Year after year, people stay in dead-end jobs they loathe. Others give freelance travel writing a try but still feel compelled to go back to the 9 to 5 job. They believe if they focus on performing the job everything will be all right. But when you walk away from the “corporate” [...]

As she sits at her desk, she watches the clock. The hands of time slowly move. Boredom overcomes her and she becomes restless. Her mind drifts back to the UK. The excitement of London, the people, the fantastic public transportation, and the pubs! She smiles to herself and begins to [...]

Resources come in all shapes, sizes, and categories! Travel writers can use all of the resources they can get. These include job opportunities, travel writing books, publishers, magazines, newspapers, and TV; just to name a few.
The one place travel writers can find resources is in on the internet. Signing up for a [...]

Steenie Harvey is a well known travel writer. For the past 14 years, she has been writing for International Living. Steenie is the expert “Euro editor” for the magazine and travels every month. Steenie’s travels outside of Europe as well. For example, she wrote about real estate in Thailand, Austria, and [...]

Travel writers everywhere experience writer’s block. Some become frustrated because they don’t know how to overcome it. Sit back, relax, grab your favorite beverage, and just “chill” while reading these steps. Actually, that’s good advice. Becoming stressed out about writer’s block will not help. It will make you more tense [...]

Most travel writers want to know how to make travel writing work for them. Here’s a hint: it takes dedication, perseverance, education, research, time, and writing. Travel writers whose dreams are to write for magazines or newspapers, work in television, or write books will put the extra time and effort into their [...]

As a travel writer finding and holding onto travel writing opportunities can be a challenge. One minute opportunity knocks, the next minute it disappears into thin air. Stay calm and try not to fret over it. Losing an opportunity could be a blessing in disguise. Perhaps it was not meant to [...]

Travel writers, the search is over for the the ultimate resource guide especially for you! Hooray! At your fingertips is a “quick” reference to networking, job opportunities, books, blogs, and more! Make room because this post is “jammed packed.” Buckle up! Get ready! You are about to take a [...]

Are you an aspiring travel writer? Would you like to write for newspaper travel sections, glossy magazines with gorgeous photos, or other travel publications? If you answered “YES,” then you “stumbled upon” the right website!
Since you are new to travel writing, you may be unsure of what to write. [...]