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Time off in Tupiza

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Cycling from Alaska to Argentina Travelogue - November 2010 Travelogue

Well, I thought that I had better write something, although I haven’t got a great deal to write about really!! If you have been following my travelogue, you will know that I have been picking up Freelance writing work online, and that is what I have spent the last week or ten days doing here in Tupiza. It’s all a bit of an experiment really - Whilst the jobs that I am taking on are relatively low paid, of course, the cost of living here in Bolivia is very cheap. So, it seems that if I am going to give this a go, then this is the country to do it in.

 

It’s a bit of a risk, a bit of a gamble doing this Freelance work online. The website that I use to pick up the jobs has a few loopholes, and it can be hit and miss finding good people to work for. That said, I have been lucky, and my income has so far been just over the $500 mark. I have work ongoing and more coming in.

  
Dave Briggs in Tupiza

 

 

 Welcome to my office !

 

 

To break this down (well, I haven’t got a lot else to write about right now, so I might as well write about this!), I need to earn a certain amount of money per day to make it profitable.

 

Daily Spend - £10.00

Daily earn -    £25.00

 

So, as you see I am not going to become a millionaire any time soon. HOWEVER, for every day that I earn that £20.00, I am paying for the day that I am stationary, and am saving for another day of travelling on the road. At this point in time, that is pretty important!

 

So, I will continue doing online jobs whilst here in Tupiza for as long as it is still profitable, and then move on after that. My original plan, was to reach the most southern edge of Argentina for around Christmas time. This is almost impossible for me to achieve right now, and so now I predict the end of January unless a tonne of work turns up.

 

So there we go… That’s what I have been up to!

Last Updated (Thursday, 02 December 2010 00:17)

 

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0 #4 2010-11-14 21:28
Just give me a shout and I'll send them out; I've just been looking at a magazine at coffee break and it was on about Argentina - looks pretty arrid. I'll scan it and try and e-mail it to you, it mentions cycling.
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0 #3 2010-11-11 21:40
Hi Guys

@Augusti - I am not sure. For now i will work. I will either return to the bike in 1 week or 1 month I will still beat you to Ushuaia though

@Ian - That is a very kind offer At the moment, i am not quite sure of where i will be and where. I will have a better idea on the 16th of this month if i am staying or moving on
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0 #2 2010-11-11 19:20
I thought you soon arrive in Ushuaia, but I see you've parked your bike...
when you return the bike?
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0 #1 2010-11-08 22:32
Hi Dave, a while ago you wrote you were in need of books. Have you got an address there (or somewhere in the future) and I will mail you a selection of the crap lying around the office (a few thrillers, Clarkson moaning about stuff, etc...)
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