#747 - Un-Tours Of Myanmar Offer Adventure and Unpredictability

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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His friends kept asking him to lead tours of Myanmar, and he finally agreed. But he wasn’t going to stick to the usual sights—these ‘un-tours’ would be anything but typical. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are. Share: #SideHustleSchool Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Twitter: @chrisguillebeau To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by National Rail.
0:03.3	Picture it.
0:04.3	The view of the British countryside from your window seat.
0:07.4	The excitement of knowing your on-root to see someone you love.
0:10.7	The smug sense of satisfaction you get knowing that you're not stuck in traffic.
0:15.1	It's a great feeling.
0:16.3	Whether it's inspiring them, surprising them, or catching up.
0:20.1	Rail connects us with the people, places and things we love.
0:23.9	Big your next journey now at nationalrails.co.uk.
0:27.7	Nothing beats being there.
0:39.2	Is there an unusual part of the world?
0:41.5	Or even your own country, state, province or city that you enjoy showing off?
0:46.2	If so, maybe, just maybe, you might be interested in starting your own part-time tour business.
0:51.3	That's what happened with today's featured case study.
0:53.6	He had found a way to make a life for himself by working remotely so he could travel,
0:57.2	living in and visiting lots of different countries, and one of them that he loved in particular was Myanmar,
1:01.9	also known as Burma.
1:03.2	His friends kept asking him to lead tours there and he finally agreed.
1:06.5	But as an off-the-beaten path traveler, he didn't want to stick to the usual sites,
1:10.4	so his untruths, as he called them, would be anything but typical.
1:14.0	These untruths offer adventure and unpredictability.
1:16.8	They also earn him an extra $7,000 every time he does one.
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