{"id":11290,"date":"2017-10-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpack.preview.uk.com\/2017\/10\/03\/this-woman-quit-her-high-flying-job-to-work-and-travel-in-a-van\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:56:11","slug":"woman-quit-job-career-travel-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/travel\/woman-quit-job-career-travel-van\/","title":{"rendered":"This woman quit her high-flying job to work and travel in a van"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of us dream of ditching the rat race for something a little more fulfilling – but few actually pluck up the courage to do it.<\/p>\n

This is particularly true when we have what is, on paper, A Really Good Job.<\/p>\n

But Kristen Bor is not the kind of woman to stand on ceremony.<\/p>\n

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Kristen Bor now lives life on her own terms (image credit: @Bearfoot Theory\/Instagram) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The American-born adventurer landed a high-profile career working in Congress straight out of uni. Having completed her Masters in environmental management, she started working as a lobbyist to promote sustainable fishing in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

Kristen specifically choose the job because it offered a lot of travelling.<\/p>\n

“Soon after I got hired, though, I realized that business traveling often meant flying halfway across the world, sitting in a conference room for a couple of days and flying home, without the opportunity to actually see the country or do anything outside of work,” she tells Forbes.com<\/a>. “That wasn\u2019t the kind of travel I was interested in.”<\/p>\n

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And I'm off! I just set off on my 5 week solo road trip in this big ol' van of mine. First up, I'm headed to @visitidaho to explore a whole new side of my home state. Get ready for beer tasting, rock climbing, fly fishing, morel hunting, and beautiful lakes. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 #sprintercampervans<\/a><\/p>\n

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