Altair 4, point taken.

Freeloading is not a strategy I recommend, though you might think it is. It's just not always completely reprehensible. Everyone takes a handout sometimes. Also, I have said that the OP's plan doesn't sound reliable or even safe. I can't imagine embarking on a trip without cash on hand. I traveled for three months until I ran out of money, as per my father's advice. I got one free meal at a hostel. The warden there had cooked a gigantic exotic meal just for the hell of it, and he wanted to share it with all present. I never asked anyone to feed me. It's not my style, and I don't recommend it. If someone makes it work for him, that's fine, and I could learn a thing or two. But it won't convert me.

B. Carfree, very interesting points! I have visited Eugene once. I remember noticing a lot of the homeless (or poor homed people) ride bikes. I remember seeing one guy pulling a trailer that was pulling another trailer! That's my kinda guy.

Taking the argument to the extreme, no one should ever take a vacation, and no one should ever take time to earn less than his full earning potential. And of course, that's just silly. Does that express my point any better?