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Workers of the World #4

Posted by The Working Traveller on January 6th, 2012

Articles and posts by or about travellers working their way around the world

Various & General Working Abroad
Live Chat! From Cruise Ships To Kabul With Long Term Traveler Wandering Earl
Foxnomad Anil hosts a live chat with Wandering Earl where some of the conversation covers working on board cruise ships and other ways to make a living abroad.

Stories from Backpackers: Working in Australia and New Zealand
Six travellers describe how they paid their way down under including bar work, housekeeping, digital marketing and appearing nude for a documentary.

Working Abroad, Volunteer Jobs and Gap Years

Posted in Volunteering, Workers of the World, Working

Tags: albania, au pair, australia, bar work, beijing, bolivia, california, cambodia, career break, chiang mai, childcare, china, cook islands, crewing, cruise ship jobs, czech republic, digital nomads, ecuador, florida, france, hostel jobs, housesitting, india, italy, japan, jordan, laos, london, missouri, new zealand, organic farms, palestine, phnom penh, prague, RVing, rwanda, south africa, south korea, sri lanka, teaching english, thailand, travel writing, tuscany, uk, usa, Volunteering, wwoof

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Workers of the World #3

Posted by The Working Traveller on December 14th, 2011

Articles and posts by or about travellers working their way around the world

Various & General Working Abroad
How I Paid for 12 Years of Continuous Travel
Todd Wassel explains his methods for staying away from home including teaching stints in Japan, an internship in East Timor and working for NGOs in Sri Lanka and Kosovo.

Jill of all Trades
Lauren works her way in Australia as a Carny, bungee trampoline operator and hostel cleaner.

Working and Volunteering Abroad

Tweets From Last Night – Travel Careers
A round of a #TNI Twitter chat on breaking into the travel industry.

Posted in Volunteering, Workers of the World, Working

Tags: australia, bar work, childcare, china, cruise ship jobs, cusco, digital nomads, drug trials, east timor, film extra, france, hostel jobs, housesitting, internships, ireland, japan, kosovo, organic farms, peru, rarotonga, romania, serbia, south korea, sri lanka, summer camps, teaching english, travel writing, val d'isere, Volunteering, wildlife, wwoof

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Workers of the World #2

Posted by The Working Traveller on August 17th, 2011

Articles and posts by or about travellers working their way around the world

Various & General Working Abroad
How I Can Afford My Life Of Constant Travel
Earl explains how cruise ships, English teaching and online ventures have helped him keep wandering for the past 12 years.

Travelers Talk Back: Working While Traveling
The editors of five blogs explain the methods they use to make a living while they travel.

Tourism
Another Shit Day in Paradise
Roy spends some down time away from his cruise ship in tourist trap Acapulco.

Posted in Volunteering, Workers of the World, Working

Tags: argentina, bangkok, buenos aires, cambodia, chiang mai, china, costa rica, crewing, cruise ship jobs, cusco, freelance, gap year, home sitting, india, jordan, kuala lumpur, laos, location independent, malaysia, mexico, new zealand, paid jobs, peru, shanghai, south korea, spain, taiwan, teaching english, tefl, thailand, tourism jobs, turkey, Volunteering, wwoof

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Workers of the World #1

Posted by The Working Traveller on November 30th, 2010

Articles and posts by or about travellers working their way around the world

Tourism
Why I’ve Become a Tour Guide
The Gringo Starr’s long journey from keeping an eye on 14 year old sex pests in London to leading walking tours around Buenos Aires.

Who Says Work Can’t be Fun?
Annie, the Wayward Traveller, lands two jobs on the same day. One as a tour leader, the other a gig as a contributing writer for a website.

Teaching English
Nomadic Interviews: Wandering Earl
Earl Barron sidestepped the traditional route to teaching English when he started his own classes in a park in Thailand. Earl also discusses his life working on board cruise ships and selling ebooks.

Posted in Volunteering, Workers of the World, Working