Being a tour leader – Travelling Claus

Some advice if you want to make a living as a freelancer in tourism.

28. August 2023 · 14 comments · Categories: Being a tour leader, Global lifestyle

Working as a freelancer in tourism in Vietnam.

Working as a freelancer in tourism in Vietnam.

I work as a freelancer in tourism and travel the world 365 days a year. I live in hotels and eat in restaurants more than 300 days a year. This is something which is quite possible to do. And here are some of the things I do in order to make a fine living from traveling the world.

I will also talk about some of the things that you should not do if you want to make a living from traveling.

I spent 2018 in 14 different countries.

2018 was a good travel year.

2018 was a good travel year.

2018 was another good travel year for me. I went to see some new countries. Returned to some countries I have previously been to. I had a pretty good work-life balance, with 150 days of work and 215 days of traveling the world for fun.

I am not on holiday when I work as a tour leader.

26. January 2018 · 4 comments · Categories: Being a tour leader

I entertain tourists for a living.

I entertain tourists for a living as a tour leader.

Lot’s of people seem to think that tour leaders are on a constant holiday. Few things could be further from the truth.

I have worked in 35 countries around the world.

26. February 2016 · 5 comments · Categories: Being a tour leader, Crazy stuff, Global lifestyle, Uncategorized

I'm a global vagabond

I’m a global vagabond.

Over the past 29 years, I have been working in 35 different countries. That is of the 75 countries i have visited so far. While I also love to travel through a country purely as a visitor. Working in a foreign country gives you a whole different insight to a place.