5 ways to pay for your gap year Monday, 20 August 2012 Fun ways to pay your way round the world, whether you're 18 or 68. Thousands of young people got their A Level results recently, but thanks to high tuition fees and few job opportunities, it's no surprise that so many are opting to taking gap years and have fun while they can. Common choices for working abroad include teaching English, fruit-picking in Australia and working a ski season as a chalet girl, but why not do something that stands out on your CV, and that you can brag about to your new mates at uni? Skyscanner presents five ways to pay your way round the world. 1. Travel writing and photography Got a way with words? Write about your adventures and pitch your work to magazines to earn up to 300 per article. Or start a travel blog. Know your ISO from your aperture? Sell your snaps to travel titles or image banks like istock.com . Good with video? Set up a YouTube channel. It may not pay straight away, but you could be a star - like Matt Harding ! 2. Sing for your supper Can you play guitar, violin, or the bagpipes? Then play your way around the world like violinist David Juriz who funded an entire world trip by busking Bach from Berlin to Sydney. Juriz averaged 83 per day, but you can earn up to 2,500 in an hour in London, especially in prime