TIME OUT
Hurrah, a sabbatical, or even better, a career break.
We're quite jealous that you are considering a wonderful, long trip, particularly if your firm is paying you while you disappear off for a few weeks. Better still they might be holding your job open while you go for longer. The key of course is to ask (nicely). Or maybe you are going travelling between careers. Either way, what a great opportunity...
Helpful sites
www.grownupgapyear.co.uk (with kids)
Legal week career clinic thread
Ideas
http://www.poloskool.co.uk/arg_courses.html - learn to play polo in Argentina. Random, but could be combined with lots of red wine, glaciers and tango - wonderful
http://www.dempseytours.com/welcome.htm - highly respected ski tours/courses in Whistler
www.volunteerabroad.com and www.jobsabroad.com
www.challengesworldwide.com - a UK charity that harnesses the skills of volunteer professionals to work with social businesses and organisations to help eradicate poverty. It is currently represented in over 30 countries by 150 partners. CWW offers bespoke international voluntary assignments of about 3-6 months in emerging economies, tailored to the specific skills and interests of volunteers. Opportunities are available within the fields of legal advisory, human rights, legislative reform and social enterprise / small business advisory.
Lots more web addresses here