paolo_0

I was pretty broke financially while growing up and living in Italy. Salaries are super low for european standards here. So I moved to Australia, found a job there and worked my butt off for 5 years straight. Just saving and not spending money, just because i was focused on piling up money for once. I used to be a System Administrator/Network Engineer. Then I reached a point of burnout and quit my job. I ve lived out of my savings for over 5 years. No working at all. Then the Pandemic hit and i started to look around for opportunities and found a job in digital marketing with one of my long terms supporters. I now sustain my travels (and cancer therapies) working online.

There are many techniques to live cheaply while travelling, like camping, eating once a day, couchsurfing and ultimately social networking, to find accomodation in different locations. I believe though, you are referring to the funds that are necessary to travel for so long; the answer is: i worked and saved for 5 years to be able to sustain myself throughout my journey.

In north America, specifically in USA, I had some friends that helped me finding accommodation along the way. I also wild camped a lot. Froze my arse up couple of nights too...
But It's doable in Canada and USA since the land is so vast and you can always find a place to pitch your tent in safety.

Immensely 😅

Ecuador is one of the most underestimated countries in the world. Top roads (paved and unpaved), top sceneries, top food, top people. Loved it.