The Cheapest Ways To Travel The World
The Cheapest Ways To Travel The World
The Cheapest Ways To Travel The World
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Noun
Getting There
One of the most expensive parts of travel can be just getting where you're going.
However, if you don't mind waiting there are some cheap options. Try using a credit card
which offers airline miles in the months before your trip. This can help you get a free or
cheap flight by just paying your normal bills.
Another way is to get a job in the travel industry; working on a plane or ship could let you
travel for free. Some people also travel on cargo ships. They take longer, but they're
comfortable and can cost a lot less than flying.
Accommodation
If you don't mind where you stay, you can save a lot of money. Some people pay a small
fee to volunteer with non-profit organizations to get food and a place to stay in return.
Others use websites like couchsurfing.com, where locals let people sleep on their couch
for free. Or you could become a house-sitter, and stay at someone's house in exchange for
looking after their home and pets while they're gone.
Money
There are many ways to make money while travelling, like teaching English, or becoming
a nanny with a local family. It's usually easy to get work in a bar or restaurant, or in the
tourist industry as a guide. At some times of year you can also get work on farms or ski
fields.
Discussion
1. Do you have any tips for how to save money while traveling?
2. Have you ever used couchsurfing.com? If so, how did you find the
experience? If not, would you be willing to?
3. Would you be willing to look after someone's home and pets in return for
free accommodation?
4. What do you spend most of your money on while traveling?
5. Do you agree with the idea that "the best things in life are free"? Why?
Why not?
Further Discussion
1. If you could travel anywhere in the world for free, where would you go?
2. What's the furthest you've ever traveled by boat? Please share your experience.
3. Would you ever consider working on a farm? Why? Why not?
4. Do you know how to ski? If so, when was the last time you went on a ski trip? If not,
would you like to learn?
5. I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more. —
Thomas Jefferson. Have you ever traveled abroad by yourself?
THANK YOU!