Archive for Work & Travel

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An Afternoon Meeting With A Queen

Walking down George Street towards Sydney’s Circular Quay, I stopped dead in my tracks the moment my eyes unexpectedly fell upon her. And before I was able to continue moving in her direction, I needed several deep breaths and a … Read more

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How To Get A Job On Board Cruise Ships

Over the past few months, every now and then, I’ve mentioned that I’ve been working on a variety of new projects. And while at times it seems as if some of these projects will drag on for another 30 years … Read more

Exhaustion

Why I Work 90 Hours Per Week

I’m not quite sure I can remember the last time I did what I did yesterday. To sum it all up, I did nothing at all. Honestly, up until 10:17pm last night, my day had not even existed. After enjoying … Read more

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How To Fund Your Travels With Creativity

“I want to travel right now, but I don’t have any money saved. I think I’ll have to wait a couple of years before I can leave.” The above situation is one that many people email me about, people who … Read more

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Tales Of A Bollywood Actor

The time was 8:00am. I had exactly one hour to kill before having to hail a taxi to the airport in order to pick up my close friend who was flying in from Thailand. And while one hour normally seems … Read more

“Anything You Need” – Could This Girl Be For Real?

Her name is Keren. Not Karen. Keren. And I must tell you, she is absolutely lovely. It took a long time for me to find her but now that I have, I anticipate that we will be quite close for … Read more

How the Man Cleaning Your Toilet on a Cruise Ship Can Afford a Mansion on Bali…and How You Can Too!

I have to admit, I’m not exactly a rat race escapee. I actually never entered the ‘real world’ in the first place. Instead, when I was 22 years old I took a gamble that ended up paying off, giving me … Read more

How Do I Survive? (and how you can survive too…)

Ever since I resigned about a year ago from my job as a Tour Manager on board cruise ships, two of the most common questions I am asked are: What do you do now? How are you able to travel … Read more