you travel and some accommodation providers don’t have bed bugs or dirty bathrooms. Really.) That aside it covers the basics of budget travel well and points to several good resources to help you research and plan your travels.

The title make me expect to see a much heavier cash flow focus in the book. While Brian covers dealing with your banks, cards, and bills he seems to be coming from a position of some financial strength. With the change left over from selling a house in the States, I think I could travel debt-free for a while too! And I think the disconnect I feel best reflects the target audience.

No Debt World Travel is not for someone finishing college and eager to hit the road, its for a late twenties to forties (or older!) audience that has never travelled, but always dreamed of it. It’s for someone who says travel is too expensive, or too hard, or too … whatever. A regular Indie Travel Podcast reader or listener is going to have heard most of the advice before, but Brian does a good job at helping someone step out and start travelling.

The added extras were interesting; I especially enjoyed hearing the perspective of several other people; some bloggers, some industry workers, and the baby-steps needed to get started in a travel lifestyle. It could have all done with some serious post-production though: each piece needs some editing and starts pretty rough.

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This article was written by Craig Martin

Podcaster and writer Craig Martin has been living on the road since leaving Auckland, New Zealand in February 2006. With a degree in Media Studies and English plus a penchant for Coleridge, he's still travelling. Craig podcasts at the Indie Travel Podcast and has penned several travel books for Indie Travel Media Ltd.