Get Paid To Travel: 15 Jobs That Pay You to Explore

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Want to get paid to travel the world, but don’t think it’s possible? Feel like it’s just a pipe dream? Think again! We’re proof that if you put your mind to it, you too will be able to get paid to travel.

Every week, our inbox is flooded with emails from readers who want to travel, but don’t have the means to do so. Or, they want to travel and have some savings but need to learn how to make money onlineget paid to write online or find travel jobs while they’re on the road.

People always ask us how we get paid to travel.

Let me tell you, there are many many jobs you can do that involve travelling and making money. In fact, we took a 1 month digital detox while visiting Canada and our income was higher than the month before!

In this post, I’m going to list 15 great jobs that pay you to travel.

But first, I think it’s important to have a bit of a nest egg before you take off and actually figure out how to get paid to travel. It doesn’t need to be a huge amount of money, but something to fall back on while you’re searching for jobs.

(Want to get straight into the good stuff? Click here to jump to the ways you can get paid to travel)

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Getting paid to plot new trekking routes in Kyrgyzstan – that was pretty amazing!

How We Saved Money For Travel

In the beginning, we didn’t even consider getting paid to travel. In fact, we didn’t really know it was possible.

All we wanted to do was quit our jobs, leave Canada behind and fly to Southeast Asia and the Subcontinent to experience a year of complete freedom.

We saved up as much money as we could and sold our possessions – including our condominium, vehicle and electronics. After saving and selling, we were able to come up with $40,000.

That year abroad was life-changing and eye-opening.

Meeting people from all walks of life, and learning about their culture, religion, and lifestyle was something that we were completely enthralled with. We wanted more.

The travel bug had a grip on us and we needed to figure out a way to get paid to travel — it was our new-found passion and calling in life.

Going back to working in an office and a plant simply wasn’t an option.

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Travelling through India was one of our most memorable experiences

Sadly, at the time we didn’t realize we could get paid to travel. In fact, we thought the only way to make money was to go back to Canada and work again. So, we sucked it up and returned home to our same jobs for one final year.

We were completely different people, with one goal in mind: SAVE MONEY TO TRAVEL. Before you head off on a trip and figure out ways to get paid to travel, I recommend having some savings in the bank.

Here are the top 5 ways we were able to save money for travel, plus, you can use these money saving tips:

  1. We rented out our spare bedroom to a friend. Having a “third wheel” in the house wasn’t great, but hey, it was an additional $800 / month.
  2. We worked overtime shifts and took on second jobs. Nick picked up as many extra hours at work as he could, and I took on a second job. I was able to earn money from home in the evenings and on weekends.
  3. We put ourselves on a budget. We each had $50 / month to spend on entertainment. This included dinners out, date nights, buying coffee, anything that wasn’t a “necessity” was considered entertainment. It’s amazing how far $50 went when we would stop and think about whether or not we actually needed the item we were considering buying.
  4. Downsizing and consolidating. We cut our internet, cable and cell phone bills back to the very basic amount. Nick sold his expensive car and purchased a cheaper one. I walked to work instead of purchasing a transit pass. We sold things that we didn’t need anymore, including furniture, an extra set of tires, extra TV, etc. I didn’t get my hair done at the salon or buy any new clothing.
  5. Selling our possessions and payouts from work. If we didn’t take our vacation pay at work, or our sick days, those would be paid out at the end of the year in cash. So, we didn’t take any holidays while saving, and since we rarely get sick, we had lots of those days too. We also sold Nick’s vehicle and my condominium before taking off to travel the world.
  6. Renting out space in your house. This option wasn’t around when we were saving to travel, but these days with a company called Neighbor, you can rent out any extra space you have for people to store their possessions. Extra space could be your driveway, shed, garage, basement, closet, shipping container, carport, or anything! Earn upwards of $600 per month with this idea. Click here to learn more.

We aren’t trust fund babies, and we didn’t receive any money from our families. We just set a goal for ourselves and made saving money for travel a top priority. If you don’t think you’re able to save enough money to travel, there are also plenty of ways to travel when you have no money.

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The condominium that I sold to have money for travel

Get Paid To Travel With These 15 Jobs

While there are many different ways of getting paid to travel the world, these are the best options.

1. Public Speaking

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Nick speaking on the subject of travel bloggers working with brands at the World Tourism Forum in Istanbul

As bloggers, we’ve been to many conferences around the world and were even invited to speak at one. Whether in the travel space or not, if you are knowledgeable on a particular topic (business, finance, tech, fitness, etc.), then there will be a conference or event for you.

Friends of ours make a great income by being invited as keynote speakers to various events around the world.

Many times, once the conference is over (keeping in mind that you’ve been flown there to speak, put up in a swanky hotel, provided all food, and earned a salary), there will be a tour or a trip to nearby cities in the country.

This is a great way to get paid to travel.

Think about subjects that you’re an expert in, research conferences around the world, and apply to be a speaker. The best way is to use Google for this.

If you want to speak in New York about your expertise in travel blogging, search “travel blogging conference in New York”, or “travel conference in New York”.

2. Travel Blogging (or fashion, food, mommy, tech, etc.)

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Our office on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala – not bad!

One day, when our trip around the world was coming to an end and our funds were running low, I read an article from a fellow travel blogger who said he earned around $3,000 a month from travel blogging.

WHAT?!

At that time, we were traveling on a budget — around $50/day for both of us. That $3,000 was more than double what we needed for a month of travel. That was all the inspiration we needed. We learned how to start a travel blog within a couple of days after reading that article.

This is by far our favorite way to get paid to travel. It took a couple of years, and it’s definitely not a get-rich-quick job, but since we were investing time and energy into something we loved, it didn’t feel like work — and still doesn’t.

We live and work from anywhere in the world that has a wi-fi signal.

We’ve blogged from cafes in Rome, Bali and Guanajuato, and rented apartments to work from home in Guatemala, Grenada, Thailand and Argentina.

There are numerous ways to make money from a travel blog, but here are the top 5 ways we get paid to travel through our website:

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Us blogging at a cafe in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  1. Affiliate Marketing. When someone purchases a product or service that we recommend, we earn a commission. If you purchase travel insurance, book a hotel, rent a car, buy a product on Amazon, etc. we make some money from that company.
  2. Content Creation & Social Media Management. Our team helps other websites by creating content (articles) for them, and managing their social media accounts – such as Pinterest and Facebook.
  3. Advertising through Mediavine. Once you receive 50,000 sessions on your website, you can be earning around $400/month just for having relevant ads placed on your site. The more page views you have, the more money you can earn. 
  4. Media and Product Sales. You create a product and sell it to your readers. Whether it’s an ebook, an online course, or t-shirts, this is a great way to get paid to travel through your blog.
  5. Press Trips. Once your website has a decent amount of traffic, or you have a strong social media brand, you’ll start to get contacted by tourism boards, hotels, and tour companies who will invite you on a trip to review their company/city. Destination Marketing is a fun way to meet new people, explore new places, and travel for free and get paid.

Considering starting a travel blog, fashion blog, mommy blog, food blog…any type of blog?! Right now we’re offering our Pro Blogging ebook, Beginner Blogger Course and access to our Private Facebook Group all for free when you start a blog through this link.

UPDATE 2023:  If you want to go pro with your blog, then I recommend checking out our Free SEO Training Video. It’s nearly an hour long and will show you the exact steps we use to grow our traffic. Don’t miss it! It won’t be free forever.

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3. Proofreading and Editing

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You can take an editing or proofreading course online from anywhere in the world

If you want to travel while getting paid, becoming a proofreader could be a great option. If you have no experience with this line of work, but think it could be the job for you, I recommend taking a proofreading course online to have a leg up on the competition and to properly understand the job.

With proofreading, you’ll be able to read (and learn) about a wide variety of topics, work for yourself remotely and set your own hours. Beginners earn between $12-$15 per hour, but you can definitely earn more like $25-$45 per hour once you gain experience.

Have a look at the editing course and proofreading course with Knowadays (there’s a free trial available), or take them both to set yourself up for success — the bundle is currently 15% off using this link.

Not only will you get one-on-one support, but you’re guaranteed work with their partner, Proofed! If you’re on the fence, have a look at our in-depth review of the Knowadays editing course and review of the Knowadays proofreading course to see if these courses are right for you.

4. Brand Ambassador

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If you become an ambassador for a particular company, you will literally be paid to travel in order to create content for them.

They’re generally looking for you to use their product or service, and then write about it and/or share it on your social media accounts. Oftentimes they want you to go to a particular destination to create a video around a certain topic (while of course, tying in their brand).

Our friend Rachel is a brand Ambassador for Afar Magazine and is sent on various stints around the world to discover and explore, then report back. Well-known clothing and travel brands offer similar jobs — such as Gadventures, Kathmandu, GoPro, REI, etc.

If there’s a brand or product that you resonate with, reach out to them and see if they’re looking for Ambassadors. Long-term ambassadorship programs (ie: 1 year or more) can pay around $10,000 – $20,000 / project.

Of course, you’ll have to offer them deliverables in return. Typically there will be an agreed-upon amount of content that you will have to share per month — maybe a video, exposure on your social accounts, or a post on your blog.

You’ll get paid by the company, travel around using their product/service, and in turn, their brand will be seen by thousands of your followers. It’s a win-win!

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5. Teaching English Abroad

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Me with some of my awesome students in China

While we were getting Goats On The Road up and running, we needed to earn an income. Our savings were dwindling and we had to figure out how to get paid to travel — ASAP.

When we started searching online for teaching jobs in China, we were overwhelmed by the number of schools available. The problem was, when we did Google searches for reviews of the schools, the results were almost always that they were a scam.

Thankfully we didn’t get too discouraged and eventually, we came across Shane English School and ended up signing a 1-year teaching contract with them. We earned $1,500 a month each while receiving free accommodation, Mandarin lessons, health insurance, and bonuses.

We had our travel costs covered as well! They flew us to China, and then onwards to Mongolia at the end of the contract. Plus, we only worked 20 hours per week, which gave us plenty of time to grow Goats On The Road.

Teaching English in China: Getting a Job is Easier Than You Think!
Nick teaching one of his kindergarten classes in China

Once your contract is up, you can apply to teach English in Japan, teach in South Korea, or maybe Mexico, Spain, Thailand, or somewhere else in the world! Getting paid to travel as an English teacher is a job we highly recommend.

To increase your odds of getting hired as an English teacher abroad, make sure you take a TEFL course and get certified. With reputable companies like International TEFL Academy, not only will you have the confidence you need to be a teacher, but you receive guaranteed job assistance and job placement as well! Click here to learn more about the high-quality TEFL courses with International TEFL Academy.

6. Social Media Influencer (a fun way to get paid to travel!)

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Basically, you use your online influence to showcase a destination or a product. You’ll need to build up your social accounts (in particular, Instagram or YouTube) so that you have the numbers and the reach that companies are looking for.

Many social media influencers are paid big dollars by tourism boards, travel brands, and other companies to promote them.

You’ll often see an Instagrammer with a huge following posing with a particular product and tagging that company. That’s what being a social media influencer is. That company will pay the influencer big bucks to travel to destinations and pose with the product.

The influencer above was on a campaign with us in Chicago. She was paid by the Chicago Tourism Board to promote the city to her followers…but, she is also an ambassador for Swatch.

So, as you can see, due to her social media influence, she was being paid to travel and promote a product!

We’ve been invited by many tourism boards of a city or country to spend a week or so experiencing all that the region has to offer, while showcasing the destination to our readers. This is a great way to get paid to travel the world if you’re an influencer.

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Getting paid to travel and scuba dive around Indonesia was a very memorable experience

Accommodation, food, tours, and flights are all included and we receive a salary on top of this as well. Depending on the press trip, you’ll need to provide “deliverables” in the form of social media shares, YouTube videos, or blog posts.

We’ve been paid to travel with tourism boards from Malta, Chicago, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, the Bahamas, and more.

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7. Work On a Cruise Ship

If you like ships, traveling, and people, working on a cruise ship might just be the best way for you to get paid to travel. You’ll cruise from port to port, and have an opportunity to check out the new destinations.

You’ll be paid a good salary ($1,800+ / month), plus free accommodation and travel. If you have no bills and are working on a cruise ship, you’re literally getting paid to travel around the world! For our fully detailed article, have a look at How To Find Cruise Ship Jobs – The Ultimate Guide.

☞ See Also: An Interview – How To Make Money and Travel by Working On a Cruise Ship

8. Yacht / Sailboat Delivery Work

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Like to sail? Consider delivering sailboats or yachts to various ports!

If you like to sail and want to earn money, working as crew aboard a boat could be the perfect gig for you. As with being a cruise ship worker, you’ll literally get paid to travel.

Companies and yacht owners oftentimes need someone to bring their boat from point A to point B while they are out of the country.

For example, someone’s boat is being serviced in the British Virgin Islands, and they need it returned to where they are in England because they want to set off on a Mediterranean adventure.

Maybe the owners don’t want to sail across the Atlantic, or they simply have other pressing plans. You would be on board with a crew to bring that boat safely to the UK.

Typically, these are 1-way trips and you’ll be paid a daily fee, food on board, and a plane ticket back to the home dock or city that you came from. Sailing experience is preferred, but not always required. Click here to learn about the positions available.

Another way to get paid to travel is to actually work on a yacht. Rather than delivering the boat, you could be a crew member! To learn more about yacht jobs available around the world, and how to apply for them, click here

9. Run Your Own Travel Tours

If you consider yourself a seasoned traveler, and know a destination quite well, you might want to consider setting up your own tours. Pick a niche for your tour and run with it.

Will it be photography? Adventure? Luxury? Food?

We know many travel bloggers who have diversified their income streams to include running their own small group tours to places like Peru, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. It’s a lot of work to put the tours together, but they can be quite lucrative.

Further, if you are certified or have a certain skill set, consider becoming a tour guide.

If you know the history and architecture of the city you’re living in, start a walking tour. Are you a pro kayaker, surfer, cyclist? Maybe think about becoming an independent guide, or at least, working with an already established company.

These days, many people are hosting experiences on Airbnb, or Get Your Guide. This is one of the best ways to get paid to travel.

The kayak guide in the photo below is from Ireland but was working in Malta before moving on to her next job somewhere else in the world. She loved her job and said it was such a great way to get paid to travel around the world.

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Nick and our kayak guide, exploring a cave in Malta

10. Freelance Writing and Journalism

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If you don’t want to start a blog and work for yourself, you can opt to become a freelance writer or journalist (or, do both). Many online and in-print publications will pay you to write an article for them.

To ensure you get hired, it’s a great idea to have a freelance writing course on your resume to give you the skills you need. The course from Knowadays will show you how to structure and write engaging articles, and how to do proper research for the posts as well.

On top of that, you’ll learn how to find your own clients and start your own freelance writing business, which you can do from anywhere in the world. Get 25% off the course using this link and promo code GOATS25. For more details, read our full review of the Knowadays freelance writer course.

Once you’ve passed the course, think about what you specialize in and start pitching companies. Who knows, within a few weeks, you could get paid to write online. Even if you have no experience, you can start freelance writing.

As with travel blogging, the beauty of this job is the location independence it affords. Work in your pyjamas from anywhere in the world. 

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Write from anywhere and get paid to travel. This is me in Bariloche, Argentina

Some of the bigger publications (National Geographic, New York Times, etc.) will literally send you out on a job. For example, journalists and writers might be invited to report on the opening of new hotels in various destinations, unique festivals in a region, or to experience the culinary scene.

When we first started trying to figure out how to get paid to travel, we reached out to numerous publications in the finance, lifestyle, and travel industries and got ourselves quite a few gigs.

**We’ve recently partnered up with Solid Gigs. This company manually searches through over 100 freelance job boards and sends you the best 1% to your inbox on Tuesdays. There’s a free week trial before having to commit. Click here for details

See also: Get Paid To Write Online: 99 Publications That Pay Up To $4K / Article

11. Teach English Online

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Teaching English online with VIPKid is a great way to earn good money from anywhere in the world

If you’re a native English speaker, this is an excellent way to supplement any job or have it as your full-time job. If you’re an American citizen or permanent resident, you can assist American students with their reading comprehension and literacy with BookNook, while earning $18 per hour. This is a great job. Find out more here.

If you want to teach English online, check out Preply, Cambly, Teachable, Outschool, or Italki. With Preply, you set your own rates. The top teachers earn around $500 per week! Make sure to get TEFL certified in order to better your odds of finding work.

With this job, you can work from anywhere, and get paid to travel.

We know people who teach English online from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Spain, and the Caribbean island of Grenada. This job gives you the freedom to move around, and not be tied to one place for an extended period of time — unless you want to be.

☞ See Also: Teach English Online – Get Paid With These Top Companies

For more information on teaching English online, have a look at our articles here:

12. Become a Virtual Assistant

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There are so many online businesses these days, and with that comes the opportunity for assistant work. We personally have a staff of 2 full-time virtual assistants who help us with everything from building up our Pinterest account to editing and formatting articles for our websites.

If you’re good at social media and know how to build engagement and a following, you can reach out to online businesses and see if they need your help.

Many influencers need assistance with posting on their social media accounts, editing videos for YouTube, working on their SEO (search engine optimization), or marketing themselves and reaching out to potential partner companies.

There are numerous tasks a virtual assistant can do. Pay depends on your skill level and the tasks at hand, but for basic tasks you can expect around $7.50 – $50+ / hour.

Depending on the company, there might be an opportunity to literally get paid to travel as well.

We’ve sent our assistants on trips to New Hampshire and Beijing on our behalf, and some businesses hold meet-ups with their staff in various places around the world. Find virtual assistant jobs here.

13. Work On a Vineyard or Farm

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Love wine? How about working on a vineyard – a great way to get paid to travel!

In various places in the world, you can find jobs picking fruit, working on a farm, or picking grapes on a vineyard. These jobs are great because you get to work outside, meet new people and earn a decent wage as well.

Plus, since they’re seasonal, you can work in the southern hemisphere for part of the year, then move north. This is a great job to get paid to travel — find yourself exploring Canada, then head south to experience New Zealand!

If you’re interested in wine, working as a grape harvester is an excellent way to learn about the industry – who knows what sort of opportunities might arise.

For those who are interested in agriculture and farming, there are lots of skills you can learn by surrounding yourself with experts in the field. There are numerous volunteer jobs, but for paid work, check out Backdoor Jobs. I found farming jobs for $275/week plus room and board.

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14. Become a Yoga Instructor

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This is one of the best ways to get paid to travel the world. However, you will need to become certified before practicing yoga as a career. 

The most common way to become certified is by taking a 200-hour training program approved by Yoga Alliance in the United States and the International Yoga Federation.

Once you’re certified, you can start teaching classes online, or in-person — from anywhere in the world.

At proper yoga studios, teachers can earn around $50 per class, or if you’re teaching online through your YouTube channel, website, Teachable, or a platform like Zoom, you can set the rate. 

Learn more about getting paid to travel the world as a yoga instructor in our full article, here.

15. Become a Dive Instructor (Dive Master)

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If you’re into scuba diving, this is an excellent way to get paid while traveling and living around the world. To become a Divemaster, you’ll need to complete the divemaster course, be a rescue diver, and have logged 60 dives at minimum.

After that, you’ll need to find work at a dive shop or on a liveaboard boat! The Padi job board is a great place to source jobs.

Divemaster pay isn’t amazing, but it’s enough to live on. Plus, depending on the gig, you may receive free accommodation and food (or at least a discount), tips from guests, the experience of working in exotic destinations, and of course, free diving! Learn more in our article here.

16. Bonus! Rent Out Your Space

Ok, so this option isn’t going to pay you to travel the world, but it will earn you money while you’re out exploring.

If you live in the United States and you have extra space in your shed, carport, driveway, shipping container, warehouse, basement, closet, empty lot, etc., you can rent that out with Neighbor.

Neighbor is like Airbnb for your unused space. It connects people needing storage with those with extra space available. Earn between $50 – $600 per month with this unique idea. This is an amazing way to make money while you’re traveling. Click here to learn more.

Final Thoughts and Recommended Resources

Here are some tips for when you’re starting out.

Live and Travel in More Affordable Destinations

If you’re planning on working online, I highly recommend basing yourself (or traveling) in a digital nomad destination where your home currency (or the currency you will be earning) will go farther.

For example, if you’re making $1,000 USD per month, that money will last a lot longer if you spend time in Mexico, India, Thailand, Bolivia, or Greece, as opposed to the UK, Canada, USA, or the Caribbean.

Consider living somewhere with a low cost of living until you start earning more money. Our friend and author, Tim Leffel has written an ebook titled: A Better Life For Half The Price, and I highly recommend grabbing yourself a copy.

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Getting paid to travel to Chicago and attend food festivals was pretty amazing! You can too if you become an Influencer or Blogger!

How to Find Cheap Accommodation

If you’re wondering how to find affordable apartments and hotels around the world, we typically use Airbnb, local Facebook Groups and Booking.com. Better yet, find free accommodation around the world.

Many of the ways to get paid to travel that I listed above include accommodation, but if they don’t, I recommend spending some time in one spot to help save money when you’re starting out — you can cook for yourself, and you’ll receive discounts on longer stays.

Another option, if you’re considering online work as a way to get paid to travel, is to try house sitting and pet sitting. While these jobs don’t typically pay you, it’s a great way to live like a local and immerse yourself in the destinations you visit.

In exchange for taking care of someone’s home and/or beloved pets, you’ll receive free accommodation and use of their vehicle. We’ve house and pet sat in Grenada, Barbados and Costa Rica, and absolutely loved it. Use this link to subscribe and receive 25% off the membership fee with the best website for finding housesits, Trusted Housesitters.

Follow Your Passion

It’s important to take risks and follow your passion.

Don’t decide to become a social media guru if you don’t like Facebook and Instagram. Don’t think you’re going to make thousands of dollars by being a motivational speaker if you hate public speaking. Don’t plan to start tours if you don’t really like being around groups of people. You get the point.

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Living in Canggu Bali – a place with a very low cost of living

If you do what you love, it won’t feel like work.

There are many jobs where you can travel for free and get paid. For us, we love traveling, being with one another, and sharing our journey with others. So naturally, blogging, destination marketing and social media influencing is definitely our favorite way to get paid to travel. 

If you love photography, writing, connecting with others, and social media, then I recommend you start a blog too.

Hopefully, this list gave you some inspiration for ways to save money at home, and how to get paid to explore. As I said above, there are numerous ways to get paid for travel, all you need to do is make the decision and go for it. Good luck!

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Dariece Swift

Dariece is a co-founder of Goats On The Road, and an expert in saving money, finance management, building an online business and of course... travel. She loves meeting new people, trying new cuisines, and learning about the unique cultures of our world. She has over 12 years of experience helping others to realize their travel dreams and has worked in numerous jobs all over the world to help pay for travel.

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  1. I love your blog and your style! We were inspired by your blog and started ours with the help of your E-Book…..however, we are taking some time off now and trying to figure out some details. Our niche is a travel with young children! Do you recommend any blog with similar niche as ours?

  2. Hi Maanii! I’m glad you found our ebook and blog inspiring and that you were able to start your own There are lots of family bloggers out there, but we like ytravelblog.com. Happy blogging and happy travels!

  3. Thank you for sharing this information. I showed the teaching in China requirements to my daughter- who is not quite that age-group yet, but it opened her eyes to future possibilities and what she needs to set as her priorities to reach those goals. It’s easy for someone to tell you that ‘you can do anything’ but can be difficult to comprehend. So thank you again for the easy-to-understand break-down of these money-making possibilities!

  4. This was a very well written and extremely motivational blog. My girlfriend and I have always dreamt of doing something like this but tucked it away as something that was just that.. a dream. Thank you for sharing steps on how to make our dreams a reality!

  5. Hi. I am a full-time, widow, mom of two. My son is 12 and my daughter is 10. I would some information on getting started with getting paid to travel. Since we lost my husband (nearly 3 years ago now), I have been trying to figure how to make happy memories for my children. With losing daddy so young, they didn’t have a lot with him, because he worked so I could be a stay at home mom. I tried working, but my children need me. If I could get paid to travel and just post on social media about our experiences, that would be the PERFECT DREAM JOB!!! The 3 of us could make many happy memories, especially over summer break.

  6. Hello there …

    Me and My Husband have big wish and hope can work overseas as couple. If anyone can help us ?

    We are hard working and always do the best and never stop to learn about life but to be honest We both no have opportunity and We need visa work while we are can not do sponsor alone .

    Please if anybody can help or know information looking couple married fr work ( cleaner , hospitality, care Au pair or suitable position as couple ) please let Us know .

    With big appreciate We say thank you and have nice day .

    Regards

    Ami & Thomas

  7. I’m a seasonal traveler and always thought it would be a good investment to learn the constellations and start a guided night sky tour that could be done from anywhere.

    Also highly recommend WanderJobs.com for seasonal adventure jobs with housing! They have interesting positions all over the world.
    🙂

  8. Loved your blog extremely inspirational!!! My husband and I will be retiring early (we’ll be in our early 50’s in about 3 years to fulfilling our dream of traveling & looking at backpacking in SE Asia & traveling around the world while staying close & connected to our adult children in the US. Any suggestions to a particular blog audience that would relate to our future travel experiences? We will finally be living our adventure together but solo yet having more time to spend quality time with our children:) in person & virtually.

  9. Hi Betty! Thanks for commenting and sharing your story – that’s so exciting for you and your husband! People would definitely be interested in reading your blog as you travel around. You can share about the aspect of saving money, retiring early, then what it’s like to travel in SEA. Good luck and enjoy

  10. This is so inspiring and I couldn’t agree more!! I would want to live the life as well!!

  11. I found this article so fruitful. Thank you so much for sharing the experience with us. It is so inspiring. love you from nepal.

  12. I like this job and , I don’t have any money because I am a driver and I am from Bangalore India pls reaply me I can do this job.

  13. I needed the advice and other tips to help me figure out my plans after college. Thank you so much for giving me a new perspective on how to make my dreams a reality and giving me new hope and ideas for my future.

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