I've become increasingly worried about the state of the media as newspapers cut staff and magazines fold left and right, so I have felt a growing urge to begin posting something significant on the web. It…
Read more →So, after countless times of hearing a reply from a newspaper travel editor that goes something along the lines of “we are only doing regional stories now†or “are budget has been cut back and I…
Read more →Because of a trip down to San Francisco this weekend, I didn't get online for a whole four days... four days! Well, that's not entirely true -- I did have to check my work email and send some things out…
Read more →Here are two chances to meet one of the most known travel-writers in the industry today: NY Times Frugal Traveler Matt Gross will be telling stories of his experience traveling around the world and…
Read more →A quote from Rolf Pott's interview with Matt Gross : “Go into travel before you go into travel writing. You should know how to cross a land border, book plane tickets in a language you don't speak and…
Read more →Friends over at Almost Fearles s have put together an initiative to help push ourselves to get our work published. The idea is to write a query letter a day, throughout the ENTIRE month of August, and…
Read more →Again and again I get questions about whether it is worth it to write for websites such as Suite101.com or About.com , so I thought I would breakdown my experience with Suite101 and what I have heard…
Read more →Sorry about the scarce posting over the last few weeks, looks like both Nick and I have been swamped with different things. I've been wrapping up things here in Madrid before I leave for Dubai to spend…
Read more →One of our recent posts here stirred up many comments and thoughts. Although I assure you we've never meant to be impersonal, some of the commenters have expressed that this site lacks a personal touch,…
Read more →Good friend, fellow traveler and writer Sean McLachlan (who has shared his advice for us here before), has entered the blogging world to share his writing experiences. Sean has been to 20 countries on…
Read more →I don't know about you guys, but with the explosive growth of the online publishing industry and the constant debate over the authority definitions when it comes to journalists, bloggers or writers, I am…
Read more →"It's possible to make a good amount of money as a writer. Most writers don't. You should assume, strictly for business purposes, that you won't, or at the very least, won't for a very long time. It's not…
Read more →Dreaming to write for the Lonely Planet is often where your inspiration to become a travel-writer comes from. I remember I frequently used to spend time in a book shop reading and taking down notes from…
Read more →I am now officially a Brooklynite. About two weeks ago I relocated to Greenpoint, in the northwest corner of Brooklyn. It's a mostly Polish community, but has recently seen an influx of hipster types…
Read more →For those of you who haven't seen this already, Rucksack Wanderer Tim Patterson over at Brave New Traveler has come up with 6 most original travel-writer personalities : -The Intrepid Monk -The Epic…
Read more →Last year was a big writing year for me. An awfully disorganized one, but a big one nonetheless. I continued writing for Gridskipper ; did a short stint at globorati ; and began writing here , for…
Read more →Just wanted to check in and wish all you guys a very Merry Christmas from us here at Written Road! As for me, working from home updating numerous blogs is hard and is taking its toll. It's difficult to…
Read more →I'm married now, been everywhere, and finally earning enough scratch to stay afloat, so my wife and I are relocating to New York City, home of all my childhood hopes and dreams. Are plan was to buy a…
Read more →Sorry from my end also for being a bit lax on posting here. I've been over my head blogging (not writing :)) Other than Written Road, I now write for Gadling , Vagablogging , Gridskipper , and Map…
Read more →Sorry I've been slacking on my posts lately, I'm up to my neck in guidebook work, not to mention took a few days off to run to Vegas, and have had to put a few other projects to the side for the time…
Read more →Before I give the details, let me first say that I did try to arrange a book signing at my favorite independent book store, The Book Loft , in Columbus, Ohio, but they never got back to me. Anyway, I'll…
Read more →Since most of you who read this blog are writers, or want to be writers, I'm assuming you all have blogs. My turtle has a blog, so if you don't and you want to be a writer, you are nowhere close to being…
Read more →I seem to be having many a over-blogging and under-blogging phases here on Written Road. Phases of being swamped, uninspired, hungover; phases of my eyes wanting to bleed from the number of hours glued to…
Read more →I've been thinking lately how I can be more web savvy and prepared for the future of travel writing, hence I've decided to begin devoting more time to creating my own website. There are a number of great…
Read more →Writer David Farley has been featured in notable publications such as The Washington Post, Perceptive Travel , and Playboy . He was the co-editor of Travelers' Tales Prague and teaches travel writing at…
Read more →Since my last post generated a bit of an uproar about whether or not writers starting out should write for free, I thought I'd knock on some doors and get some much needed pointers from people who have…
Read more →I go absolutely gaga for books. The way they look stacked together. Even the way they smell. I'm addicted to buying them. I buy online. From book stores. From garage sales. From little stands that also…
Read more →"Hi my name is Abha and I'm a writer," is what I said when I walked into my first writer group meeting. Not to sure what I would get from it, I decided to go anyway. I was lacking inspiration and didn't…
Read more →Britan's Mike Gerrard is one of the world's most prolific guidebook writers and has been one of the lucky few to have a steady career in travel writing. He was kind enough to grant Written Road an…
Read more →In the past I swore off buying expensive clothes to travel with from North Face and Mountain Hardware or whichever other company was trendy at the time. I always thought that the best equipment wasn't…
Read more →I just discovered the wonderful Saveur Magazine last year and only had the chance to read a few of the issues. I subscribed almost immediately after reading it for the first time, but only had the chance…
Read more →That's his/her honeymoon. It's not that you couldn't, but you really shouldn't. I mean this trip is one where work shouldn't come into play. You owe at least that to your new spouse. I've only been…
Read more →Michael Luongo is the author of Frommer's Buenos Aires guidebook and a contributor to publications such as Out Traveler, The Advocate, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Town & Country Travel,…
Read more →I know that there are many travel writers who are in or have just been somewhere in South East Asia (it's just adestination every seems to get to), so thought some of you might be interested. TomYum…
Read more →I'm on assignment in Costa Rica at the moment and wanted to share just a general thought or feeling you could say about travel writing. It can be an absolute pain in the ass. At times it canI spent about…
Read more →The Globe Corner bookstore has announced several upcoming speakers for its Adventure Travel Lecture Series. Events are free and reservations are strongly urged. TUESDAY, MARCH 20TH LONELY PLANET COSTA…
Read more →Award-winning travel writer and editor Don George has just begun editing a new monthly online trave-lit-zine called ¨ RECCE : Literary Journeys for the Discerning Traveler." Sponsored by travel adventure…
Read more →"As someone who edits a travel site, my business trips are business trips, and my vacations are — business trips,"says Peter J. Frank , editor-in-chief of Concierge.com (Condé Nast Traveler Online). In…
Read more →Incase you were wondering, I have not been able to post until today because I have just relocated from Dubai (UAE) to Madrid.There was a compelling need to uproot my life and shake it up a little, if…
Read more →What are the travel trends today? What is the future of travel? Has it all been done? Will the next generation of travel be virtual? You can listen to some of these topics being discussed on the…
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