I'm just coming to the end of three years driving around Africa, previously spent two years driving from Alaska to Argentina.
Making money is basically what every single long-term traveler is focused on, and I've yet to meet a single one who is actually paying for full time travel while traveling full time. A few of us (me included) get close by selling magazine articles, writing books, selling photos, etc. etc. It's a job, just a really, really fun job.
I spent the last 10 years backpacking Africa. I never documented my travels. Looking back, I would choose the same path.
Re:One Man's Life of No Regret (2009)
by rawoke083600 on Sunday March 03, 2019 @01:02PM
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hey you the south african dude(who is not s.a) and in the sa4x4 mag that i found on reddit 3 weeks ago :) ?? i just keep finding you everywhere ! You in the tech industry or tech background.. that you hangout on hn !? ps where/who do you sell your photos to ?
Re:One Man's Life of No Regret (2009)
by thebigkick on Sunday March 03, 2019 @01:21PM
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I've been following him also...he is everywhere lol.
He mentioned he had a tech job at one point on one of his blog posts.
That's me, but I'm not South African :)
I studied Software Engineering in Australia, I work as that from time to time to top up the savings account, though I hope I never have to do it again.
Re:One Man's Life of No Regret (2009)
by rawoke083600 on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @12:33AM
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Awesome ! Semi same boat with the software engineering! Just saw your lesoto article in the new edition ! Was there for my cousin's wedding. Beautiful place !! If you ever in cape town and need a place... loom us up ! :)
Re:One Man's Life of No Regret (2009)
by thebigkick on Sunday March 03, 2019 @01:20PM
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I absolutely love your blog (and that Jeep). Been reading it since you started your Africa trip!
Good luck and keep it up.
On his website, he's listed as the author of two books [0], and his about me page mentions that he was in the army for ~3 years. I was looking for info on how he financed these adventures as well, and these were the only things that I could find.
Now that I think about it, doing the amazing and interesting things are so anomalous, that one could probably make a bit of money doing them. Maybe that's why vloggers are so successful. Talk about having your cake and eating it too.