If being in a movie doesn’t sound like a good time or a bucket list item, who knows what does. Unfortunately, most of the population doesn’t live in areas that are home to a bustling film scene. The chance of landing as an extra on set of your favorite TV show, or being an extra in the next Hangover film, just isn’t likely.
Luckily enough, you don’t always have to be an actor to land a gig as an extra. All it takes is being in the right place at the right time. Perhaps a little vacationing is in your future. If you keep your eyes and ears open to all that’s going on in the entertainment world, you just might find yourself vacationing at the very resort that a big movie is being filmed, in the very same time frame. [Read more…]
College-Budget Vacations
From a schedule flexibility perspective, college is a great time to travel. Built-in school breaks, amenable class schedules and a large body of like-minded peers all conspire to make traveling a logical and appealing pursuit.
But the problem hamstringing many college students is the cost of those travels. Traveling costs money, and even when traveling in groups, the expenses that pile up are enough to prohibit many students from traveling. Even some that could afford those travels shy away from the open road because their finances are limited as it is.