Free Vacations – How to Travel the World for Free
Travel | Sandra | March 7, 2007 at 23:50There was a room packed with fellow vagabonds anxious to hear just how we could make that free vacation thing happen. Half-way through the 3 hour evening, our heads were spinning with the amount of information flowing from guest teacher, Gina Henry-Cook. Gina is our idol, a free spirit, fellow gypsy, who for 15 years has been manifesting her dream of traveling for a living, traveling as a lifestyle. She professes to work only from January to May, but as far as I could tell, her work is traveling around the country teaching this class. Not bad for a day job. Gina is a highly organized encyclopedia of factoids, websites, how-to’s, where to find, and just plain “go out and do it” practical advice and guidance. The powerful part is that Gina seems to have tried it all.
She offered 81 pages of ideas on getting free or discounted travel. She outlines exactly how to earn free airline tickets, making the most of your frequent flier miles. Trade homes with someone in Stockholm, play bridge with passengers for a free cruise, teach English for a hotel stay, sign on as a mystery shopper for meals or cash, deadhead cars for snowbirds, load up your suitcase with silk scarves and exotic jewelry for resale, organize group trips for your friends that cover your own travel costs. There is no end to her creativity or enthusiasm. She’s working every angle, all the time. Her voice rings with glee when she talks about FREE - her favorite word. Her favorite reward? The postcards from around the world she receives every day from students who grabbed her ideas and ran with them – some of them very very far.
Gina teaches the class once a year for the UNLV Educational Outreach Program. She has plenty of printed material, as well as some audio for those who don’t want to wait until next spring. Her website: www.goglobalinc.com
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