FT Series Dream jobs Meet the people who’ve given up the 9-5 to seek new careers — and new lives — on distant shores From architecture to chocolate farming in Costa Rica On holiday in Central America, Vicki Chandler decided to swap building restoration for cacao beans Thursday, 6 September, 2018 Dream jobs . . . and how to get them: from selling hair extensions to running a safari lodge in South Africa A visit to Johannesburg helped Jessica Gold decide to develop Makanyi Lodge and go into the tourism business Friday, 13 July, 2018 From management consultant to Antarctic guide Carolyn Bailey swapped flip charts and team-building for a tent on a glacier Wednesday, 30 May, 2018 From insurance sales to motorbikes in Vietnam Hawkmoon Boxer swapped Manchester for a new life as a guide in Hoi An Friday, 11 May, 2018 From army colonel to eco-lodge owner How Guy Levene left the military and built a lodge in Ethiopia Friday, 13 April, 2018 From stay-at-home mum to bush pilot After 10 years at home with her kids, Glenys Watson became a pilot in Papua New Guinea Friday, 16 March, 2018 More from this Series From finance to free diving instructor How Mike Board left a finance job in Canary Wharf and became an instructor in Indonesia Thursday, 4 January, 2018 From UK-based geophysicist to volcanologist in Montserrat Rod Stewart swapped Edinburgh for an observatory on the Caribbean island Friday, 20 October, 2017 From England to chasing the aurora borealis in Finland Tony Bateman made a website that helped total newbies see the Northern Lights Friday, 8 September, 2017 From Sweden to tour guide on Easter Island Marcus Edensky moved from a Sweden to start a new life in the Pacific Friday, 28 July, 2017 From policeman to hot-air balloon pilot in Myanmar Skills learnt as a uniformed constable translate well into a career up in the air Friday, 23 February, 2018 From PR in London to husky driving in the Arctic Gaynor Leeper quit her job as a communications manager in to work in adventure tourism Wednesday, 19 July, 2017
