A Year Off is the story of a couple who decided to take a year off from their jobs to travel the world.

They weren't escaping from career failure or recovering from terrible relationships or trying to figure out what to do with their lives. But they both wanted to travel – not just take vacations – and they thought that now would be the perfect time to do it.

The book follows their journey as they figure out how to travel, where they're going, and joins them on an epic around-the-world adventure as well as the aftermath of reentering their lives at home when the travel ends.

Along the way the book includes how-to information for fellow travellers, including advice on everything from packing to budgeting to career management to handling relationships with family and friends before, during, and after the trip.