The perfect jobs for travel enthusiasts

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Consultant

If you are an expert in your field of work, being a consultant rather than a full-time employee gives you the flexibility to be your own boss. It also enables one to have an extensive clientele, most of which require you to travel to on-site locations for physical consultations. This helps you to visit different places and work from luxurious locations such as hotels and beaches most often catered for by the company you are consulting for.

Pilot or flight attendant

For some, flying is the best part of their travel experience. Stunning in those beautifully donned attires and well-placed smiles, being a flight attendant or the captain steering the airliner could give you a fulfilling thrill as you fly from one destination to another. These two jobs give you the opportunity to explore the world from high in the sky, and what other best way to live the travel dream? However, inconsistent working hours may mean frequently being away from family and friends.

Cruise worker

Often associated with amorousness, cruising is something water lovers would want to try. Voyaging brings you as close to the sea world as possible, as you travel the different destinations and transits on the floating vessels. Jobs on cruise ships range from engineering to attendants, deck jobs and entertainment among others.

Destination photographer

Being able to perfectly capture each moment and present a destination to the world is one of the perks of travel. Whether for weddings, corporate or social events, or just destination photography, one can make easily make a living selling high-quality images for different uses to different people. Creating a photography website for display could attract advertisers thus bringing extra income to fund your travels.

Travel blogger/writer

From the bustling attractions in Nairobi to Notre-Dame de Paris, there is a lot to write about the destinations you visit. Join the club of travel bloggers and writers making a fortune sampling and telling the world of their escapades. It is one of the most expressive ways to record your experiences, and in the tech era, you are sure to reach thousands if not millions of readers online. The larger the travel record, the more the opportunities to also provide travel consultation and other travel related services, thus increasing your earnings and making the job even more exciting.

The list of the jobs is endless, therefore, these five are a simple guide to those wishing to venture into a more exciting career in line with their travel desires. To echo Hans Christian Andersen, “To travel is to live” – so go travel, go live your life.