How I Made Over $1,300 with Just Two Photos
I recently spent a day with elephants near Chiang Mai, in the North of Thailand. I followed and photographed them through a lush, misty jungle, fed them small bananas and slices...
Fund Your Life Overseas
Test-Driving a Hua Hin Retirement…Rent Free
At the end of 2015, my wife Jacqueline and I moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand. We planned to spend a good chunk of the year exploring our new hometown.
How to Turn Holiday Snaps into Money in the Bank
When my daughter, Allison, graduated from university, a trip to Paris shopping and sight-seeing seemed like the perfect way to celebrate. And, since I discovered how much you can earn from travel photographs, I knew it could also be a profitable trip to boot!
A Travel-Rich Life and Money in the Bank
I love being able to travel wherever and whenever I like, for as long as I like. And these days I can, thanks to copywriting. Put simply, I write compelling stories and articles for businesses. It’s flexible and fun and it’s been paying the way for my overseas adventures for years now...
Live Rent-Free in Italian Wine Country…Or Vibrant Thailand…Or Anywhere…
As the old porch swing rocked gently in the summer breeze, the evening sun cast an amber glow over the rolling hills and vineyards below. Sipping a glass of wine, I spotted a white-tailed deer who came out to nibble on the vineyard’s fragrant fruits. With the heady scent of grapes filling the air, I swelled with happiness thinking of where my life had taken me.
Sultry Seville: A Liveable, Lovable City
One of my favourite things about wandering the planet as a freelance copywriter is exploring the world’s most beautiful cities. Laptop at the ready, I’ve crafted blog posts in Milan, product descriptions in Vancouver, case studies in Buenos Aires and eBook chapters in Ljubljana. I wish I could say I was equally productive during my recent 10-day visit to Seville, but I must come clean: this place was so physically mesmerising and emotionally beguiling that I got virtually no work done at all!
U.S. Road Trips, Italian Feasts and Swiss Vineyards: Getting Paid to Travel the World
Winding my way through Rome’s maze-like cobblestone streets, I arrived at the home of an Italian food-writer-turned-cooking-teacher for a private pasta-making lesson. We rounded off the afternoon indulging in our extravagant, carefully-prepared lunch of artichoke and tomato tagliatelle, traditional tortellini in rich broth and mint-stuffed ravioli—all accompanied by a glass of perfectly poised Chianti...
Free Adventure and a Fun Income with Photography
I arrived at the Maasai village, in the north of Tanzania, in the early afternoon. I was free to wander through the camp, snapping images of the villagers in their colourful traditional dress. At dinner time they selected a goat from their herd and barbecued it over a pit, just for me...
Get Paid to Write About What You Love
When you love something—be it anything from corgis and yoga to travel and Mexican food—you’re going to want to share it with others. And while your friends and family won’t always have the same enthusiasm for learning Italian, travelling with pets or buying a new home overseas, there are thousands of people online who do…
Helicopter Rides, Oysters and Cliff-Top Cocktails
One of my greatest “pinch myself” moments was opening the doors out onto a balcony overlooking the Caribbean, allowing the warm breeze into my enormous suite...home for the next four nights on a visit to Jamaica...