Advice/help for round the world trip

savvo

Looking for ideas to make money out of a round the world trip. Will be going to Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Cook Islands. Would welcome suggestions and/or reading material.

Thanks

albalad

Looking for ideas to make money out of a round the world trip

drug smuggling.....tobacco smuggling.........fruit picking...........bar work....hotel work..........write a book..........or even find a job !..........not entirely sure what you mean when you say , how to make money out of a rtw trip ?


have a look on the thorn tree on www.lonelyplanet.com
http://www.bootsnall.com/rtw/advice/
http://www.travelindependent.info/b4yougo.htm
http://www.whatsonwhen.com/pages/australasia_pacific.jml


Ps , was only joking about the first two suggestions

savvo

Better cross the first two off my list !!

Sorry I'm a bit vague. The obvious idea that came to mind was courier work (completely legal of course:A); maybe there is something that can be bought in one country and sold in another, legitimately of course.
I appreciate you answering with the links; I'll check them out. I'll be making the trip anyway, I was just trying to get ideas on how I might make some legal money on the way (or when I return) to soften the financial blow!

Cheers Albalad.

mystic_trev

I'd give the Cook Islands a miss - I think they are highly overated! I spent two weeks there (on a RTW trip) and was thoroughly bored. The highlight of my time there was the cross Island walk over the main island, you can also cycle around it as well but I thought Fiji was much nicer!

meclive

Im also doing a round the world trip and have been thinking about some courier work. Anyone got anymore info on this?

savvo

I found this link a while ago, it might be of some use.

http://www.aircourier.co.uk/index.htm

Jennywren_4

I thoroughly recommend a book called Work Your Way Around the World by Susan Griffith. It does what it says on the tin really; a directory of hundreds of different ways of making a bit of cash while you are travelling. If you are after a relaxing trip, however, some of the jobs might be a bit too much like hard graft. Happy travels!

pin

mystic_trev wrote:

I'd give the Cook Islands a miss - I think they are highly overated! I spent two weeks there (on a RTW trip) and was thoroughly bored. The highlight of my time there was the cross Island walk over the main island, you can also cycle around it as well but I thought Fiji was much nicer!

Had the best two weeks of my rtw in the cooks. loved it there. fiji, was good, but no way as good as the cooks!!

blue_haddock

mystic_trev wrote:

I'd give the Cook Islands a miss - I think they are highly overated! I spent two weeks there (on a RTW trip) and was thoroughly bored. The highlight of my time there was the cross Island walk over the main island, you can also cycle around it as well but I thought Fiji was much nicer!

I had probably two of the best weeks of my 7 month round the world in the cook islands. It is not set up like as much of a resort and you can mix with the locals very easily - try Trader Jacks after work on a friday.

pin

blue_haddock wrote:

I had probably two of the best weeks of my 7 month round the world in the cook islands. It is not set up like as much of a resort and you can mix with the locals very easily - try Trader Jacks after work on a friday.

Blue_haddock, when were you there?