He’s spending the first four months in Brazil and doesn’t speak a word of Portuguese, so will struggle to get a part-time job, even in a bar. Turns out, the little bugger saved more than £5,000! Still, he’s going to need £10,000 to pay his expenses. I made the mistake of telling him I’d match whatever he managed to save, imagining he’d struggle to put aside more than £500. He deferred his university place and has been working in a pub since he left school, trying to earn enough money to go travelling.
Toby Young has narrated this article for you to listen to.īy the time you read this, my son Ludo will be in South America, where he’s gone for what remains of his gap year.
