Traveling USA

A good mate of mine is a travel snob. I don’t mean he only flies first class and only stays in five star hotels - quite the opposite. His snobbery is rooted in the fact that he would NEVER do those things.

“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.”
- Paul Theroux

He looks down his nose (or should that be up) at people who only travel for a week at a time, and stay in all-inclusive resorts in Fiji or Mexico. To him, travel must be difficult, dirty, possibly dangerous, but most importantly - cheap.

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If you??�ve got a laptop and a thirst for living abroad, you might be able to make a buck with your travel writing skills, enabling you to enjoy life and earn an income in another country even if you can??�t legally work there.

Through writing, I was able to live decently for six months in Buenos Aires, one of the most magnificent (and chaotic) cities in the world. I found new websites and magazines to write for every few weeks, and my writing assignments defined my experience there.

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