Best Travel Books Of All Time
Condé Nast Traveler has just come out with a list of 86 Best Travel Books Of All Time, and I am absolutely ashamed and embarrassed to admit that I have read none of them (NONE OF THEM!!), and was only…
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1321 postsThe Beginning Of Travel-Publishing?
Ever wondered when the travel-publishing industry began, in what form, by whom, how, and with what intention? Honestly, I never did until I came across this piece on an exhibition that is displaying a set…
Read more →Hidden Europe
Summer is almost over here in Madrid. People are starting to get back to work and not wearing shorts anymore. Other than a zillion visitors (aka sangria and more sangria) throughout summer, I haven't…
Read more →Lonely Planet's Pick & Mix
Guidebooks in PDF format have been around for awhile and I've never found them much of use. I have a couple of guides from various publishers stuck in a folder somewhere on my computer that I never go…
Read more →Vagabonding Calls For Bloggers
One of my favourite websites Vagablogging is looking for a few more writers to keep it's site ripe. Rolf is a personal inspiration of mine, and so his is blog that is now written by a handful of great…
Read more →Market Leads: World Hum, Avalon, Budget Travel
I've got a slew of market leads today and whoever is interested should act fast, as I get the feeling these will go quick. World Hum : World Hum has announced that they are looking for regular bloggers…
Read more →Market Leads: Backpacker and Urban Daddy
Here are a couple of market leads I think a few of you might be interested in: Backpacker Magazine Looking for: Paid Map Intern for their Boulder, Colorado office Who can : Write, edit, fact-check copy,…
Read more →Gridskipper Looking For NYC Intern...
...for some sort of research initiative. Honestly, it doesn't matter - it's Gridskipper and the opportunity is to jump on. All you need: - blogging experience - to live in NYC Work is only a few hours a…
Read more →Building a Travel Website
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 →Write for Lonely Planet...
...on FACEBOOK . Yes, oh my goodness - everyones on it! It seems to be invading the Internet by becoming this super informative portal where you can interact with anyone and everyone you've wanted to. I…
Read more →Rolf Potts Interview: The Future of Travel Writing
Our friends at Brave New Traveler have just published an interview with Rolf Potts where, other than his thoughts on the future of travel writing, he talks about online-travel writing, the "hum of…
Read more →Interview: David Farley
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…
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