{"id":47121,"date":"2020-08-15T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T21:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/coronavirus-hasnt-stopped-me-from-quitting-my-job-to-backpack-around-the-world\/"},"modified":"2020-08-15T00:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T21:13:00","slug":"coronavirus-hasnt-stopped-me-from-quitting-my-job-to-backpack-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coronavirus-hasnt-stopped-me-from-quitting-my-job-to-backpack-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"#Coronavirus hasn\u2019t stopped me from quitting my job to backpack around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Coronavirus hasn\u2019t stopped me from quitting my job to backpack around the world<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Last December, Jordan Hurt swam in the Pacific Ocean after skydiving from 10,000 feet above Manuel Antonio, a rugged national park in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

Mid-swim, the 32-year-old realized he needed a break from the Big App<\/a>le \u2014 a long break.<\/p>\n

After nearly 10 years in New York and more than five working as an assistant to \u201cMillion Dollar Listing New York\u201d real estate broker Ryan Serhant, Hurt questioned whether the hustle made him happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe answer was no,\u201d Hurt said. \u201cAs I was in the ocean \u2026 I just looked around and I was like, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s this. This is what I want.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

When he returned to the city in January, he started plotting out a yearlong backpacking trip around the world. By the time his planned July departure rolled around, however, Hurt had to contend with myriad obstacles due to the coronavirus, which began its major US outbreak in March. Not only did the Centers for Disease Control recommend avoiding all nonessential travel<\/a>, but the bulk of the world\u2019s nearly 200 countries shut their borders to US travelers \u2014 and remain that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was maybe one moment within that first stretch of quarantine that I thought, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m not going to be able to do this,\u2019 \u201d said the Ohio native. \u201cI knew I had to stay hopeful \u2026 and figure out a way for it to be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jordan Hurt<\/span>Jordan Hurt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clinging to a now-or-never mentality, Hurt had already budgeted the time and money for the trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I would have waited another year, my life could be completely different,\u201d said Hurt. \u201cI didn\u2019t own [my] apartment, I didn\u2019t have a partner, I didn\u2019t have a dog \u2026 I was like, \u2018Pull the cord, let\u2019s go.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

So, on July 5 \u2014 a day after receiving negative COVID-19 test results \u2014 he set off on his adventure. In his bag, he packed a stack of bandanas to wear over surgical masks.<\/p>\n

First came a 14-day quarantine in a London Airbnb, where he watched Netflix and ordered fish and chips via Uber Eats. He chose the United Kingdom as a starting point, he said, because it allows US citizens to enter with the requisite two weeks\u2019 isolation.<\/p>\n

After the mandatory quarantine ended, he boarded a train for Gare du Nord station in Paris. Coming from the UK, he was able to enter France regardless of his own citizenship.<\/p>\n

Hurt did have to reroute his itinerary three times to accommodate destinations that allow travelers. Initially, at the onset of the outbreak in the US in March, he figured he could begin in Guatemala and work his way down into South America. But the coronavirus soon spread to that region, with countries including Brazil, Chile and Peru continuing to battle major outbreaks. (Latin America has since recorded more than 5.4 million infections and more than 210,000 deaths.) So he switched tack and set his sights on Europe.<\/p>\n

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Jordan Hurt<\/span>Jordan Hurt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hurt stayed with friends in Paris, then took a bus to Bordeaux and traveled the Atlantic coast, where he climbed Dune Du Pilat, Europe\u2019s tallest sand dune. From there, he took a long-distance rideshare to Madrid \u2014 and has since driven through southern Spain, hitting Seville, Cadiz, Tarifa, Malaga and Granada, chronicling his stops on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coronavirus cases in Spain, however, have risen throughout July and August \u2014 and on Tuesday, national health authorities announced 8,618 new cases arose over the previous four days. Hurt is keeping his eyes on cases in Barcelona, which he wants to visit before making his way to Italy via France.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a huge lack of tourism,\u201d he said, adding that visits to tourist hot spots like Buckingham Palace in London and the Plaza de Espa\u00f1a in Seville have been blissfully empty. \u201cI\u2019m just going with the flow and it\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are other Americans around Europe \u2014 though not nearly as many as during any typical summer. One traveler from Miami told Politico he also reached Spain via the United Kingdom, where authorities didn\u2019t require him to isolate during a layover at London\u2019s Heathrow airport. When he arrived in Barcelona, he was treated as a UK citizen and allowed to enter.<\/p>\n

Even while forging ahead with his grand adventure, Hurt added, he\u2019s being responsible.<\/p>\n

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Jordan Hurt<\/span>Jordan Hurt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cEvery single place I go, I wear a mask \u2026 and I wear a mask every day on the streets,\u201d he said \u2014 adding that he also frequently uses publicly accessible hand sanitizer and stays 6 feet from others.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day \u2026 I come in peace,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m coming to experience different cultures and experience different beautiful landmarks \u2026 I\u2019m not coming to \u2026 be some fool out here.\u201d<\/p>\n

When he\u2019s not sightseeing, he\u2019s eating at restaurants, where he\u2019s been able to dine inside as long as he wears a mask until reaching the table. And staying in hostels, he\u2019s made some friends, including a man from London with a similar backpacking route with whom Hurt has been traveling in Spain. Otherwise, he said, \u201cthere is a certain amount of time I\u2019m spending alone,\u201d though he added that doesn\u2019t bother him.<\/p>\n

For now, he\u2019s in Europe for a couple more months before trekking to Turkey, where Americans can enter with a visa after being checked for COVID-19 symptoms. He aims to head to Israel in October, but since March 18, Israel\u2019s government has barred all foreigners from entering its borders.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Coronavirus] has presented me with challenges and obstacles along the way, but in a way it kind of adds to the adventure,\u201d said Hurt. \u201cIn the meantime, I\u2019m out seeing the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more: He also hopes to reach Australia and previously COVID-free New Zealand, both of which have also sealed their borders to new arrivals. Other target destinations for 2021 include India and southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to be one of those opportunities to really grow,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s great to be alive and it\u2019s great to be experiencing this time in my life.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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