Too Much Time Online?
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…
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1321 postsWin a Copy of Rolf Potts' New Book, "Marco Polo Didn't Go There"
There are some books that are just necessary reading for anyone who's planning on embarking on a lifetime of travel adventures - either long-term nomadic travel or short-term trips where you want to get…
Read more →Meet the Frugal Traveler in New York
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 →How In Your Pocket's re-vamped site acts as forum and practice ground
In Your Pocket guides – synonymous with trustworthy local expertise – really came to the forefront of online and locally-distributed travel content via their coverage of emerging and expanding Eastern…
Read more →Video Interview: Talking Travel Photography With John Kaemmerling
Working out the technical kinks to embed the video directly into the blog, but until then, check out Written Road's new video channel over at Vimeo.com. The first video features John Kaemmerling , a San…
Read more →Take a train trip with Paul Theroux. For $12,795 only.
In case you are one of those handful of aspiring travel-writers who are living off an inheritance, married to a celebrity, or have a sugar-daddy (or mommy!) at their beck and call, perhaps you might be…
Read more →Bloggers wanted for high-profile travel blog on NYC and Paris
For those located in New York City or in Paris, you're in luck. A major NY-based travel publisher -- unfortunately the listings don't say which one -- is looking for bloggers truly plugged in to what's…
Read more →The Frugal Traveler On Travel Writing
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 →Get Your Travel Book Noticed by Agents and Publishers– authonomy.com from HarperCollins
If you've crafted your inspiring, sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart rendering, memoir of weeks, months or years spent travelling the continents of the world then it's definitely time to design a cover…
Read more →KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid, And Other Great Advice
Just this past weekend while sipping coffee and soaking up the late-summer sun in my hometown of Santa Cruz, California, I met up with Karen Kefauver , an experienced adventure travel writer with a…
Read more →The British Guild of Travel Writers launch NEW website
Founded in 1960, the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) is an association of over 270 professional writers, editors, photographers, producers, radio and television presenters involved in the world of…
Read more →Interview: David Miller
Anyone that's familiar with the online travel writing world will know the name Matador Travel . That's right, it's the networking site for us travel lovers that have a desire to write about all of our…
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