This is not about business networking. At all. It is rather about the very opposite. The no-money networking. Following up my thoughts on 'Luck' and how mis-conceived its whole interpretation is, I just need to share this with you. And I wish I had a million followers, not just a hundred and some, so that many more of us can realize their possibilities, because we all deserve to know.
Nowadays, you do not need to have a lot of money to travel. Honestly, traveling with a lot of those paper bills will simply push you farther away from the true benefits of a journey. The true immersion into a culture. Being accepted into it. Being limited in where to dine and sleep. Asking the locals rather than tripadvisor or google.
There are a bunch of networks out there, some of them free to sign up, others with a small charge, that give you the option of truly traveling. With little money. I have heard of people traveling all of Europe with it, barely spending any money at all. Of course, that includes hitch hiking, walking, or biking to some extend if you want to even cut out the expenses for the actual traveling. And of course, all of this is first of all a question and challenge to yourself: Are you willing to give up the comfort of the known and socially common way to travel? Because hostels are out, Couchsurfing and Co. Are in.
This is one of the fairly known networks out there by now. Absolutely free of charge and all over the world, you can find anything from sleeping on the floor, in a hammock, in a luxurious bed or more or less comfortable couch. All depends on what you get! You can travel to Asia and actually experience the true way of living, showering out of a bucket, and even in the United States you might have to use an outhouse every now and then. You never ever know what you will get, it is always exciting, sometimes more comfortable than others, but every night surfed will give you a story to tell, for sure.
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