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Let Someone Else Pay for Your Explorations

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I've just returned home from my first scouting trip to Panama. My husband and I spent a week traveling the country, from Panama City to David to Las Tablas, to answer these two questions: Can we see ourselves living in Panama? If yes, do we prefer the David or Las Tablas areas? This was a no-frills trip. But even a trip with no frills costs quite a bit these days. Airfare, lodging, meals and travel within the country all add up. Fortunately, I've found a way to get paid for it, and so can …

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Support Yourself Anywhere as a Travel Writer

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Sun, surf and white sand beaches. . . glamorous evenings. . . gourmet meals. . . what image does life as a travel writer conjure for you? Travel writing is indeed a glamorous career, and it might be just the ticket for you to pay for your overseas life. Earlier this evening I joined a teleconference with Jennifer Stevens. Jen has spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer and has traveled through 23 countries writing about the best locales for travel, investment and retirement. She was an …

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Write Your Way to a Life Overseas

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In our last installment, we talked about writing as a way to finance your life abroad, specifically travel writing. There are, of course, many other different kinds of writing, and almost any of them can be done remotely once you develop the skills and, more importantly, the contacts. There is a huge demand for quality web content in many forms, including blog posts, articles on nearly any subject, marketing materials, advertising, and …

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