I am a travel blogger and I have been getting paid to travel since over a decade. But being a travel blogger is not easy. It is full-time job that requires a lot of efforts, skills and years of hard work. It is not like you open a wordpress account, write 10 articles and you become a travel blogger. You need to write well, research, invest from your own pocket, work hard, try difficult things, challenge your comfort zone, write informative and original content and years of hard work in building a community and set of loyal audience.
But this is not the only way to travel for free. There are many ways to travel for free in India. With ‘travel for free’ I mean you don’t have to pay for tickets and accommodation because this is the major chunk of expense where one has to put money. You will have to do something in order to get to travel for free or almost free. Here’s how:
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Volunteer
There are many organisations and NGO in the off-beat locations and villages of India who need volunteers.There are many organisations hiring teachers, social media managers, home-stay managers, singers, painters, techies and more, to help them run their organisation or do good work for the area. Simply search on google and apply!
Tip: Search a suitable option here on https://freevolunteering.net/volunteer-india/ website. They have plenty options!
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Become a photographer
This one requires good photography skills. You can become a photographer and apply for a job in a production house or events company. Once you get this job, you will get to travel for free as all the expenses are taken care by your company.
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Work for barter
If you are a regular follower of this blog, you must remember the time when I traveller to Amritsar with StayOnSkill? Well, this is something that you too can do. There are many companies like Stay-On-Skill who offer barter options where you work with the home-stay or hostel and you get to stay and eat for free. Sometimes, these properties also take care of your tickets. You need to check availability beforehand.
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House-keeper
Many NRIs and expats have their holiday homes and guest houses in the tourist places of India. They are often looking for housekeepers or managers for their properties. Search, apply and you might get lucky!
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Travel Jobs
Like I mentioned about the photography Job, there are many jobs such as event managers, driver, pilot, air-hostess and cabin crew, tour leader, where you work and get to travel along. But most of these require skills that you should know.
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Blogger/Youtuber
And now, the most popular way to travel for free – becoming a travel blogger or youtuber. BUT let me burst a bubble here. As I mentioned in the first paragraph, you don’t just become a travel blogger or youtuber just like that for the sake of travelling for free. You need to have an intention to seek, explore and share the information genuinely. As fancy as it may seem, but this work is simply not for everyone. In order to become a blogger, you need good writing and photography skills while in order to become a travel blogger, you need good videography and editing skills. Also, this doesn’t just give you the freedom to travel for free from the day1. Initially you have to invest from your pocket and create a community with good number of viewers and readers. After some time, you will start to get collaborations and get to travel with brands for free.
I will share how to become a travel blogger and other things related to this in another post. But for now, I really hope this helped!
Also read:
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