Comments on: 12 Ways to Travel the World for Free! http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php Australia's Personal Finance Blog Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Carol Williamson http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-737 Carol Williamson Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:35:27 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-737 Thanks for writing about The Caretaker Gazette. They have the best website I have found for rent-free living. I used to pay $865/month in rent - and now I'm living rent-free as a result of house sitting opportunities from their site. Carol Thanks for writing about The Caretaker Gazette. They have the best website I have found for rent-free living. I used to pay $865/month in rent – and now I’m living rent-free as a result of house sitting opportunities from their site.
Carol

]]> By: Stop Having a Boring Life http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-712 Stop Having a Boring Life Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:04:30 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-712 Awesome, this post is just what I needed. I'm 10 weeks in and getting bored of dreary hotels and want a more cultural experience. Great post. Awesome, this post is just what I needed. I’m 10 weeks in and getting bored of dreary hotels and want a more cultural experience.

Great post.

]]> By: Charlotte Francis http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-709 Charlotte Francis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:59:30 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-709 You make a good point about avoiding volunteering opportunities that 'costa del fortune'. Some of the environmental organisations charge a fortune - fine if you can afford it... You make a good point about avoiding volunteering opportunities that ‘costa del fortune’. Some of the environmental organisations charge a fortune – fine if you can afford it…

]]> By: Keith http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-707 Keith Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:34:10 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-707 You forgot: 13/ Join the Navy 14/ Join the Air Force Best, Keith You forgot:

13/ Join the Navy
14/ Join the Air Force

Best,

Keith

]]> By: Sarah http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-402 Sarah Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:46:39 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-402 I'd love to know, too. How do you do it? When I looked into it years ago, it seemed like such a long shot, I never pursued it. I would love to have any tips or information your can provide. thanks I’d love to know, too. How do you do it? When I looked into it years ago, it seemed like such a long shot, I never pursued it.

I would love to have any tips or information your can provide.

thanks

]]> By: Andy HoboTraveler.com http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-388 Andy HoboTraveler.com Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:51:57 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-388 Hello, The choice to go anywhere is the big problem with jobs. Travel writers get paid or sponsored to lie about the place in return for a free travel. Definitely free mile is not free, but hitchhiking is, and so is couch surfing. I have traveled for 11 years perpetually and visited 85 countries. When I first started traveling for the first three years I traded making a webpage for free room. The biggest cost for a person unless they are a drunk. Transportation is about 400 dollars per jump, so you cannot jump much. I have devised a great way to live for free and brain dead easy. Make an advertisment or submit an advertisment for a hotel. Hotels need incoming links, this site. <a href="http://www.hobohideout.com" rel="nofollow">Live free HoboHideOut.com</a> You take 60 photos and this is value enough to live for 10-15 days, it is not a difficult trade if the Hotel understands, the more expensive hotels understand marketing better than the cheap. Find a hotel in low season, this also helps. This is sustainable and does not require you to go to specific locations, you can choose the country and location. Andy Graham 11 years of perpetual travel. <a href="http://www.hobotraveler.com/blogger.html" rel="nofollow">Please read the Travel Journal of Andy of HoboTraveler.com.</a> He has been traveling for over 11 years and visited over 85 countries. Hello,

The choice to go anywhere is the big problem with jobs. Travel writers get paid or sponsored to lie about the place in return for a free travel.

Definitely free mile is not free, but hitchhiking is, and so is couch surfing.

I have traveled for 11 years perpetually and visited 85 countries. When I first started traveling for the first three years I traded making a webpage for free room. The biggest cost for a person unless they are a drunk.

Transportation is about 400 dollars per jump, so you cannot jump much.

I have devised a great way to live for free and brain dead easy.

Make an advertisment or submit an advertisment for a hotel. Hotels need incoming links, this site. Live free HoboHideOut.com

You take 60 photos and this is value enough to live for 10-15 days, it is not a difficult trade if the Hotel understands, the more expensive hotels understand marketing better than the cheap. Find a hotel in low season, this also helps.

This is sustainable and does not require you to go to specific locations, you can choose the country and location.
Andy Graham
11 years of perpetual travel.
Please read the Travel Journal of Andy of HoboTraveler.com. He has been
traveling for over 11 years and visited over 85 countries.

]]> By: jessiev http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-385 jessiev Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:23:33 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-385 WHAT a fun list!! the dogs on the couch - hoo boy, that for sure wouldn't be worth it to me. thanks! WHAT a fun list!! the dogs on the couch – hoo boy, that for sure wouldn’t be worth it to me. thanks!

]]> By: joe wilson http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-364 joe wilson Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:42:09 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-364 don't forget the military / they are al around the world don’t forget the military / they are al around the world

]]> By: Dr. WH Chang http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-344 Dr. WH Chang Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:36:44 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-344 Great Ideas. Do a lot of traveling and never thought about doing it this way...Now maybe I can get to see more of the World before I leave it...amen Great Ideas. Do a lot of traveling and never thought about doing it this way…Now maybe I can get to see more of the World before I leave it…amen

]]> By: Jim Fisher http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/12-ways-to-travel-the-world-for-free.php#comment-340 Jim Fisher Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:04:06 +0000 http://www.moneycompare.com.au/blog/?p=405#comment-340 A warning about trying to travel on freight trains: this very dangerous. Many people were killed or maimed trying to do this in the last Depression. A warning about trying to travel on freight trains: this very dangerous. Many people were killed or maimed trying to do this in the last Depression.

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