Travel full time for surprisingly little money
RTW travel, sabbaticals — By Bob Riel on May 29, 2009 at 7:07 amActually, for less than $14,000 per year. That’s what Nora Dunn promises you can do. The self-styled professional hobo, she recently wrote an article on how to travel full time for a whole lot less money than you’d think it would cost. This is how she introduces herself:
I “retired” from the rat race at the tender age of 30 to embrace my life-long dream of traveling the world, before life had a chance to get in the way.
So far, I have frolicked in the Rocky Mountains, fallen off the grid in Hawaii, managed tropical hostels, survived Australia’s worst-ever natural disaster, led eco-treks on Llamas, and nearly froze to death in a camper van. (The traveling life is rarely a dull one.)
I am not rich. I am not a trust child, nor do I have rich parents, a sugar daddy, or a stream of income that allows me to live the high life on the road. Full time travel doesn’t have to be expensive, and after two years on the road, I’ve learned plenty of tricks to travel the world without breaking the bank, and without an end in sight.
In the article, she provides tips on cheap airfare, free accommodations, working while traveling, rethinking travel expenses, and more. It’s chock full of good information. If you have any desire at all to engage in long-term travel, you need to read her story and take notes.
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7 Comments
Hey Bob, thanks for sharing this very good article from Nora. I sure hope this encourages others to go out of their small world and travel. Yes enjoying the world need not be expensive.
I enjoyed reading the article. Traveling the world is also one of my dreams, and I would want to do something like Nora did when I get much older.
Great way of spending your life!
But i suppose it’s not for men,but for women!
She does have some good ideas of making it plausible, although its not much of a vacation if you have to work while you travel!
-Jack
Great post!!! Thanks for picking this topic!!!!
Totally inspiring!!!