Live your dream. … ditch the nine to five, say ciao to the rat race.

They call it a “gap” year in the UK.

Greg and Lori Chartier took off with two teenage boys through New Zealand and Australia. And loved it.

I thought the book would be filled with dream travel itineraries. The Lonely Planet Planet Earth that I have long been anticipating.

Actually, most of it deals with practicalities: house, pets, finances, vehicle, job. Where to kennel the kids.