What would a year off look like for you? And what emotions might it evoke? When we see images of travel and gap years, they can feel romanticised or out of reach – but the new memoir and guide, A Year Off by Alexandra and David Brown, is different. ‘We wanted to take a risk, living bigger than before and following our hearts, but we also felt fearful about stepping off the path of our traditional careers,’ the authors say. ‘We saw lots of the world, and we saw even more of ourselves.’ Their book guides you to dream and learn how it really feels to take a leap into a year of travel.
PHOTOGRAPH: LAOS FROM ‘A YEAR OFF: A STORY ABOUT TRAVELING THE WORLD AND HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR YOU’ BY ALEXANDRA BROWN AND DAVID BROWN (CHRONICLE, £18.99)