Welcome to Live Work Play Travel
A website/blog all about Working Holidays, Gap Years and Work and Travel Overseas.
I’m Sharyn and I’m the creator of Live Work Play Travel. I quit my job to travel the world and along the way picked up work to fund my travels.
Now whether you are you looking to pour pints in a London pub, teach English in Japan, Au Pair for a high-flying family in New York, Jackaroo or Jillaroo in the Australian Outback, work on a cruise ship, shred the ski resorts of Europe or Canada, volunteer on a wildlife reserve in Africa, house sit on a Caribbean Island or become a Digital Nomad you’re covered here!
Stop thinking about it and do it. Start living your dream right now, right here. Access the information for your working holiday, gap year, work and travel overseas opportunities here. Join the thousands of travellers living, working, playing and travelling around the world.
Live Work Play Travel
– it’s more than a way to travel – it’s your new lifestyle.
Hi. I’m Sharyn, founder of LiveWorkPlayTravel. I’ve been travelling most of my life thanks to my dad who worked for an airline. My travels have inspired my ‘Live Work and Play’ series of working holiday guides and this website. My aim is to help you live, work, play and travel the world just like I am. See you on the road somewhere. Read more.
Working Holiday Guides
I’ve written a number of working holiday guides. They will help you to plan your working holiday. They contain detailed pre-planning tips and relevant information so you can hit the ground running at your destination.
Become a Travel Writer
Do you want to become a Travel Writer and make money from your travels?
I fell into travel writing myself. And what I discovered was that you don’t need a journalism qualification to provide great travel articles that sell. What you need are a few skills to help you get an Editor’s attention so they buy your article. To help you get these skills I have put together a travel writing course. After 5 easy lessons you will have the skills you need to be on your way to becoming a travel writer that is making money from their travels. To start your travel writing career click here.
Destinations - Where will you live, work and play?
Latest blog posts
5 Reasons to Travel Europe by Train | Live Work Play Travel
This blog to travel Europe by train was first published 18 February 2018 and updated June 2020. You have decided to go to Europe and of course you want to make the most of your time while there. As you there are a number of ways to travel Europe you need to weigh all...
Live Work and Play in London and the UK ebook | New Edition released
The latest edition of Live Work and Play in London and the UK continues the tradition of providing up-to-date and relevant information to those heading to London the UK on a working holiday. First published in 1995 the guide has accompanied and helped many travellers...
How to Travel the World when you can’t Travel
For the foreseeable future our world has shut up shop where travel is concerned. And it may be quite some time before we are able to start travelling again. But don’t put your wanderlust on hold. The world is still at our fingertips and there are a number of ways to...
ANZAC Day during COVID-19 – Lest We Forget
On the 25th of April every year a special event takes place and that is ANZAC Day. This year though celebrations will be limited due to COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean we should forget. What is ANZAC Day ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army...
Safe Free Wi-Fi Usage at Airports and Other Places
Who doesn’t love free wi-fi? I don’t think I know of anyone who doesn’t. So if you are like me, when you come across free wi-fi you take the opportunity to get on-line. But before you start checking emails, paying bills and using passwords check these 5 tips on safe...
Make Money Doing Paid Online Surveys | MyOpinions Surveys
Like many, I am interested in making extra dollars through working on line. And I have been having some success with doing paid online surveys. I wish I could say I could retire on the money I am making from paid on line surveys, but I can’t. But every little bit...
Cooking While Travelling – 6 Ways It Will Save You Money
When travelling you usually set yourself a budget. One of the fastest ways to burn through that travel budget is by eating your meals out all the time. Yes it is great to try the local cuisines but it isn’t always good for your bank balance. This is why I am a firm...
Japan Working Holiday | Live Work and Play in Japan
See a Sumo Wrestling Match on your working holiday in Japan A working holiday in Japan doesn't appeal to everyone. The three main reasons why people don’t choose Japan as their first overseas working holiday destination is because they believe Japan is very expensive,...
1 Month in Europe: The Perfect Central Europe Itinerary for first timers
You have one month holiday and you want to spend this time in Europe. I know just how you are feeling. Excited. Daunted. Maybe a little stressed at how many amazing places there are and how you will fit seeing them all in to one month? But it doesn’t have to be. In...