Many of you know that I’m on vacation this week (in Jamaica), which explains why I’ve been a bit less active online the past few days – internet access can be challenging to find here, sometimes expensive, and not as fast as I’d like, but hey when you’re in Paradise it’s hard to complain too [...]
It’s really clear that the folks behind the hugely successful MatadorNetwork have put a lot of thought and work into how they’ve structured MatadorU, their new Travel Writing Course.
Theirs is an amazing success story – Matador began with just an idea back in 2006, and it’s grown it into one of the top online travel [...]
PBS is a great source of information, and not just about antiques.
Surprisingly, PBS is also a great source of travel shows. If you enjoy thoughtful, educational, and interesting travel shows, you’ll like Burt Wolf’s Travels and Traditions.
Burt Wolf has written and produced many hours of television with networks such as [...]
Okay travel writers and travel bloggers, grab your pens and…..err….I mean keyboards, and…..well just grab your keyboards!
There’s a travel writing contest that is still open, but the deadline for entering is quickly approaching!
GuideGecko.com is holding an international writing contest for travel & food guides.
The winning titles will be published and also showcased at [...]
Today’s post has NOTHING to do with travel writing, but it’s important enough to share with you. We’re tossing relevancy out the window today……You hear that, Google? Yep, it may be irrelevant and off-topic, and even though this is a site about travel writing, and this post has nothing whatsoever to do with [...]
Mention the words “travel shows” and most people think of the Travel Channel. What you may not realize is that there are some terrific travel shows on other channels, for example, PBS!
PBS is a great resource for all sorts of interesting and in-depth information. It’s also a great resource for travel shows. [...]
“Confessions of a Travel Writer” sat, unwatched, on my TiVo as I headed to last weekend’s Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference.
One afternoon, while surrounded by a group of esteemed writers, the topic of the show came up, and the verdict was unanimous – they hated it.
As someone who likes [...]
Congratulations to Cailin O’Neil for winning our first ever Travel Writers Exchange Scavenger Hunt! Cailin wins the grab bag of goodies from Royal Holiday, including a FLIP Ultra HD video camera.
The Royal Holiday extends their sincere apologies for the technical difficulties that caused sporadic outages at their website, and thanks to all those [...]
This is Part II of ‘Avoid a Bumpy Road Trip with These Tips.’ My trip to Northern California was an experience. At one point, I felt like I was on a wild goose chase! All-in-all the trip was a success. My creativity was renewed, and I learned a lot about myself [...]
Editors Note: This is part one of a two-part article on “road trip tips” – be sure to check out Wednesday’s post for the second part, filled with even more great road trip tips!
Recently I took a road trip to Northern California. I now have many travel writing articles to write. It’s [...]
I found this article on Brave New Traveler, “Terrorist Threat: Has London Become Hostile to Tourists?”, about a new law banning photographs that include any police officer (or anyone involved in the protection of Her Majesty’s subjects) in the photo. Say it isn’t so! I can’t imagine London, England being like this. [...]
Here’s a great article from NPR called, “Airlines Boost Self-Service With Mobile Check-In.” Isn’t it amazing how people are utilizing technology even while on the road?
Technology is changing how we travel, and how we travel is driving technology forward. If you’re a travel writer, you may bring your laptop (or netbook), digital camera, [...]
This past week I spent 4 wonderful days in Cozumel, Mexico on a Travel Media Trip, as a guest at the fabulous Park Royal Resort (of course you’d already know this if you follow us on Twitter). We’re adding a new section to our website for Destination Travel Articles, so watch for mine about [...]
You know how some days are good, some days are so-so, and some days are, well, not so good? This past Wednesday, for me, was a really good day! What was so good about it, you may ask? I had the opportunity to do three great things:
- First, I enjoyed the opportunity to meet and [...]
I’d like to extend a big “thank you” to a couple of our loyal readers who pointed out that the transcript to our interview with Lisa Lambden of the Travel Channel Academy was missing in action…….and a big apology to any of our hearing-impaired readers who have been waiting for it!
Here’s the link to download [...]
