Travel Job

I lived for the past 14 years in Prague, and it was fun, but I guess I just got too much gypsy in my blood and I don't like to stay put in one place. I'm not the type to settle down and start some a family, and build a nice picket fence around a permanent cottage, and start the long process as mentioned in the movie "Barfly" of building golden bars around my jail cell or padding my comfortable coffin, so as to settle into some increasingly sedate and routinised lifestyle, playing cards with my neighbours every Thursday, and talking gossip behind their backs every other day of the week.
No, I want to constantly meet new people, experience new cultures, and discover this big beautiful world of ours, with all its juicy variety.
But obviously such a crazy trip would be so much more fun with the right company. And most people could not afford to go on such a long trip without some sort of income, hence my offered position. I like my work and I find it very interesting. I like to dabble my fingers in every direction, much like my approach to traveling and experiencing life. The translations are presently my main bread earner, but you will see what other areas I want to get into through the services link of my main site. I find all these fields interesting, and I love to constantly learn. As a one man show, I've learned how to design my own webpages, I'm learning how to get to the top of search engines (my main and preferred way of finding new customers), I've set up my own databases - for personal organisation, the translators and accounting - and I've learned how to set up a server. I've also learned how to program in many languages, not to mention that I like learning human languages as well, and presently can speak in four of them (while slowly also learning Spanish).
So the work I could offer would be related. You can learn as much as you are able to learn and what interests you. Obviously, I need someone with a basic knowledge of computers, sufficient written communication skills in English, an ability to learn more, and interested in this area. I'm also very interested in charity, which is another field I'd like to get into. Therefore, because I like my work and want to achieve much during my life, in my travel partner I'd like someone who has the same interests and a desire to accomplish more, rather than nag me constantly to entertain them. Sure, I like leisure time as well, but always after work and when I have had enough of it. I love to explore nature, climb mountains, and sports.

If this interests you, you can check out my travel blog to get to know me better and get a feel for what travelling with me might be like. You can also check out my pilot Mexico trip, when I wanted to test out my travel/work theory. And obviously we would have to get to know each other better before either of us would want to commit to something like this. So we can write emails, exchange ideas, perhaps test travel together for a shorter period of time, or just meet up if I ever pass through your neighbourhood. I have been traveling like this since July of 2006, I mostly meet other travelers during the summer tourist season, and really don't mind spending the rest of my time alone. So I am not desparate for company, but think it would make my travel experience nicer, which is why I have made this page and looking for one, since it is not an easy position to fill.

Right now I am in Cyprus and I must say I like the island, because it is warm enough in the winter, and I can drive over to the Greek side every time I need a new stamp on my passport to extend my stay. But for next winter, if finances allow, I'm considering checking out Asia. Thailand and Malaysia intrigues me, and I'd like to check out the boom taking place in China, as I have many friends who have been there and it seems extremely dynamic and interesting.
But above all, after growing up in Canada and spending so much time in Prague, I'm done with the cold and don't want to have anything more to do with it, unless it involves a snowboard. Hence another attraction to Thailand during the winter. The other possibility is Argentina. I don't think it will be safe enough to drive to Asia so this would require another strategy.

For payment for your job, I don't expect to be paying you a lot, and expect something in the order of 3$ an hour cash in hand. This is what I pay my external employees. You would not be paying rent or gas, so your only expenses would be food and what you decide to spend on yourself. If we happen to travel to a more expensive country, we can make another arrangement if there is a problem, but I have been living right on the beach for about five Euro a day (not including gas, internet and business costs), so I do not foresee a problem.

If you want to get into gorey logistics details, as I know that girls are generally concerned about hygiene and stuff like that, you can check out my caravan survival tips pages. I am not adamant about having everything my own way and can be quite flexible, but if you will want a hot shower every day and some luxurious facilities, you may have to foot the bill yourself.

So all in all, you can see that this position is more for the adventurous bohemian chick type who has had experience camping and enjoys that sort of lifestyle. I am not desperate to fill this position and can wait as long as it takes to find a suitable nut I can get along with and be kooky with while discovering the world. I detest it when someone constantly whines about every possible thing that is not perfect and prefer to hang around open, optimistic and enthusiastic people who have a sense of adventure. This is the only way one can be to live this sort of lifestyle. Here are some travel testimonials from some of the friendly kooks who have traveled with me.

If you would be interested in discussing this further, please send me an email with your picture and lets start talking. I like writing letters and getting to know new people.

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