Timely post Erin, thanks for that.
Elfwing, I love travel and fiction writing too. I think you can find a way to travel and write fiction, no need to resort to travel writing if you don't enjoy that. For example, Grant Morrison is a writer who travels a lot and puts his experiences into his stories, and he recommends traveling as cheap as possible, look around on the net for cheap travel, there are a lot of options.
Cheers