text: Will Hatton hasn't been able to keep his feet firmly in one place since the age of 18. The 26-year-old British backpacker has only once tried to conform to a regular nine-to-five desk job at a travel agency - an endeavour that failed within six months. Instead, Mr Hatton has made a career out of travelling the globe as The Broke Backpacker, recording his adventures in his blog, making money through any random odd job he can find in foreign lands and spending only $100 each week on all of his expenses. Will Hatton has made a career out of travelling the globe as The Broke Backpacker while spending only US$100 a week . 'When I first started travelling seven years ago I really didn't have any money whatsoever, so I became a bit of a whizz at hitching, couch surfing and dumpster-diving,' he said . 'Venezuela is definitely one of the cheapest countries I have ever been to. You can fill up a car for under 2 cents and get 12 beers for a dollar!' For just $100 Mr Hatton received a stack of money totalling over 1000 bills . 'When I first started travelling seven years ago I really didn't have any money whatsoever, so I became a bit of a whizz at hitching, couch surfing and dumpster-diving. All of this helped me save money and spend my budget on what really mattered - having a good time,' Mr Hatton told Daily Mail Australia. 'Now I tend to purposefully pick extremely cheap countries such as Nepal, Venezuela or Cambodia in order to help stretch my money as far a possible. 'Venezuela is definitely one of the cheapest countries I have ever been to. You can fill up a car for under 2 cents and get 12 beers for a dollar! 'Sometimes, I pick up casual work on the road. I've herded goats in the Middle East, run beer-pong tables in Laos and done more than my fair share of flyering in Cambodia. In general, I'm very good at budgeting and I am now making enough money from my travel writing to help fund my lifestyle. Pictured laying a water pipe, the 26-year-old picks up odd jobs wherever he travels . 'I've herded goats in the Middle East, run beer-pong tables in Laos and done more than my fair share of flyering in Cambodia'.  Pictured: Mr Hatton at the highest mountina pass in the world at Annapurna Himal, central Nepal . 'I've shared smokes with wandering holy men in India (pictured) and drank tea with rebels in Myanmar,' he said . 'I'm still very proud to be British, but ultimately I'm not sure if I will end up in the UK or not because I can afford a much better standard of living whilst travelling and eventually I hope to open a string of hostels.' The keen traveller, who is currently making his way through the Philippines, has visited nearly 50 countries over the last seven years and aims to reach 100 by the time he turns 30. 'I spent over a year travelling in India before heading to Nepal and then onwards to Myanmar and the rest of the classic Banana pancake trail. I've hitched all over Europe and even to Africa and more recently I've been spending time in Venezuela and Colombia,' Mr Hatton said. But his adventures have left him with a scar or two and lead him into plenty of disastrous situations. Mr Hatton said he has been robbed on three separate occasions, once at knife point, crashed motorbikes, had to be evacuated from a jungle in Costa Rica after developing a serious leg infection that left permanent damage to his limb and was strip-searched at gun point while crossing into Israel from Palestine. In Jordan, he hitched a ride from a Rastafarian Bedouin (pictured) who let him spend a week living in his cave, cooking on the fire and helping to herd his goats while Jordan's star-filled desert sky left him in awe each night . Camel riding in Jordan: 'Get on with it, just go and don't look back: If you spend your whole life waiting for the perfect time, the perfect companion or the perfect destination to go travelling then you may never end up going,' Mr Hatton says . He admitted that he found himself well and truly out of money on a number of occasions, often leading him to search for work at a bar for a few days or a farm in exchange for food and board . Indian tug of war: 'After a year in India, I was totally skint and ended up Couchsurfing with an elephant handler for a couple of weeks whilst I figured out my next move' 'To this day, I do not know why I was singled out, but I was separated from everybody else in the queue and taken into a James Bond-esque building complete with blast doors,' he recounted. Get on with it, just go and don't look back: If you spend your whole life waiting for the perfect time, the perfect companion or the perfect destination to go travelling then you may never end up going. Make sure you have the right gear: If you're planning on hitching, take a tent - who knows where you may end up at night. One of the most useful pieces of equipment that I take absolutely everywhere is my head torch - it's gotten me out of a tight spot on more than one occasion. Try not to worry too much: If you're travelling for the first time and nervous about being lonely, us vagabonds are a friendly bunch and all you need to do is check in to a hostel dorm in order to make plenty of friends. via Will Hatton . 'I was instructed through a loud speaker to remove all of my clothes. I stripped down to my boxers and was then made to take them off as well by two guards who came in with assault rifles. 'Luckily they released me without anything else happening, but I still have no idea why I was made to take off all my clothes. A practical joke maybe?' He has also found himself in the sticky situation of well and truly running out of money on a number of occasions, often leading him to search for work at a bar for a few days or a farm in exchange for food and board. 'After a year in India, I was totally skint and ended up Couchsurfing with an elephant handler for a couple of weeks whilst I figured out my next move. 'In the end, I sold a load of my stuff on eBay and my mum had to deal with posting stuff out all over the UK for me. Luckily I had a couple of hundred action figures from my school-days and selling them helped me keep travelling for another year. However the trips have also left him with invaluable experiences that he'll never forget, including hitching a ride from a Rastafarian Bedouin who let him spend a week living in his cave, cooking on the fire and helping to herd his goats while Jordan's star-filled desert sky left him in awe each night. Samurai lessons in Japan: Mr Hatton said he has been robbed on three separate occasions, once at knife point . Himalayan Treking: Mr Hatton (pictured right): He also had to be evacuated from a jungle in Costa Rica after developing a serious leg infection that left permanent damage to his limb . Snow leopard tracks in the Himalayas: At one point, his travels led him to be strip-searched at gun point while crossing into Israel from Palestine . Mr Hatton, pictured canyoning (right) also snapped these colourful people celebrating the Holi festival in Kathmandu (left) 'I always befriend as many locals as I can and I've met some truly incredible people. I've shared smokes with wandering holy men in India and drank tea with rebels in Myanmar,' he said. 'Next week I plan to meet the fascinating Whang Od - a 95 year old Kalinga tattoo artist who is the last person left alive that still practises Batuk tribal tattooing. She has agreed to tattoo me.' For his next lengthy trip, planned for March next year, Mr Hatton said he will travel to Australia without boarding a single flight. 'I will catch trains as far as Southern Turkey before crossing into Iran, up into Pakistan and Afghanistan and then across China and down through Vietnam and South East Asia,' he said. 'Once I hit Malaysia, I plan on hitching rides on sailing boats across Indonesia and onwards to Papau New Guinea; finally, I will end my trip in Australia.' Volcano boarding in Leon, Nicaragua: He is currently travelling through the Philippines . 'Next week I plan to meet the fascinating Whang Od - a 95 year old Kalinga tattoo artist who is the last person left alive that still practises Batuk tribal tattooing. She has agreed to tattoo me,' he said . For his next lengthy trip, planned for March next year, Mr Hatton said he will travel to Australia without boarding a single flight . He advised others who are keen to follow in his footsteps, not to worry too much: 'If you're travelling for the first time and nervous about being lonely, us vagabonds are a friendly bunch and all you need to do is check in to a hostel dorm in order to make plenty of friends'
target: Will Hatton has travelled to about 50 countries in seven years and plans to make it to 100 by the time he is 30 .
  The 26-year-old backpacks, hitch-hikes and dumpster-dives in order to keep to his budget of US$100 each week .
  He picks up odd jobs as he goes, including goat herding in the Middle East .
  His adventures have led him into tricky situations, including being robbed at knife point and strip searched at gun point .