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There's no reason why you shouldn't work in Brazil rather than Basingstoke. The Working Traveller offers regular info on how you can live and work abroad, find seasonal jobs and take a gap year out
 
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CURRENT ISSUE


BlogpackingThe Blogpacker
Is it possible to make a living while sitting on your arse in the sunshine of a distant land? Yes it is. I know because I'm doing it right now; tappng on a keyboard while little boats bob on the clear blue Ionian sea in front of me. Want to do the same? Then read on for some tips.

TEFL & Culture in Germany
For those who are interested in Teaching English as a Foreign Language yet aren't ready to commit a grand to gaining a certificate, the Comenius Language Assistant scheme is a great opportunity to pick up skills and experience. So says Becca Elliot who worked in Bochum as a teaching assistant in a school for disabled children.

Farm WorkWorking on a Farm in Kent
With minimal opportunity to save in her native eastern Europe, student Marian Bridik worked on a farm in Kent to keep up with the expenses for school and fun activities.

Tips for Travelling, Living and Working in Cusco
Armed with
only $500 for three and a half months in South America Willow Vanderbosch knew in advance that she had to work or starve. She provides her tips for doing just that and saving money in the former capital of the Inca empire.

A Camp in America
Despite the blood, sweat and tears, Jason Cook finds it hard to imagine his life if he hadn’t gone to work at a summer camp in America.

Gap Travel Health
Travelling to distant countries and experiencing new cultures can be a hugely enjoyable adventure but whether you are planning to travel the world for fun, or intending to work as a volunteer, Travelhealth.co.uk offer the advice needed to take careful precautions to ensure your health and safety.

Volunteer Experiences With Alliance Abroad
By Amelia Jackson Boren.
Cutting through the jungle with a machete, feeding cabrito to lions and facing off with six inch long grasshoppers are just some of the adventures encountered by Crystal Calderoni with Alliance Abroad.

A Life as a Rep
When people say "all you do is lie around in the sun" it makes Nicki Craven's blood boil because working as a rep is hard work. And though you have the best times and the worst times the bad is definitely outweighed by the good.

Ramblings of an Irishman
Hairy Irishman Michael Conlon muses on living in China while travelling on a bus from the Cambodian border to Bangkok.

The Inexperienced Traveller
Round the World travel tips and experiences underground in Shanghai. By Jenny Wharton.


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MORE ARTCLES ON WORKING ABROAD
Tourism, Catering & Hospitality
The work is hard, the pay can be grim but who cares when the sun is shining
Camp, Leaders & Kibbutz
Ditch the concrete jungle and head for camp. Alternatively, try a kibbutz in Israel
Teaching English
A much in demand skill you never knew you had. Jobs for native English speakers
Voluntary Work
Unpaid positions. Often it's all there is available to unskilled foreigners
Ski Jobs
Just because it turns a bit parky we shouldn't all scurry off home. Instead, head for the mountains
Childcare & Domestic
Low paid but stable way for those with common sense to stay abroad for a while
Agriculture & Animals
Jobs in fields and farms. Toil in the outdoors picking fruit or work with animals

Other Work
More ways to finance a stay away from accountancy to clinical medical studies


T
hinking of taking a Gap Year?
Any of the types of work we cover here can be undertaken as part of a gap year, but for information specifically on gap schemes, internships, study and work programmes
, please see our Taking a Gap Year pages

Region & Country Articles
Various articles on working around the world brought together from other sections of the site

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