Berlin, in a converted LDV Campervan, in glorious sunshine – had we really made it here in one piece, had the van really made it here? And was that really sun? The monstorous rainclouds that had shortened our stay in Warsaw were now a cause of constant worry.
The LDV Convoy is not a van that [...]
Insurance Problems and age-ism!
Posted By admin on December 14th, 2008
Argh!
Ok so first of all sorry for the lack of updates.
I will be changing to updating this blog once a week
Life at the moment is crazy busy and I found myself spending more time updating the blog than looking for jobs!
So whats changed?
Well I have hit a slightly large brick wall in the challenge to become an overland drvier – insurance!
Most companies I have spoken to have stated that their policy for drivers is over 25’s only. Being only 22 this has created a wee issue!
So where to now?
Well don’t worry readers. I will not give up at the 1st (or more likely 6th) hurdle.
At the moment I am looking for any job that will involve travel – hopefully to some bizzare country or lands, but anything will do.
If you have any suggestions please leave them in the comments box below. I will promise to check them all out.
However, first of all I must get cracking on packing for my skiing holiday!
Happy Travellin’
Overland Si
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July 27th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Hey, just stumbled across this post and thought I’d add some words of encouragement, if you still want to try to become an overland tour leader in future. 25 will come round quicker than you think; I was in the same boat a few years ago, when I seriously considered overlanding as a career and found out about the age limit. Now I’m currently in my 3rd week of training with Dragoman. It’s not a glamorous job but you seem to have realistic expectations about that, so you’ll do fine. My one piece of advice would be to get some travel experience outside of Europe – that will increase your chances of being called for an interview hugely. I know the economy doesn’t lend itself to travel at the moment, but I wish you the best of luck with whatever you do! Take care!