How to Use and Navigate Taste & Trot
Taste & Trot has been designed to share my experiences travelling the world while working in hospitality – showcasing the opportunities that are out there for those ready to take the leap. If travel is something your dreaming of but don’t quite know how to turn it into a reality them, I’m here to help. With over 10 years of bar and hospo experience, I’ve spent the last 4 years travelling to the most amazing places and funding my travels along the way. Ready? let’s get started!
What you’ll learn here
Bartending skills
Hone your skills behind the bar and stand out from the rest. With thorough guides, recipes and techniques you’ll be slinging drinks with the best of ’em in no time.
turning hospitality into a career
Understand the wonderful world of hospo and all of the adventures it can open up. Turn your weekend job into the one that makes you rich in wealth and life.
travel through hospitality
Hospo and travel go hand in hand. Get insights on obtaining visas, getting seasonal work and making money while you travel to keep the adventure alive.
1. Choose your path
A. Learn Bartending
Here at Taste & Trot bartending is at the heart of everything we do. It is one of those jobs that equips you with enough soft skills to survive anywhere. With a social aspect, good rates of pay and high demand in most countries it is a job that will truly allow you to travel freely. Taste & Trot has something for everyone when it comes to bartending, with guides aimed at complete beginners all the way through to veteran bartenders. Check out some of my favourite articles here to turn you into the best bartender you can be.
- Five Essentials you Need to Know to be a Bartender
- Bartender Equipment Guide
- Ultimate Glassware Guide
- Vodka 101
- Gin 101
- Complete Guide to Tequila
- Why You Need to be Squeezing your own Citrus Juices
- Exploring Egg Whites in Cocktails: Benefits, How to Use, and Alternatives
- How to Make Sugar Syrup: The Sweet Science to a Cocktail Essential
- Aperitif vs Digestif: What is the difference?
B. Travel Through Hospitality
Did you know that hospitality is one of the most stable job markets? Always in high demand, no a.i. takeovers planned and wherever there’s a bar there is a party. Using hospitality as a tool for travel is one of the ultimate life hacks. You get to meet lots of new people, you’ll probably be making more money than you can spend and play your cards right you could end up in some beautiful places you never dreamed of visiting. Check out these guides to get you started.
- The Ins and Outs of Being a Traveling Bartender & How to Achieve it
- Working in Australia – How to Get Your RSA Online and What You Need to Know
- The Traveling Bartender: My Bartending Income Exposed
- My Ultimate Packing Guide for A Trip to Australia
- How to keep your make-up bag light
- What is better, a Backpack or a Suitcase? Travel 101
2. How bartending helps you travel the world
You Can Work Anywhere
From Cocktail bars to Luxury Lodges and everything in between. Spend a summer on an island and a winter on a ski hill
Meet New Friends
Hospitality comes with its own built in social life. Meet like-minded people who want to travel and explore the world together.
Earn While you Travel
Keep your bank account full and your diary even fuller. You’ll be able to fund your adventures as you go.
Transferable Skills
There is no such thing as a wasted day in Hospitality. Every skill you learn from service to resilience will open another door.
3. How i can help
A Little about me
I’m Megan, a global bartender, storyteller, and the creator of Taste & Trot. Bartending has taken me across three different continents, and it’s given me a life full of travel, community, and creativity.
This site is where I teach you the skills and share the stories that helped me build a life I love.
