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It's Possible To Travel And Make Money As You Go

By Maria Ross


If traveling is one of your passions, but your pocketbook limits your ability to indulge it, there are options available to you. You could always fore go all your favorite pleasures like eating out, picking up an iced latte every morning, buying designer clothing at closeout sales, and working overtime for extra cash. Eventually you might have enough cash to take one great trip. Instead, you can opt to travel and make money as you go.

Getting a job teaching English overseas is one of the easiest ways to finance an exotic vacation. There are a number of websites that offer individuals chances for teaching abroad. English may have to be your first language, and you probably won't get rich, but this kind of job has a lot of benefits. There are other teaching opportunities you might not have thought about. Yoga, dance, music, and art are all possibilities depending on your interests and expertise.

Even if you aren't a professional writer, you might earn extra income selling travel articles. This is a good idea for someone who doesn't want to be tied down to one area for a period of time. You can write anywhere, and the more exotic the location the more interested online publishers will be in your observations. Creating a blog describing your journey can be a money maker. Most people are interested in customs and cultures other than their own.

Travelers, who have a knack for selling things, can always find selling timeshares. Companies like to hire individuals who can relate and communicate with their customers. If you are American, the company will pair you with American tourists with money and time on their hands. The profit potential in this kind of work is very attractive.

Working in hotels, youth hostels, and bars are service industry jobs open to foreign travelers. You could also get a job waiting tables, or working as a tour guide, when you are familiar enough with the area. A lot of businesses are looking for industrious individuals who can speak English.

It can be easier to break into the entertainment industry in small countries than in the United States. Street musicians, models, and film students have found work in films and television by frequenting areas where directors and producers eat and drink. You have to concerned about the legitimacy of any offer made to you however.

Painters, sculptors, and potters have always been drawn to foreign countries. If you're a professional artist, you might find a clientele base in a country that values art and culture than the United States sometimes seems to do. You might have to take a part time job to underwrite your art, but many small business owners are open to supporting young people trying to establish themselves as credible artists.

Traveling the globe is a wonderful opportunity for those with limited family responsibilities and a sense of adventure. You don't have to be independently wealth to do it either. You just have to keep an open mind to the possibilities and stay creative.




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