Work on the Road
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Backpacking as a young dude certainly has its perks, but my money definitely isn’t infinite. Fortunately, there are lots of options even for young broke folk like myself.
You can usually negotiate work for lodging deals at hostels, since many times hostel staff are always walking out to travel themselves. It’s a very cheap way to secure yourself a bed and a meal. Just call the hostel or shoot them an email while you’re planning your trip.
You can also make some pit stops to teach English, which is fairly in demand down in South America. The pay isn’t amazing but if you do a couple of lessons a day while you spend a couple of weeks somewhere you can restock your traveling treasure chest.
There are also lots of volunteer and organic farm programs that’ll give you lodging and a small stipend to do physical labor. Not the best work, but money is money!
In the end, if it allows you to keep up your travels, then isn’t it always worth it?!
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