It’s Easier Than Ever to Find Your First Freelance Gig
Freelancing used to be a tedious game. It felt like hand-to-hand combat, scratching for clients, jawboning prospects until they hired you.
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Become a Travel Writer in Your Own Backyard
When I decided to reinvent myself as a travel writer, I envisioned exploring the four corners of the earth on complimentary travel, but I was surprised to realize that I could have a successful career as a travel writer while staying right here at home.
Easy Living: A Turnkey Business by the Beach in Sayulita
If you ask Barbara Roche where else she would live if she wasn't living in Sayulita, she'll tell you absolutely nowhere. "The moment I arrived, I fell in love with this town," she says.
A Tour Business in Barcelona, Spain
Jonathan Lerner decided to move to Spain on a winter's morning in New York City when the wind-chill factor was -10. Twelve years later, Jonathan has created his own boutique travel business, Tailored Tours Barcelona.
Travel Writing Changed My Definition of “Work”
I want to let you in on a secret... Becoming a travel writer is easy. Anyone can do it. You don't need a degree in journalism.
Photography Gives Me a Life of Comfort in Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand has been my home for the past 16 years. Living and working as a photographer in the "Rose of Thailand" is an extraordinary lifestyle.
We Had Jobs as English Teachers on Arrival in Thailand
When your life's passion is also how you make your money, every workday is a pleasure. When I first moved to Bangkok, Thailand, in 2004 with my 11-year-old...
How A Dive Instructor Funds a Good Life in Vietnam
When your life's passion is also how you make your money, every workday is a pleasure. Mark Scott found his perfect niche in the coastal resort town of...
Starting Your Own Business in Mexico
When I went to Mazatlan, Mexico for a random vacation in the spring of 2006, I wasn't thinking of starting a business there, let alone thinking of moving there. But within a year of that first visit, I'd quit my job as a reporter, packed up my car and moved to...
A Writer’s Lifestyle Is Richer in Low-Cost Spain
When Elyn Aviva did her PhD in anthropology on the Camino de Santiago back in 1982, she never imagined that she’d end up living in Spain...