How can I travel around the world?
September 11, 2009 by admin
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Coolcat22 asked:
Hi. How can I travel the world with a limited budget? After grad I really want to travel the world before I get old and realize i missed out on tons of things. I want to spend A LOT of time in Europe. Especially in the UK and Im thinking I would like to go by bike so I would like to know stuff like camp grounds? or a pack with a tent i can set up anywhere when night comes. And what would be the best way to finance such a trip? Is there some way i could make money on the road? Im one of those people that would go insane sitting in a windowless cubicle all day. This is some thing I really really want to do. Any advice at all is really appreciated… Just please none of the “There’s no way to do it go get a job and be happy flipping through files” advice. Thanks a ton.
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Hi. How can I travel the world with a limited budget? After grad I really want to travel the world before I get old and realize i missed out on tons of things. I want to spend A LOT of time in Europe. Especially in the UK and Im thinking I would like to go by bike so I would like to know stuff like camp grounds? or a pack with a tent i can set up anywhere when night comes. And what would be the best way to finance such a trip? Is there some way i could make money on the road? Im one of those people that would go insane sitting in a windowless cubicle all day. This is some thing I really really want to do. Any advice at all is really appreciated… Just please none of the “There’s no way to do it go get a job and be happy flipping through files” advice. Thanks a ton.
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Alot of people find summer jobs because in Europe there’s plenty from may-october…
Google ‘jobs in europe’
ask around
my friend worked in england, greece, spain. germany and a few more countries ( coffee shops, tourism jobs )
try to take languages classes as well….
good luck !!
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You’ll want to do tons of research first, but you can be saving your money while you do that. There are a couple of websites that have good forums to read – and.
There are actually “Round the World” airline tickets which will save you money versus by individual tickets. Google that and you can find lots of info.
I don’t know about working while your abroad – it’s usually difficult without a work visa, depending on the country.
Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t do it! Get out there and see the world! Good luck =)
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Stay in youth hostels. Get a eurorail pass and travel around by train. Have a great time and meet a lot of young people. I wish I had done these things when I was younger. You can do the work part later, you won’t miss anything …
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You don’t mention your nationality, but if you are non-European, you won’t be able to work here while travelling. There are strict regulations in place for hiring (especially in the EU) which precludes hiring foreigners unless they are highly skilled/educated/in demand.
It’s very possible to travel on a limited budget though, but there are time-restrictions in place for most countries or groups of countries. This means you couldn’t stay in one area longer than a certain period (often 90 days out of every 180).
The Nordic countries have right of access, meaning you can camp anywhere in the countryside (even private property) as long as you are a certain distance from houses. A few other countries have similar rules:
You can also hitch in many countries fairly safely.
Couchsurfing is good for accommodation and meeting locals:
There are plenty of jobs that are outside an office, just find an environment you like being in, and figure out what jobs would put you there.
I have a few friends that travel nearly constantly, and don’t keep a home anywhere. They finance their trips by working awhile (dual citizenships help) such as teaching English in Asia. They’ve developed skills that pay off along the way (one of them is an excellent photographer and is able to sell photographs, several are musicians that get money busking or playing local shows, or have a manual labour skill). They also have some sort of humanitarian agenda that they volunteer time towards as they travel, which gets them monetary sponsors.
In order to do this, you have to be innovative and figure out your own strengths, and how they can support this kind of lifestyle. You’ll need to work to save money to get started travelling, there’s not really a way around this unless you do volunteer work with a major organization.