To work or not to work while traveling?

One of the major questions many travelers ask as they're dreaming and planning for a RTW trip or any kind of long-term travel is, "How much money will I need?" For many, that is answered in terms of how much money the traveler needs to save before setting off on a trip, during which they...

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Category: North America

Book Review: Don't Tell Mum I Work On The Rigs

As you might guess from the title, Don't Tell Mum I Work On The Rigs, She Thinks I'm The Piano Player In A Whorehouse , is a bit of a quirky exploration of the itinerant oil rigging lifestyle. As vagabonders, we get pretty focused on how we can work and travel; can we write for...

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Category: North America

Updated resource links at Vagabonding.net

Back when I wrote Vagabonding , I designed the end-of-chapter resources so that they could be continually updated online and stay as useful and relevant as possible. Recently, with the editorial help of Justin Glow and input from dozens of readers, I added to (and reorganized) my online resources at Vagabonding.net. I've copied the index...

Posted by | Comments Off on Field guide: Denver, Colorado in the fall  | September 2, 2016
Category: North America

Is it better to save up travel money at home or work overseas?

A reader named Tracy recently wrote with concerns about making a living on the road. "I have become addicted to traveling, meeting new people and all the exciting adventures," she wrote. "I don't think I can go back to a 'regular job.' I have thought about teaching English overseas, but I'm not sure if that's...

Posted by | Comments Off on Field guide: Denver, Colorado in the fall  | September 2, 2016
Category: North America