Comments on: My Cost of Full-Time Travel in 2010 (less than you may think) https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/ Traveling full-time in a financially sustainable way Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:39:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Nora https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-679160 Sun, 02 Jul 2017 04:28:07 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-679160 In reply to Christine Breese.

Christine,
Similarly, Rolf Potts wrote a book (in the 90s I think, maybe early 2000s) called Vagabonding. It inspired a whole generation of people to take to the road as well!
I read it (after I started traveling), and found it inspirational, but lacking in practical advice. I wrote a manuscript (in 2009) as a response to his book called A Practical Guide to Becoming a Vagabond, but it never got published. Now, it’s WAAAAAAY out of date! How quickly times change…

]]> By: Christine Breese https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-679107 Sat, 01 Jul 2017 20:28:09 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-679107 Thanks for the tips on frequent flyer miles!

]]> By: Christine Breese https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-679106 Sat, 01 Jul 2017 20:27:08 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-679106 There was a book that inspired me when I was young and wanting to travel called The Art of Travelling Cheaply. It was written in 1980s, so it’s probably totally out of date now, but the resources for travelling cheaply that are in existence now weren’t available then, most importantly no internet back then, but it inspired me to travel as a young person and made it possible, but not nearly as cheaply as you can travel now and with the ease of all the resources now in existence, like the volunteering and work exchange sites, couchsurfing.com, sleepinginairports.com and the hundreds of other sites you have shared, but it was the small little book that got me going back when I was 20! (I’m 52 now, yes, I lived at a time before internet was a normal part of our lives!)

]]> By: Nora https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-675549 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:51:14 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-675549 In reply to Image Earth Travel.

Hi Image,
Welcome! Glad you found my little corner of the internet. 🙂
Indeed, like so many things, the ability to travel comes from the choices we make – and sometimes the choices aren’t easy, but if you want to do something badly enough, you usually find a way.

]]> By: Image Earth Travel https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-675422 Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:35:19 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-675422 Stumbled on your blog through Travel + Leisure’s FB post today.

I love to read people’s comments and reactions to your story on how you budget. I am particularly interested in why so many people ‘dream’ of doing this but many are too afraid to cut the monetary umbilical cord.

I started travelling at 22, which cemented this drug in my veins and have always worked to travel. People don’t get that you need to go without to lead this lifestyle and as you say, it’s not always easy.

Look forward to exploring your blog further!

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-267583 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:17:38 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-267583 In reply to lana.

Hi Iana,
Good questions.
I try to accumulate frequent flyer miles with one airline from each major alliance if I can.
Here are some strategies for you:

Keeping busy while house-sitting isn’t difficult for me at all, since I run a business from my computer and require hours each day to work. In fact all the free time that house-sitting affords is perfect for giving me time and space to work! When I’m not working, I venture outside the house and explore what’s on my doorstep.
This is why I travel slowly…I’m generally living my way around the world rather than traveling through it.
https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/traveling-without-moving-in-switzerland/

As for sustaining a boyfriend, I’ve had a few varying kicks at the can with that: I had one who traveled full-time with me for a few years; I had a failed relationship (or three) due to differing travel desires; and I currently have a partner who has a home base (and I with him), but who has flexibility to travel with me for at least part of the time I’m on the road. So far, it’s the best of both worlds!

]]> By: lana https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-267551 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:29:50 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-267551 What is the main airline you keep frequent flier miles?

I would like to hear what you do to keep busy while house sitting other
than the menial tasks.

How can you sustain a boyfriend while doing so much traveling?

]]> By: Nomadic Matt https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-84353 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:48:33 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-84353 @nora ok that makes more sense now.

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-78527 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:28:01 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-78527 @Dani – It would be great if you would share your own 2010 tally here when you’ve done it…I’m curious how much it costs others to travel full-time/long-term!

]]> By: Dani | Globetrottergirls https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/my-cost-of-full-time-travel-in-2010-less-than-you-may-think/#comment-78507 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:58:48 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=2404#comment-78507 Wow, for being in a lot of ‘expensive’ countries, you kept your costs really low! And all the flights – wow! Amazing on how little money you can live. Our first year of travel will come to an end soon, and I will sit down and look at our total expenses too. I hope it’ll come to as little as you spent 😉

]]>