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I’ve done it for around 3 years. My only tip would be for you to ask yourself why do you want to do those two things at the same time. From my personal experien

by nnd 9y ago

I’ve done it for around 3 years. My only tip would be for you to ask yourself why do you want to do those two things at the same time. From my personal experience doing both, you don’t actually work productively, nor do you immerse in local cultures and get to enjoy the travelling part. Eventually I realized that I need to choose one, travelling became a distraction. So my advice would be: don’t do both at the same time.

jsloss 9y ago
Came here to say this. I've worked while traveling and it leads to doing worse at both of work and traveling. Work, then enjoy the benefits of disconnecting from it as you travel.
hobolord 9y ago
Yeah totally this, my travel intentions are usually more along the lines of living in a new culture for at least 6 months and setting myself up to see if I could live there long term, whilst keeping the options open. Have been in NZ for 6 months but I'm still young so I have lots of working holiday visa options available still, which makes it easier to get bank accounts and stuff in a new country for freelancing. I feel like the logistics of moving around often would get annoying quite quickly
featherverse 9y ago
I've thought about doing this myself. I don't have quite that level of revenue yet however. I was thinking of traveling the country and visiting various sci-fi conventions, living out of the discounted hotel rooms that often accompany such events, and spending my copious free time enjoying the entertainment of con-life. Travel is a pain tho. Especially if you have pets. I've got a cat who hates traveling, and we are best friends, so it wouldn't be right to leave him alone constantly. Ah well.
- justboxing 9y ago
  > I've got a cat who hates traveling, and we are best friends Awww! I'm in a similar situation. Have you considered getting a small camper van and customizing it for the cat (litterbox, water dish, food station etc) and travelling around the country in that. Would save on hotels also and once you are done, you can sell the van and made back most of your $ invested in purchasing it. I'm toying with this idea.
  - featherverse 9y ago
    That's a really great idea! Thanks for the tip.

by nnd 9y ago

jsloss 9y ago

Came here to say this. I've worked while traveling and it leads to doing worse at both of work and traveling. Work, then enjoy the benefits of disconnecting from it as you travel.

hobolord 9y ago

Yeah totally this, my travel intentions are usually more along the lines of living in a new culture for at least 6 months and setting myself up to see if I could live there long term, whilst keeping the options open. Have been in NZ for 6 months but I'm still young so I have lots of working holiday visa options available still, which makes it easier to get bank accounts and stuff in a new country for freelancing. I feel like the logistics of moving around often would get annoying quite quickly

featherverse 9y ago

I've thought about doing this myself. I don't have quite that level of revenue yet however. I was thinking of traveling the country and visiting various sci-fi conventions, living out of the discounted hotel rooms that often accompany such events, and spending my copious free time enjoying the entertainment of con-life. Travel is a pain tho. Especially if you have pets. I've got a cat who hates traveling, and we are best friends, so it wouldn't be right to leave him alone constantly. Ah well.

justboxing 9y ago
> I've got a cat who hates traveling, and we are best friends Awww! I'm in a similar situation. Have you considered getting a small camper van and customizing it for the cat (litterbox, water dish, food station etc) and travelling around the country in that. Would save on hotels also and once you are done, you can sell the van and made back most of your $ invested in purchasing it. I'm toying with this idea.
- featherverse 9y ago
  That's a really great idea! Thanks for the tip.