Work Vacations
Working Your Way Around the World
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Maybe you have a large inheritance or you invented YouTube or are a really skilled poker player. Probably not, though. If you were, you wouldn’t be reading this. You’d be busy buying stuff. For the non-trust fund babies among us, travel is a major investment. There have been times in [...]
Teach English Abroad and get paid - free travel
Monday, October 30th, 2006Traveling abroad, while padding your bank account (a little), is possible by teaching English as a Second Language abroad. It is not a new phenomena in the budget travel world, however, it is a rewarding, interesting, and affordable way to live abroad.
Today, there is a large demand for ESL teachers is in Asia (China!!). [...]
Working Abroad in the UK
Sunday, October 8th, 2006As I have explored in previous posts, working vacations are a great way to finance your travels abroad. Previously, I noted Help Exchange and WWOOFing as options for working abroad.
I recently ran across Michael Page recruitment, which covers everything dealing with working in the UK. It’s a helpful resource that is a great starting [...]
Working Holidays Abroad with the Help Exchange
Monday, July 17th, 2006Alot like my previous post on WWOOFing, I found another site called helpx.net (help exchange) which offers pretty much the same programs as th WWOOF sites do, but on a smaller scale. Help exchange is another way to gain free accommodation and meals while traveling abroad.
One difference between WWOOFing and going through help exchange [...]
“WWOOF”ing - sweat paying for accommodations
Thursday, July 13th, 2006WWOOF’ing is a new travel idea that I just ran across recently. It allows travelers to obtain free accommodations, and also food sometimes, in thousands of destinations accross the world. No, this isn’t a scam, because you do pay for your stay in ways other than the local currency.
WWOOF stands for World Wide Oppurtunities [...]
