I spent 6 years traveling full time from 2008-2014. One of the things that I really liked about the way we did it is that there was not tourism involved... we

I spent 6 years traveling full time from 2008-2014. One of the things that I really liked about the way we did it is that there was not tourism involved... we lived in each country as long as a visa would allow. For instance, in Bath UK we got a basement condo in an ancient methodist church that had just been converted to condos for 6 months. This form of travel- on container ships- will show you a side of the world, the shipping industry, the people who work in it, working ports, etc that you'll never see on a cruise ship. The accommodations and value is probably not competitive with a cruise ship, but the experience is not going to be similar at all. We spent 2 years in Chile, starting with Startup Chile-- but it really got good when we started making friends with locals. Tourism is a totally different experience from travel!