Can I Afford to Take a Sabbatical?  10 ways to turn your escape
fantasy into reality.     Name your big goal, which might mean
remembering a forgotten dream. When Danny Tobias, 29, started
applying for jobs his senior year of college, he wasn't thrilled
with his options. He felt like he needed something bigger to aim
for, and came up with the idea of traveling around the world.
Five years later, he and his wife, Jillian, made that dream come
true when they quit their jobs and spent two years traveling to
50 countries.  Rachel Meeks, creator of, similarly dreamed of
living in Italy years ago, soon after she and her husband, Doug,
got married. At the time, they didn't think they could take a
break from their jobs and soon had two children. But last year,
when her husband turned 40, she remembered that goal. "On his
birthday, I realized that he had worked for 25 years, and I
thought it would be a good idea for Doug to take a year off from
working 60-hour weeks, spend some time with the family, and
think about wh