Travel blogs, guidebooks, and YouTube videos tell us what we need to do before going on a trip, the 458 things we must see in this destination, or the best and worst travel tips.
That advice is all helpful, but it often misses one simple point:
Want To Travel More? Be a Weekend Jetsetter
Is it worth it to travel over the weekend and come back to work/school/other commitments? Don't you get tired?"
It's no secret that I will do whatever it takes to travel - within reason - and even though I work full time during the week, I get strategic with my weekends and vacation time.
That's why when people ask me questions like the ones above, I respond: YES, it's worth it! And yeah, sometimes I get tired. But that depends on the trip. ;)
Weekend trips are great for a number of reasons:
Is Working While You Travel Actually Worth It? Try This Quick Exercise
Exactly How a Work + Travel Lifestyle Changed My Life
A few years ago, I didn't know what a work + travel lifestyle was. I didn't know that there were really cool opportunities all over the world that allowed to you work in exchange for travel, work while you travel, or even move abroad.
I had never considered it.
Why? I thought you had to work-work-work-save and then travel and then go back and do the cycle all over again. Rinse and repeat.
Never did I ever think I would land multiple international travel jobs in Europe and Asia that would allow me to see the world in an entirely new way, make new friends, meet people from all over the world, and have the time of my life.
Here's a timeline of exactly how I went from dreaming of traveling to traveling for my job over the past couple of years:
Using Music To Motivate You To Travel
In the days leading up to my interview for my job in Italy, I was daydreaming of what landing the opportunity would be like. I would literally envision my life there - what it would be like, what I would be doing, who I'd be hanging out with, where I'd travel to, even what music I would be listening to.
As motivation to smash my interview, I listened to my "travel" playlist that consisted of both fast and chill EDM, songs that I found through inspirational travel videos on YouTube.
That's why I want to share my playlist with you. I've been listening to it nonstop. This is the playlist I listen to when I am dreaming of travel.
22 Practical and Inspirational Travel Tips
The BEST Advice for Travel Job Seekers (Plus Another Giveaway!)
Let's be real: the in order to survive in the modern world, you need to be making money. Making money comes from working, but there are alternative ways to get paid and/or cover costs compared to the whole corporate grind.
However, some people have it backwards: they think that in order to travel, you must save-save-save at a boring job - maybe even for years - in order to take that dream trip, and then come back home and do it all over again.
There's nothing wrong with that, though you can find jobs all over the world that pay you to travel instead.