Do you want to travel the world long-term or forever? Here is where we’ll help you to earn money on the road, so that you can travel for as long as you want. We’ve personally taught English, volunteered, house sat and bartended, but our favourite money earning method (by far) is travel blogging. On this page you’ll find information on earning money from lots of different travel jobs from blogging to becoming a scuba diving instructor.
Want more? Check out our list of 101 Travel Jobs!
Travel Blogging
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Affiliate Marketing 101: How To Earn Thousands While You Sleep
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10 Tips to Improve Your Travel Blog Design
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How To Start a Travel Blog (+Free Travel Blogging Course!)
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10 Most Important First Steps For a Brand New Travel Blog
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10 Mistakes To Avoid When Starting An Online Business
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Why We Switched To Bluehost & How It Gave Our Blog a Massive Boost
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We Created a Free Course for New Bloggers!
We Created a Free Course for New Bloggers!As I’m sitting here at my laptop on a Saturday morning, sipping coffee, I’m feeling a sigh of relief come ov...READ MORE -
How Travel Blogging Changed Our Lives: Our Journey to Financial Freedom
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10 Best Free WordPress Plugins Every Travel Blog Should Have
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Best Pinterest Group Boards for Travel Bloggers
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How To Pick a Travel Blog Name: Blog Name Ideas & Names to Avoid
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Beginner’s Guide to Pinterest For Travel Bloggers
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Our Journey to a Six-Figure Online Business
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Top 5 Most Important Investments For a Growing Blog
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Teaching English
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Teaching Jobs In China: Get Paid $2,900 / Month With a Legitimate School
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Teach English Online: Get Paid With These Top 5 Companies
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How To Make Money and Travel The World As an Online ESL Teacher
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5 Essential Steps To Becoming An English Teacher Anywhere In The World
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Getting a Teaching Job in China is Easier Than You Think!
Getting a Teaching Job in China is Easier Than You Think!Teaching English in China can be a great source of income on the road for digital nomads, a great “gap year”...READ MORE -
10 Reasons to Teach for Shane English School in Yangzhou, China
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Teaching English in China: It’s Exhausting!
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How We Saved $21,000 In A Year As English Teachers in China
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Julia’s Song: A Chinese Student Singing
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Teaching English In Front Of 400 People On Children’s Day
Teaching English In Front Of 400 People On Children’s DayThe other day I received a text message from my boss saying that I was going to have to go and do a promo at the exhibit...READ MORE -
Meet Standy – Our Personal Assistant in China
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Teaching English: A Day In The Life Of A Teacher In China
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10 Reasons Why Living in China Is Awesome!
10 Reasons Why Living in China Is Awesome!When we set off from Canada to live abroad in China, we knew it would be awesome, but we didn’t know it would be t...READ MORE -
Is China Cheap? The Cost Of Living In China Revealed
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Teaching in China: Answering Your Frequently Asked Questions
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House Sitting
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10 Reasons Why House Sitting is The Ultimate Job
10 Reasons Why House Sitting is The Ultimate JobWe’ve spent the last year traveling the world and house sitting in some amazing locations. Imagine spending the winter D...READ MORE -
How To Find a House Sitting Job & Get Hired Today!
How To Find a House Sitting Job & Get Hired Today!Today, everyone wants to find house sitting jobs or find a sitter for their house. House sitting is one of the best ways...READ MORE -
How To Join Trusted House Sitters & Get Your First House Sitting Job
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Our Tropical Paradise: Grenada, We’re Home
Our Tropical Paradise: Grenada, We’re HomeIs there somewhere in the world that you adore so much that you find yourself drawn there, almost as if there were some...READ MORE -
10 Things To Do After You Land Your First Pet Sitting Job
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Living in Grenada: House Sitting and Our Need For a Home Base
Living in Grenada: House Sitting and Our Need For a Home BaseI’m sitting here typing away on my computer, while struggling to keep my mind (and eyes) focused on the task at ha...READ MORE -
We’re Home! Our Journey from Costa Rica to Grenada
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8 Tips to Guarantee You Land The Perfect Pet-Sitting Job
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6 Months Of Free Accommodation | Our Upcoming Tropical Paradise Plans
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Why House Sitters are Invaluable to Homeowners
Why House Sitters are Invaluable to HomeownersWe’ve written a few articles on the benefits of being a house sitter (free accommodation, enjoying the company of...READ MORE -
5 Ways to Save Thousands of Dollars on Accommodation Costs
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How We Saved $24,000 In Accommodation
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An Honest Update From The Goats – How We Afford To Live Abroad
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Living in Grenada – Our Caribbean Paradise (With Video)
Living in Grenada – Our Caribbean Paradise (With Video)As if out of nowhere, the sea abruptly ended and land appeared under the wheels of our aircraft. The plane gently touche...READ MORE -
House Sitting: Frequently Asked Questions
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More Travel Jobs
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Get Paid To Travel: 11 Jobs That Pay You to Explore
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Get Paid To Write Online: 99 Travel Publications That Pay Up To $4,000
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Earn Money From Home: 21 Lucrative Side Hustles To Start Now
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10 Online Jobs That Can Earn Thousands Each Month
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Making Money On The Road: An Inspirational Interview With The Motoroamers
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How To Make Money and Travel The World As A Grape Harvester On Vineyards
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How to Make Money and Travel The World As A Copywriter
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How To Make Money and Travel The World As A Travel Brand Consultant
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How To Make Money and Travel The World As an Online ESL Teacher
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How To Make Money and Travel The World As a Cruise Ship Worker
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50 Websites That Pay Aspiring Digital Nomads
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5 Interesting Occupations For Travel Lovers
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How To Find a Job Working at a Hostel
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How to Get a Working Holiday Visa in Australia and Save Money For Travel
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How To Make Money and Travel The World As a Divemaster
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Digital Nomad Lifestyle
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Pulling The Plug: Our 1 Month Digital Detox in Canada
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50 Visa Free Countries For Travellers & Digital Nomads
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15 Must-Haves to Create The Perfect Remote Office
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We Got Fat! Our Struggles With Blogger Bod & Keeping Fit On The Road
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101 Best Travel Jobs That Can Earn You Money While Travelling
101 Best Travel Jobs That Can Earn You Money While TravellingThe best travel jobs that can earn you money while you’re on the road. This is the most extensive list of travel j...READ MORE -
The Paradise Pack is Back! Make Money, Travel Forever & Live For Free
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15 Countries Where You Can Live on $1,000 Per Month or Less
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Working and Living in Grenada: An Update From The Caribbean
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How Travel Blogging Changed Our Lives: Our Journey to Financial Freedom
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A Life Update: Reconnecting and Rejuvenating in Grenada
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10 Online Jobs That Can Earn Thousands Each Month
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A Guide to Manzanillo Colima For Digital Nomads & Travellers
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Canggu Bali: A Complete Travel Guide
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Digital Nomad Life in Canggu – Our Time in Bali
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Getting Paid To Scuba Dive: My Experience Working With the Indonesian Tourism Board
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