Make Money Overseas
Fund your new life in paradise! There are many opportunities for making money while overseas.
Valentine's Day Gifts for Cheapskates
Date: 02/13/2008
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
St. Valentine’s Day
Read more about making money from your world travels in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Love is in the air, credit cards are taking yet another hammering. But when you know where to shop, expressing your Valentine’s Day devotion can be dirt-cheap. Imagine your sweetheart’s reaction to a rose-pink pashmina, hand-loomed in Nepal. She’ll never guess this cashmere and silk creation cost you only $9.
Too expensive? Being a cheapskate myself, I agree. Why traipse the Himalayas when you can buy pashminas direct from China for $4.32?
Read OnTurn Your Vacation Snapshots Into Cash
Date: 01/16/2008Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
Learn more about making money overseas in International Living Postcards--your daily escape
To most travelers, a vacation is a time to relax, take in a few museums, enjoy coffee in an outdoor café, eat out, and meet new people. But to me, a vacation is also the ticket to some easy cash…
Read OnWarts and All: Earn a Living as a Travel Writer
Date: 01/02/2008Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008
Do you have the stomach to become a travel writer?
Read On"This Life May Not Be for Everyone"
Date: 09/18/2003I break the surface of the calm sea in 20 crystal-clear feet of warm tropical water, to de-fog my faceplate. Off to the east, a giant cruise ship approaches the Nassau harbor, backlit by the rising sun. I've got over two hours before my first appointment of the day; plenty of time to check out this reef, get a shower and dress before heading into town. This is The Bahamas--silky fine white-sand beaches, excellent snorkeling and diving, gambling, and quintessential island life--the yardstick that we use to measure other islands…
Read OnParis, Notebook in Hand
Date: 03/28/2004I'm writing to see if you'd be interested in coming to "work" for me or one of my colleagues.
Read On"Work" for Me?
Date: 10/25/2004Right now, I need travel stories for three of my print publications (including International Living) and several web sites. More specifically, I need some people to write these stories.
Read OnWork Abroad
Date: 05/11/2005Well, not literally. I'm up to my eyeballs in Australia's MODL--the Immigration Department's "Migration Occupations Demand List." As you might expect, some of the skills Australia most needs are in the professions: accountants, radiologists, nurses, dentists, etc.
Read OnYou Can Teach English Abroad!
Date: 10/02/2005Looking for a way to fund your globe-trekking fantasies? As an English speaker, you already have a head start. Your day-to-day conversational skills are in high demand the world over, and the ability to teach your native tongue in a foreign country can be your gateway to big opportunity.
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