Work Your Way Around the World - Softcover

Griffith, Susan

 
9781854583291: Work Your Way Around the World

Synopsis

The twelfth edition of the unique and acclaimed guide for working travelers that explains how to find temporary work around the world not only in advance but also when on the spot while traveling. It incorporates hundreds of first-hand accounts from people who have actually done the jobs with a mass of hard factual information to offer authoritative advice on how to find work. Jobs featured include: >Picking olives in Greece >Teaching English in Moscow >Yacht crewing in the West Indies >Selling ice cream in Cape Town >Fishing for prawns off Australia >Ski jobs in Val d'Isere >Archaeological digs in Israel >Mountain farming in Austria >Croupier on a cruise ship >Kayak guide in Nepal >Conservation in Ireland >Film extra in Bangkok "Work Your Way Around the World gives information on all the main areas of temporary work including the tourist industry, childcare, voluntary work, business and industry, and teaching English. In addition, it covers: >Working a passage--how to travel for free by land, sea, and air >Enterprise--how to earn money by spotting some local opportunity >Dates and details of harvests from Denmark to New Zealand The book's regional section gives country-by-country guides to the different types of work to be found by those prepared to pack their bags and go and look for it. The section includes where the jobs are, what work permits may are required, and essential addresses for finding a job.

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Work Your Way Around the World

Film-making on a Greek Island * Archaeological dig in Israel * Erecting marquees in the UK * Turtle conservation in Costa Rica * Chalet girl in Austria * Camp counsellor in California * Working in clubs in Tenerife * Picking strawberries in Denmark * Yacht crewing in the West Indies or the Cote dâ Azur * Entertainer in Cyprus * Horse trekking centres in Iceland or New Zealand * Mountain farming in Austria * Croupier on a cruise ship * Grape picking in Alsace * Organic farms in Turkey * Film extra in Bangkok * Youth club leader in Zambia * Modelling in Tokyo * Counting bats in New Zealand * Campsite courier in France * Selling ice cream in Cape Town or jewellery in Crete * Busking in Amsterdam * Ski bum in Val dâ Isere or Vail * Prawn fisherman in Australia * Fairground traveller * Opal noodling * Soccer coaching in New England * Scuba instructor in the Red Sea * Kayak guide in Nepal * Salmon fishing in Alaska * Alligator farm hand in Louisiana * Teaching English in Moscow or Mexico * Au Pair in Paris, Istanbul or Oslo.

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