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Overview
For summer jobs, volunteering or jobs abroad, Work Your Way Around the World is the number one guide for the self-funded world traveller, providing all the information you need to successfully find work abroad. Choose from hundreds of potential job opportunities, from the everyday to the utterly extraordinary: from busking in Paris to marine conservation work in Madagscar. Also includes all the essential, practical advice you need to safely travel the globe, such as work visas, medical information and permits.
Find inside:
·Hundreds of job opportunities across the globe
·Brand-new chapter offering vital advice on taking a gap year
·Insightful case studies from travellers who have been there and done it
·Advice for applying and securing jobs abroad
·Culture and lifestyle information by country
·Essential guidance on safes areas to travel - and which places to avoid
Packed with hundreds of irresistible opportunities abroad, Work Your Way Around the World is the globetrotter's essential handbook, offering all you need to know to help plan your trip and successfully fund your way around the world.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844556472 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Crimson Publishing |
| Publication date: | 10/03/2017 |
| Edition description: | 17th Edition |
| Pages: | 400 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1
Living the Dream 1
The Decision to Go 2
Preparation 3
Money 4
What to Take 5
Insurance 6
Security 7
Qualifications 8
Language 8
Making Contacts 9
Travelling Alone or in Company 10
Staying in Touch 11
Red Tape 11
Passports and Work Permits 11
Bureaucracy at Large 12
Getting a Job Before You Go 13
Employment Agencies 13
International Placement Organisations 14
Advertisements 15
Getting a Job on Arrival 16
Meeting People 17
Chance 18
Design 19
Rewards and Risks 19
The Delights 19
The Dangers 20
Coming Home 21
Travel 23
Air 23
Driving 26
Hitch-hiking 26
Train and Coach 26
Bicycle 27
Europe 28
North America 28
Latin America 29
Africa 29
Asia 30
Australasia 30
Travellers' Health 32
Specialist Advice 32
Malaria 33
Formalities at Borders 34
Visas 34
Money 35
Gap Years 36
Classic Gap Year Choices 36
Using a Gap Year Agency 37
Gap Year Companies 38
North American Opportunities 39
Expeditions 40
Preparation and Safety 41
Safety Courses 41
Practical Top Tips 41
Working a Passage 43
Sea 43
Cruise Liners 43
Private Yachts 44
Charming the Captain 47
Crewing in the Mediterranean 48
Crewing from the Caribbean 49
Crewing from the Americas 49
Crewing in the South Pacific 50
Crewing from Other Countries 50
Land 51
Overland Tours 51
Expeditions 52
Enterprise 54
Digital Nomads 54
Import/Export 56
Currency Exchange 57
Second-hand Gear 57
Spotting Local Opportunities 57
Home-made Handicrafts 58
Beaches and Mobs 59
Writing and the Media 60
Photography 61
Busking 62
Artists 63
Film Extras 63
Filmmaking 63
Odd Jobs 64
Business and Industry 65
Shops 65
Commercial and Secretarial 65
Gambling 66
Part 1 Work Your Way
Tourism 69
Agencies and Websites 69
Hotels and Restaurants 69
Catering Jobs 70
Other Opportunities Within Tourism 71
Pubs and Clubs 72
Special Events 72
Tour Operators 72
Campsite Couriers 74
Activity Holidays 75
Winter Resorts 76
Ski Holiday Companies 77
Applying on the Spot 78
Chalet Staff 79
Ski Instructors 79
The Countryside 81
Harvesting 81
Where to look for work 81
Technique 82
Farming 82
Advertising Online 83
Range of Opportunities 83
WWOOF 84
Communities 86
Agricultural Exchanges and Apprenticeships 86
Teaching English 87
ELT Training 87
What English Teaching Involves 88
Finding a Job 89
In Advance 89
Worth American Organisations 90
On the Spot 91
Childcare 92
Pros and Cons 92
Pay and Duties 92
Applying 93
The Internet 94
Agencies in the UK 94
Agencies Worldwide 95
Volunteering 96
Sources of Information 97
Pros and Cons 98
Workcamps and Other Placement Organisations 98
Archaeology 99
Conservation 100
Developing Countries 101
North American Opportunities 101
Going it Alone 102
Part 2 Work Your Way in Europe
United Kingdom 105
Red Tape 105
Youth Mobility Visas 106
Other Visas 106
Special Schemes and Exchange Organisations 107
For Americans 107
Tax 108
Employment Prospects 108
Temp Agencies 108
Adverts 109
Harvests 110
Agricultural Agencies 110
Tourism and Catering 111
Pubs 112
Scotland 112
Holiday Camps and Activity Centres 113
Hostels 113
Special Events 114
Childcare and Domestic 115
Teaching 115
Applying Locally 117
Medical Experiments 118
Building and Other Seasonal Work 119
London 119
Pubs 120
Couriers 120
Accommodation 120
Volunteering 121
Ireland 122
Working Holiday Schemes 123
The Job-Hunt 123
Tourism 123
Dublin 124
Au Pairing 124
Agriculture and Fishing 124
The Netherlands 125
Regulations 125
Non-EU Citizens 125
Red Tape 126
Private Employment Agencies 126
The Bulb industry 127
Finding the Work 127
Pay and Conditions 128
Agriculture 128
Limburg and Brabant 128
Westland 129
Tourism 129
Other Work 129
Teaching 130
Amsterdam 130
Au Pairs 131
Belgium 131
Regulations 131
Seasonal Work 132
Au Pairs 132
Teaching 132
Contacts 133
Voluntary Opportunities 133
Luxembourg 133
Helpful Organisations 134
France 134
Regulations 134
EU Citizens 134
Non-EU Formalities 135
Special Schemes for North Americans 135
The Job Hunt 136
Pôls Emploi (Jobcentre) 136
CRIJ 136
Private Employment Agencies 136
Tourism 137
Hotels and Restaurants 137
Campsites 138
Holiday Centres 139
Ski Resorts 139
Yachts 141
Barges 141
Grape Picking 142
Work and Conditions 142
How to Find Work 143
Other Harvests 145
The Loire Valley 146
Organic Farms 146
Teaching 146
Childcare 148
Business and Industry 149
Volunteering 149
Archaeology 150
Conservation 150
Parls 150
The Grapevine 151
Disneyland Paris 151
Survival 152
Germany 153
Regulations 154
Special Schemes 154
Accommodation 155
Work Experience 155
German National Employment Service 156
Other Sources of Work 156
Tourism and Catering 156
Winter Resorts 158
Work on Military Bases 158
Special Events 158
Teaching 159
Childcare 161
Farm Work 162
Volunteering 163
Greece 164
Regulations 164
Tourism 165
Selling and Enterprise 167
Boating 167
Agriculture 168
Other Work 169
Childcare 169
Teaching English 170
Volunteering 171
Cyprus 172
Regulations 172
Tourism 172
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 173
Tour Companies 173
Red Tape 173
Italy 174
Regulations 174
Finding Work 175
Contacts 175
Tourism 175
Holiday Animators and Entertainers 176
Hostels 177
Winter Resorts 177
Au Pairs 178
Teaching 179
Summer Language Camps 180
Agriculture 182
Val di Non Apple Harvest 182
Grape Picking 183
Voluntary Opportunities 183
Malta 184
Teaching 184
Scandinavia 185
Au Pairing 186
Denmark 186
Regulations 186
Copenhagen 187
Agriculture 188
Volunteering 189
Survival 189
Finland 189
Teaching 190
Casual Work 190
Volunteering 191
Iceland 191
The Fishing Industry 192
Other 193
Volunteering 193
Norway 193
Tourism 194
Norwegian Working Guest Programme 195
Outdoor Work 195
Au Pairs 196
Sweden 196
Casual Work 197
Au Pairs 198
Teaching 198
Voluntary Opportunities 198
Survival 198
Spain 199
Regulations 199
Non-EU Citizens 199
Teeming Tourism 200
Clubs 201
Tour Operators 202
Odd Jobs and Touting 202
Teaching English 203
Job-Hunting on the Spot 203
In Advance 204
Live-in Positions 205
Conditions of Work 206
Private Tutoring 206
Au Pairs 206
Agriculture 207
Volunteering 208
Squats and Communities 208
Gibraltar 209
Accommodation 209
Portugal 210
Regulations 210
Tourism 210
Teaching 211
Business 212
Agriculture 212
Switzerland 213
Regulations 213
Casual Work 214
Tourism 214
The Job-Hunt 215
On the Spot 216
Agriculture 217
Official Schemes 217
Grape Picking 218
Tutors and Au Pairs 219
Volunteering 220
Austria 220
The Job-Hunt 221
Tourism 221
English Teaching 222
Au Pairs 222
Outdoor Work 222
Central Europe and Russia 223
Teaching English 223
Teaching in the Czech Republic 223
Teaching in Slovakia 224
Teaching in Hungary 225
Teaching in Poland 225
Russian Federation 226
Finding a Job 227
Volunteering 228
Regulations 229
Baltic States 229
Ukraine 230
Georgia 230
Central Europe 230
Romania 230
Bulgaria 231
Slovenia 231
Albania 231
Voluntary Opportunities 231
Service Projects 231
Environmental Volunteering 232
Social Projects 232
Other Opportunities 233
Part 3 Work Your Way Worldwide
Australia 237
Working Holiday Visas 238
Alternative Visas 239
Pre-departure Schemes 239
Backpacker Agencies 240
Unofficial Work 240
Tax 241
The Job-Hunt 241
Private Employment Agencies 242
Hostels and Noticeboards 242
Online Resources 243
Rural Australia and the Outback 244
Conservation Valunteers 246
Fruit Picking 247
The Grape Harvest 248
The Apple Harvest 249
Other Harvests 250
Queensland 250
New South Wales 251
Victoria 252
South Australia 252
Western Australia 253
Industry 255
Construction and Labouring 255
Tourism and Catering 256
Queensland 256
Diving and Watersports 257
Ski Resorts 258
The Interior 258
Cities 259
Holiday Language Courses 259
Special Events 260
The Australian Pub 260
Childcare 261
Fishing 262
Conclusion 263
New Zealand 263
Regulations 263
Special Schemes 264
Tax 265
Casual Work 265
Rural and Conservation Volunteering 266
Fruit Picking 268
Bay of Plenty 269
Hawke'g Bay 269
Northland 270
Nelson/Motueka/Blenheim 270
Southland 271
Tourism 271
Queenstown and the South Island 272
Ski Resorts 272
Fishing 273
Busking 273
Business and Industry 274
Teaching and Au Pairing 274
Antarctica 275
United States of America 275
Visas 276
Other Visas (Non J-1) 276
Arrival 277
Work and Travel Programmes 277
Internships 278
Summer Camps 279
Camp America 280
Other Summer Camp Organisations 280
Casual Work 281
Documents 281
Hostels 282
Drive-aways 282
The Job-Hunt 283
Tourism and Catering 283
Seaside Resorts 284
Boats 285
Ski Resorts 285
Theme Parks 286
Other Popular Jobs 288
Selling 288
Soccer Coaching 288
Manual Work 289
Medical 290
Alaskan Fishing 290
Childcare and Domestic Work 292
Agriculture 294
Volunteering 296
Conclusion 297
Canada 298
Red Tape 298
Special Schemes 298
Casual Work 299
The Job-Hunt 300
Tourism 300
Ski Resorts 301
Tree Planting 302
Fruit Picking 303
British Columbia 303
Ontario, Québec and Eastern Canada 305
The Maritimes 305
Other Farm Work 305
Childcare and Summer Camps 305
Volunteering 306
Latin America 308
Teaching 308
The Job Hunt 309
Red Tape 311
Mexico 311
Bolivia 312
Brazil 313
Argentina 314
Chile 315
Colombia 315
Ecuador 316
Peru 317
Central America 318
Volunteering 318
Guatemala 319
Conservation 320
Other Opportunities 321
Tourism 323
The Caribbean 323
Jobs Afloat 323
Cruise Ships 324
Charter Yachts 324
Jobs on Land 324
Africa 325
Teaching 326
Egypt 327
Ghana 327
Kenya 328
French West Africa 328
Tourism 328
Opportunities in South Africa 329
Red Tape 330
Volunteering 330
Tourism 331
Farm Work 332
Business and Industry 332
Volunteering 332
Sending Organisations 333
Short-term Projects 335
Grassroots Organisations 335
Conservation and Wildlife 336
Israel and the Palestinian Territories 338
Regulations 338
Kibbutzim 338
Arranging a Job 339
Life on a Kibbutz 339
Tourism 340
Other Paid Work 341
Teaching 341
Voluntary Opportunities 341
Palestinian Projects 342
Archaeology 342
Asia 343
Teaching 343
Japan 344
China 346
Taiwan 347
Korea 348
Thailand 349
Indonesia 351
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos 351
Hong Kong 352
Regulations 352
Teaching 352
Casual Opportunities 353
Entertainment 353
Hostessing 354
Modelling 355
Tourism and Business 355
Volunteering 356
India 356
Sri Lanka 358
Maldives 358
Nepal 358
South-east Asia 359
Far East 360
The Middle East 361
Turkey 361
Teaching English 362
Childcare 363
Tourism 363
Voluntary Opportunities 364
In Extremis 364
Transferring Money 364
Embassies and Consulates 365
Legal Problems 366
Dire Straits 366
Appendices 371
Appendix 1 Some Useful Phrases 371
Appendix 2 Travel Itineraries 373
Appendix 3 Currency Conversion Chart 376
Appendix 4 International Dialling Codes 377
Readers' comments on Previous Editions 379