 Working Holidays
Working holidays are an ideal way to fund a gap year
The wages you earn certainly won't enable you to retire early but they'll definitely help to extend your time away. Aside from the more obvious practical benefits of taking a working holiday, they are also a great way of both meeting new people and immersing yourself in the local culture. Many other backpackers will be in the same boat as you and seeking work to supplement their funds, so there's a high chance you'll end up working with some of them.
Options for working holidays
Compared to the traditional stereotypes of bar work or fruit-picking, backpackers nowadays enjoy a wealth of opportunities when it comes to working holidays. A working holiday might involve anything from getting your hands dirty on a farm to teaching English in Peru. Moreover, many of these working holidays can be pre-arranged before you leave - which really helps to give you peace of mind before you set off on your travels. Australia and New Zealand are particularly good working holiday destinations as, if you're aged between 18 and 30, you qualify for a working holiday visa. For backpackers travelling round the world these two countries are also a natural halfway point in which to earn some funds before setting off again. |
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Working holidays & destinations
There are plenty of working holiday opportunities to be had in some of the more in-demand professions such as nursing and the building trade. It's certainly not vital to have a specific skill to gain a decent job on your working holiday, but it can give you an extra advantage at times. Working holidays need not be restricted only to working in Australia and New Zealand. Teaching abroad is a particularly versatile skill to utilise on a working holiday. You can teach English, with or without TEFL qualifications, in numerous destinations - including China and South America. Working on summer camps in the USA or Canada is another popular working holiday option.
It's definitely possible to go on a working holiday that, in terms of the work you do, is both fulfilling and well paid.
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