Stop daydreaming at your desk, ditch the nine to five, say ciao to the rat race - take life by the scruff of the neck and give it a shake! Whether you want to pen a novel, gawk at migrating wildebeest, row the Atlantic or relax on a Goan beach, The Career Break Book is the guide for you. Questions you'll ask - answered • What should I do with my house, mortgage, finances, pension, pets, car, etc? • How can I ask my employer for time off? • What happens if I take my children out of school? • How will future employers view my career break? • What if I decide not to come back? Exciting ideas - and how to realize them Watch polar bears from a tundra buggy • Learn Thai massage at a monastery • Take a felucca up the Nile • Build a house or rent an island • Join the UN Volunteer Program • Monitor animal populations for the US National Park Service • Write a best-seller • Sail around the Caribbean • Visit an ashram in Kerala • Take the Trans-Mongolian Express from Moscow to Beijing All this and much more! Also... • Advice from career-breakers and industry experts • World map showing round-the-world trips • Essential trip-planning advice