Jobs and occupations 1. dentist a filling has come out of one of your back teeth 2. an optician you think your eyes need testing 3. a chiropodist you find you have an ingrowing toe-nail 4. a chiropractor, a masseur, a physiotherapist 5. a hairdresser your fringe is getting a bit too long 6. a photographer you want a portrait photograph of yourself 7. a solicitor you have decided to sue somebody 8. a travel agent you fancy a holiday in the sun 9. a broker you want advice on investment or insurance 10. a piano tuner your grand piano isn't sounding quite right 11. an antique dealer you want to find a 400-year-old grandfather clock 12
12 The aim seems to be to kind of integrate it [travel] into your life, find a way to make it viable; instead of this stop/start thing, this huge separation between your country of origin, or wherever you’re working, and where you travel to, to try and get a synthesis between them. Participants seeking a livelihood on the road (e.g. dive instructor, yoga instructor, masseur, tour guide), mirror D’Andrea’s study of (2007, p. 220) migrant expatriates, who hoped to develop an occupation that allowed for a lifestyle related to ‘experiences of liberation, pleasure and expressivity’. They also challenge Uriely’s (2001) distinction within ‘working tourist’ types between those who engage in work whilst travelling for instrumental versus recreational reasons, arguably subsuming this divide. Bridging a travel-occupation gap