Work Types
Pick up work as you Travel the World
As LWPT sees it, there are 3 types of working traveller:
- People that head overseas on a working holiday to a specific country. Check out which countries have a working holiday visa here.
- Individuals who choose a particular type of work to take them around the world, like working on a cruise ship.
- Travellers who become a digital nomad and work on-line. Visit my Digital Nomad page here.
Which will you be?
Work Blogs
How to find work overseas: 10 ways to make money while you travel
Knock, Knock. Any jobs available? Updated 14 July 2020. Working abroad is a very unique experience. It allows you to immerse yourself in a different culture where you can learn another language, meet new people, experience different food and get a new...
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...
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,...
Working Holidays | 8 Reasons a Working Holiday is a Good Idea and which countries offer them
Working Holidays are a very popular option for young people who want to live and work in another country. The decision to quit your job and leave your responsibilities to go on a working holiday abroad isn’t always an easy one. However, many people leave all the time...
South America Working Holiday
Updated 24 January 2020. A South America working holiday is high on some travellers' bucket list. And a number of South American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay) have reciprocal working holiday and or work and travel...
Teach English Overseas | 8 Reasons to Teach English plus Teaching Tales
Post Updated 6 January 2020. Teaching English has long been a way for travellers to live, work and play their way around the world. This is because English is the language that millions around the world wish to learn. And travellers, with and without formal...
London and UK Working Holiday
This post was updated 16 December 2019.The United Kingdom is the most popular working holiday destination of all the working holiday destinations. Literally thousands head there every year to live, work and play in London and the UK on a working holiday. Why? There...
Cruise Ship Jobs | 5 good reasons why working on a cruise ship could be for you
Updated September 2019. Cruising the world to exotic places is a very popular thing to do and if you would like to make a career out of it, then consider working on a cruise ship. This isn't a pipe dream because many people are doing just that. They are...
Busking or Street Performing | How to make money performing on the Street
First published in June 2017, this blog has been updated and published September 2019. Many of us want to make some cash while we are travelling. After all, it is what keeps us travelling. One way to make some cash is to do some busking or street...
Hostel jobs | How to find a job in a Hostel
It is believed the idea of a hostel was first conceived in Germany around the beginning of the 20th Century. It was a German school teacher, Richard Schirrmann, who after numerous school trips created dormitory style accommodation for his students. This concept of...
What work I did while travelling – 10 travellers tell
The world is yours Picking up work as you travel the world is a great way to increase your money to keep you travelling. Some travellers find work in their current field of employment while others try something completely different. Sometimes it...
Au Pair Nanny Mother’s Help and Babysitting Jobs
There are a number of names you will hear when it comes to child care positions. You will hear the words nanny, mother’s help, au pair and babysitting. These names are mostly interchangeable though there are differences. The great thing about child care...