Originally Posted by synthia

Are you going to see if the job opportunity you already found will work out, then if not, try going there and job hunting? If so, no matter how much money you have saved, now is the time to buckle down and really, really try to increase your savings as much as possible. That would give you enough to return to the US if necessary for a visa, or to keep you going while you hunt for work back home.

I hope your savings are savings, not the contents of an IRA or 401K. I speak from sad experience, keep those intact, and always contribute the maximum possible.

Other than that caveat, all you are really doing is taking a break from work to travel. Not as interesting as spending the winter in Southeast Asia or Argentina, but to each his own.