While the dream of traveling without a job or working as a digital nomad does come true for some, for many, this travel narrative isn’t desirable, attainable or sustainable.

However, just because you are career oriented or wish to maintain steady roots in one location doesn’t mean that traveling isn’t for you.

In fact, whether you are planning on spending a weekend, a month, or a year abroad traveling, you can leverage this experience to enrich your resume and create a work + travel lifestyle that helps your career.

Catalina from missadventuresabroad.com is giving us her best tips to turn those “vacation” days you spent traveling into resume material!

It's no secret that there are many factors involved when it comes to working while traveling, because there is so much to figure out!

Questions are bound to come up about exactly how to get paid to travel, who this lifestyle is right for, and how to make it work in different life situations.

Since I get questions on this topic daily, I thought I'd round up some of the most common ones and give you true, honest answers!

Instead of saying "I can't travel because _____" think "How can I find a way to travel despite _____ ?"

Here are four common "I can't travel because" statements that we're going to turn around with real life examples:

Everyone wants to travel, but wouldn't it be nice if you could do it for free?

With money on flights and hotel alone, we're talking hundreds - if not thousands - of dollars spent on travel in the traditional sense, more if it's international.

...Did you know that traveling for free is actually possible? 

Here's how to hack BOTH your housing and your flights so you can travel for free, and how you can do it ASAP.

If you're thinking of moving to a foreign country where you don't know anyone, the thought of making friends can be intimidating.

When you pick up your life and move across the world there are a lot of factors that come into play, like if you should sell your furniture or sell your car.

We get so caught up in the preparation aspect that sometimes we forget about what happens after the move. (Good things, of course! But still things you want to think about!)

Here are seven ways you can meet people and make friends around the world, whether you're moving for a job, traveling solo, or going with friends/family!