[killer_carlson]

I'm so glad I travelled before jumping into my career.

Once you get married and start hatching kids, you can park the "travel" concept for a couple of decades. You will still "vacation" for weeks at a time, but if you are the type of person who draws a distinction between travelling and vacationing, then you can forget planning some travel.

My vote is to take the year to travel. I suspect you will be better at your job or a future job once you have that new found perspective.