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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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A Week in Edinburgh – Volunteer & Temporary Jobs at the Edinburgh Festival

Posted by The Working Traveller on December 23rd, 2011

Edinburgh has gained worldwide renown for the large number of events that congregate under the banner of the Edinburgh Festival. While putting on your own show is a great way to be at the heart of the festival, another option is to find a temporary position or, much easier, volunteer to work at the festival.

Along with the Fringe and the International Festival, Edinburgh also roughly concurrently celebrates, among others, Jazz and Blues, Art, Film, Books and the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo.

Posted in A Week In..., Other Work, Tourism, Catering & Hospitality, Volunteering, Working

Tags: edinburgh, festival jobs, festival volunteer, festivals, scotland, uk

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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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Reader’s Letter: Working in Australia and Cambodia

Posted by The Working Traveller on December 8th, 2011

Most of the working abroad posts we feature on The Working Traveller are researched, ‘how to’ type pieces. Though I have plenty of travel tales to tell it is a rare day when I have not been able to duck out of sight when physical labour is mentioned.

Aside from four hours tending bar in a Turkish hotel and transporting business cards from Bolivia to Peru in exchange for a free lasagne my experiences in the workplace have, thankfully, been limited. As a consequence any first hand tales of looking after the spawn of the rich in Monte Carlo or working a season in the Alps aren’t going to come from my pen.

Posted in Tourism, Catering & Hospitality, Volunteering, Working

Tags: australia, cambodia, catering, sihanoukville, work in hostels

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Our New Site: Free or Cheap Volunteer Work Abroad

Posted by The Working Traveller on October 20th, 2011

We have added a new name to our slowly expanding little group of websites. Free (or Cheap) Volunteer Work Abroad joins the Overseas Job Centre and the Jobs Abroad Bulletin in providing ways to travel longer by working abroad and volunteering.

As the name suggests this site is aimed at those looking to find volunteer programmes but do not want to pay large sums of money to get involved in helping others, the environment or even themselves by acquiring new skills and ideas.

Posted in Site News, Volunteering

Tags: Volunteering

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A Week in Cusco – Volunteer Work in Cusco

Posted by The Working Traveller on September 28th, 2011

Both a beautiful and lively city, it is well worth spending more than just a few days in Cusco. Though they exist to help the poor and vulnerable of the city, the numerous NGOs in Cusco can also help to provide a niche to travellers looking to stay longer in the former capital of the lost Incan Empire.

Even a casual visitor spending only a few days in the city before and after engaging the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is likely to notice the street kids that ply their trade in and around the Plaza de Armas. Most NGOs in the area are involved with helping these children and other disadvantaged groups such as adolescent mothers and other disadvantaged women and are often creative in their methods to help Cusco’s disenfranchised citizens.

Posted in A Week In..., Volunteering

Tags: cusco, peru, Volunteering

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The A to Z of Gap Year Travel

Posted by The Working Traveller on September 23rd, 2011

If rumours of the gap year’s demise are true then this post will go mostly unread as students instead forego a break between A levels and university to avoid the rise in tuition fees. Plenty though will either worry about the financial hangover later or consider a year out a worthwhile investment in their future.

A is for… Archaeology
While a gap year can be all about living in the moment it can also be a chance to venture into the past. Past Horizons lists numerous digs around the world where volunteers are welcomed.

Posted in Camp, Leaders & Kibbutz, Childcare & Domestic, Teaching English, Tourism, Catering & Hospitality, Travel Features, Travelling, Volunteering, Working

Tags: accommodation, archaeology, australia, catering, childcare, crewing, europe, festivals, gadgets, gap year, health, insurance, internships, jordan, languages, overlanding, petra, queensland, rtw tickets, safety, summer camps, tefl, theme parks, usa, Volunteering, work exchange, wwoof

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Scary Work in the UK This Halloween

Posted by The Working Traveller on September 7th, 2011

Equal opportunities legislation outlawing discrimination against women, ethnic minorities and the disabled has yet to be extended to the undead. This combined with the undermining of disability benefit claims by courtroom film evidence showing zombies running has led to increasing poverty in the supernatural class.

Fortunately the Halloween holiday provides zombies, ghouls, ghosts, monsters and vampires with a few weeks of legitimate employment and a chance to vary an otherwise all brains or blood diet.

Attractions all over the UK take on short term seasonal staff for a couple of weeks leading up to October 31.

Posted in Tourism, Catering & Hospitality, Volunteering

Tags: paid jobs, seasonal work, theme parks, uk

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Gap Year Shows in London and Canada

Posted by The Working Traveller on August 31st, 2011

After the exam results comes the decision what to do on a gap year. Helping to answer this question is the Big Gap Year Show held on September 10, in London, and three events in Canada over the following three weeks.

Admission to the London show is free and attendees can ask questions of past volunteers and speak directly to gap year organisations such as Kaya Volunteers, The Leap, Think Pacific, Work and Volunteer Abroad and Oyster.