沒錢也任性：教你免費周游世界

World travel is cheap and easy.In fact, with a little practice and effort, you can travel the world for free.

環(huán)球旅行是一項既省錢又簡單的事情。實際上，只需一點點行動和努力，你就可以免費環(huán)游世界。在這里，我和大家一起來分享一下免費旅游的心得。

1.Embrace the Simple Joy of Travel

1.把旅行搞得輕松愉快點

Travel frees you from the grind of daily routine.You will explore new places, meet new people, try new foods and learn things about the world — and yourself — that you never imagined were possible.The joy of new experience is the most wonderful thing about travel — and new experiences are free.Walk the streets of a city.Stop and chat with a local.People watch in a public park.Climb to the top of a hill and watch the sun set over the ocean.

旅游把你從繁瑣的日常工作中解脫了出來。你可以探索新的地方，結交新的朋友，嘗試沒有吃過的食物，了解這個世界的新事物，甚至重新審視自我。這些都是你從未想過的。體驗新鮮算是旅游的最大樂趣了。徜徉在一座陌生城市的街道上， 走走停停，和當?shù)氐娜藗兞牧奶?，在公園里看人們行走在景色中，登高遠眺，去看海上日出，這一切都是新鮮的，而且是免費的。

2.Keep Your Needs To A Minimum

2.縮減你的需求

People need fresh air, healthy food, clean water, exercise, creative stimulation, companionship, self-esteem and a safe place to sleep.

人需要的是什么呢?是新鮮的空氣，健康的食物，潔凈的飲用水，人類還需要運動，靈感，伴侶，自我，以及一個安全的休憩之地。

All of these things are simple to obtain.Most of them are free.For fresh air, go outside.For exercise, take a walk.For creative stimulation, go somewhere new.For companionship, make a friend.For self-esteem, turn off your TV, breathe deep and open your spirit to the basic goodness of the world.

所有這些事情都很容易實現(xiàn)，而是它們中的大部分還都是免費的。新鮮的空氣和運動只需外出散散步就可以獲得，靈感的激發(fā)到一個新的地方自會出現(xiàn)。交朋友自會獲得伴侶，關掉電視深呼吸，打開心靈面對世上的真善美，就會找到真正的自我了。

Things like food and shelter are much cheaper once you get outside the United States.See 5 below for ways to obtain food and shelter for free.

如果你去除美國之外的地方旅游，食物和住宿立刻就便宜了不少，下面第5條會告訴你如何獲得免費的食宿。

3.Go Slow

3.放慢行走的腳步

If you live in New York and want to take a 2 week vacation to Africa, it will be very difficult (though not impossible, see number eight) to travel for free.

如果你住在紐約，想用兩周的假期到非洲旅游，要想免費就實在不是件易事了(盡管不是完全不可能，請看第8條)。

Indeed, as long as you believe that time is money, you will spend money all the time.Time is not money.Time is free.You have all the time in the world.

實際上，只要你相信時間就是金錢，那么你就一直在花錢。時間并不是金錢，時間是免費的，你擁有世界上的一切時間。

Instead of buying a plane ticket, catch a ride out West, or remodel an old sailboat, or just hop on your bike and ride away from town.The slower you travel, the less money you will spend.

別買機票，而是騎馬穿越西部;或者改造一條舊船，或者干脆騎自行車外出遠行。你走的越慢，花的錢也就越少。

4.Leave Your Possessions and Obsessions Behind

4.御下一切負擔

When you travel, you don’t need to pay rent.You don’t need a car.You don’t need an oven, a washer-dryer, electricity, Cable TV, a gym membership, a sofa and loveseat or a closet full of clothes.You don’t need a suit and tie to wear to your job because you don’t need a job.You don’t need to worry about paying the bills, because there are no bills to pay.You are free.

旅游的時候，你不需要付房租，汽車、微波爐、洗衣機、電、有線電視、健身會員卡、沙發(fā)和裝滿衣服的衣柜，這些你通通不需要。你也不必再西裝革履，因為你已經(jīng)不再工作了。你也不必擔心要花錢，因為根本沒有需要花錢的地方。 一切都是自由而免費的。

5.Trust People and you will Receive Free Food and Lodging

5.相信別人，你會得到免費的食宿

Many people are willing to open their homes to travelers, and they will give you a free meal, too.

很多人愿意打開家門迎接旅游的朋友們，他們還會為你提供免費的午餐。

CouchSurfing and WWOOF are two phenomenal online networks that help travelers connect with local hosts.CouchSurfing members are willing to give travelers a place to sleep for a night or two.WWOOF connects travelers with organic farmers who want to trade room and board for an extra hand.

CouchSurfing和WWOOF是兩個熱門的網(wǎng)站，驢友可以通過它聯(lián)系到當?shù)氐慕哟彝?。CouchSurfing的用戶都愿意為旅行者提供一個可以睡一兩天的住處。WWOOF會聯(lián)系驢友，當?shù)氐挠袡C農(nóng)場的農(nóng)民愿意以超低價把房子租給你。

6.Learn a Useful Craft or Skill

6.掌握一種有用的技能

If you have a skill, such as cooking, animal husbandry, massage, musical ability or basic carpentry, you can barter for free food and accommodation as you travel.

如果你有一技之長，比如烹飪、飼養(yǎng)動物，按摩，音樂才能或一些基本的木工活，你就可以拿這些來換免費的食物和住處了。

Universally appreciated skills like cooking are best, though niche skills that are in high demand, like website design, are also useful.Native English speakers can often travel the world for free by teaching language classes in each destination they visit.

在大家普遍公認的技能里，烹飪是最受歡迎的。盡管一些像網(wǎng)頁設計這樣的高級技能也很有用。母語是英語的旅行者可以通過教英語來獲得免費的旅游機會。

The slower you travel, the easier it will be to work out a mutually beneficial arrangement with a local community or host.

你走的越慢，越容易找到可以和當?shù)厣鐣蛑魅嘶ダヒ娴姆椒ā?/p>

7.Get Out of the City

7.到郊外去

Although it’s possible to travel for free in a big city, it’s damn difficult.

盡管你也可以在一座大城市免費旅行，但是這相對要困難些。

Go to the country, where people are more relaxed, food is plentiful and there’s ample room for one traveler to lay out her sleeping bag under the stars.

到郊外去，那里的人們過著輕松的生活，有充足的食物和寬敞的房間供旅行者享用，你甚至可以在外面露宿。

8.Find A Job You Love That Entails Travel

8.找份需要旅行的工作

If you need an income in order to pay off loans or support a child, find a job that calls for extensive travel.There are millions of jobs available in the global economy that demand travel.

如果你需要一筆收入來還貸款或養(yǎng)孩子，那就找份需要經(jīng)常出差的工作吧，有好多工作需要環(huán)球旅行。

Of course, some jobs are easier to love than others, and much work that involves travel also involves the destruction of local ecosystems and traditional ways of life.Avoid unethical work if at all possible —it is bad for your health and worse for your soul.

當然，有些工作會讓你更容易愛上它，當然那些包括旅游的工作也同樣帶來了當?shù)厣鷳B(tài)系統(tǒng)的破壞和傳統(tǒng)生活方式的改變。盡量避免做那些不道德的工作，它們不利于你的身心健康。

9.Embrace Serendipity

9.擁抱新發(fā)現(xiàn)

Traveling the world for free requires a blend of advance planning and the willingness to seize opportunities and go with the flow.

免費的環(huán)球旅行需要提前計劃，以及隨遇而安、抓住一切機會的態(tài)度。

Does your new CouchSurfing friend want company for a drive across the country? Grab your pack and ride along! Does an organic farm in Thailand need a farm sitter for the rainy season? Get in touch with Christian Shearer!

你在CouchSurfing上的新好友是不是想要一個駕車旅行的同伴?背上行囊立即出發(fā)吧!泰國有機農(nóng)場是否需要一個雨季的農(nóng)場看管員呢?到Christian Shearer網(wǎng)站看看去吧!

As Kurt Vonnegut wrote,“Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.”Go Dancing.

庫爾特·馮內(nèi)古特寫過：“獨特的旅行建議是上帝給我們的舞蹈課”。讓我們跳起來吧!