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Always in the world's most beautiful places, starting out on new adventures and getting paid for it.
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Hannah and Nick from the Netherlands have made their dream come true: They're travel bloggers. But is it really as great as everyone thinks?
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Hey, we're Hannah and Nick! And this is our job.
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And we could say that in every part of the world.
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We’ll spend a day with Hannah and Nick, see what they get up to on their travels, learn about the worst part of the job, and of course, find out how they make a living from it.
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We catch up with them on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
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Today, they plan to explore a certain lane in the small town of São Vicente.
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We just like the framing there, and we know that this is gonna work well for some social media posts. So, we want to have a shot there just to have it integrated in one of the reels that we might create.
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The two set out with a camera, a smartphone and a tripod.
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They usually research the location beforehand and have a good idea of where the sun will be.
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Their previous jobs have given them a trained eye: Hannah was a graphic designer, and Nick was a web developer.
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You might want a little bit more mountain.
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They also know the ins and outs of posing for the camera.
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They know how important photos are in keeping their fans engaged on their blog and social media accounts.
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Then Hannah and Nick move on to the next spot, one of Madeira's famous hiking trails.
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They’ll get into how exactly they make their money later.
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For now, we want to know how they got this job.
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It all started in 2016 with a GoPro camera they bought at auction for 11 euros.
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We had one photo in the Philippines that had this super-blue heart-shaped lagoon and GoPro commented on that photo.
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So we went from zero to 7,000 followers in one night.
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And that was the starting point where we were like, okay, maybe we should do something with this.
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Because a lot of people started asking questions underneath that post, like "how did you get here? Where did you stay?" They started a blog and began investing more and more time in it.
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In 2017, they quit their day jobs and became full-time travel bloggers.
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Now they have a blog featuring travel tips for around 60 countries and more than 400,000 followers on Instagram. What do you need to succeed at it?
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Dedication and love for travel.
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Right? I guess those two.
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Yeah, because there is not necessarily a skill, because nowadays you can also do everything with your phone.
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So you don't need the biggest camera or all the knowledge about how a camera works in that sense.
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Hannah and Nick usually have a drone with them, though.
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Today, they will use it to capture the island's beauty.
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Of course, they want to inspire others to travel, but how honest and unbiased can they really be?
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In our Instagram stories, that's where we really show the behind the scenes, our opinions.
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Writing in the guides. We're also honest about things there.
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Also, if something is really popular, but we don't think it's worth it, we would mention that as well.
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Hannah and Nick also did some advance research for their lunch and marked potential restaurants on Google Maps.
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They always prepare well. They have a method for choosing destinations, too.
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That's mostly a mix of what's becoming popular, because that's obviously good for the blog and for the Instagram, to have a bit of that "wow" effect that people don't know everything about it already.
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The afternoon is spent indoors.
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The two Dutch travelers edit the photos they took that morning, write Instagram posts, and do research for future trips. They also have a meeting scheduled with a staff member. Hannah and Nick now employ six people.
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This raises the question: how do they generate income?
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We make money mainly through the blog. When someone is scrolling through an article, there are affiliate links inside. And that means that if someone books an accommodation or a tour, we would earn a small percentage of that without them paying more.
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And then another big part is collaboration with companies or tourism boards on social media.
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What we mostly do is work together with a tourism board of a certain country or city.
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They work around 50 hours per week, in the evenings and on the weekends, too.
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They want to end their day at a lookout point. They have learned the hard way how important it is to switch off and take a break. After years of constant travel, Nick suffered from burnout in 2019 because he had taken on too much at once.
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What are the other down sides to their job?
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Sometimes it is difficult with having friends and family obviously.
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Everyone is a little bit everywhere and we try to be home every once in a while.
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But if something happens, just moments, you want or you need to be there.
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In the first few years, it was also a difficult thing between the two of us as a couple.
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That it was always talking about the business, and it was never really any private life left.
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But in the last few years, we managed also because we have a team now behind us.
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Time for a reality check: desk work and an unstable income but also traveling, exploring new places, and meeting people all over the world.
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Is this the perfect job?
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Well, I think a 10 out of 10.
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Let's say nine.
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Sometimes we would love to have a really fixed base where we can enjoy also a big part of the year.
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But we couldn't wish for a better job to have, because every job has its pros and cons, and I feel like our job has a lot more pros than it has cons.
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So, what do you think?
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Would being a travel blogger be your dream job?
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Let us know in the comments!
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questo video contiene 61 frasi e 1021 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:09. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 143 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 86% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:
- blogger /ˈblɔ.ɡəɹ/ (sostantivo) — blogger, bloggista. A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.
- explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (verbo) — esplorare, investigare. To examine or investigate something systematically.
- tourism /ˈtʊɹɪzəm/ (sostantivo) — turismo. The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
- earn /ɝn/ (verbo) — guadagnare. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ (avverbio) — necessariamente, a tutti i costi. Inevitably; of necessity.
- percentage /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ (sostantivo) — percentuale. The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
- adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (sostantivo) — avventura. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
- suffer /ˈsʌfɚ/ (verbo) — soffrire, penare. To undergo hardship.
- trail /tɹeɪl/ (sostantivo) — strascico, traccia. The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the…
- desk /dɛsk/ (sostantivo) — scrivania. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
- capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ (verbo) — catturare, riprendere. To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- designer /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ (sostantivo) — designer, progettista. A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
- skill /skɪl/ (sostantivo) — abilità, capacità. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
- engage /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ (verbo) — attirare, convergere. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
- invest /ɪnˈvɛst/ (verbo) — investire. To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
I phrasal verb che sentirai
- find out (verbo) — scoprire. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
- get up to (verbo) — commettere. To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.
- switch off (verbo) — spegnere. To stop or disable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
- take on (verbo) — caricare, acquisire. To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 10 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, we're, couldn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, auction /ˈɔkʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come blogger, explore, tourism.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.