If you want to succeed as a travel writer you need to be on a constant lookout for new publications and opportunities to get more bylines. This means looking online, and searching for hard copies in places such as the doctor’s waiting room or the hair salon. However,...

For travel writers, marketing and networking are everything.  Why? Because as writers, we need to let the world know we’re out there. And finding the right platform for this leads to more travel opportunities and more ways of getting published. A few years ago, I...

When I launched my travel-writing career in 2014, I had no idea I’d be writing about food. Travel, yes. But food? Then it happened—the perfect story just fell into my lap. I was a new writer, on vacation with my husband in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, and discovered an...

For a long time, I thought food writing was out of the question for me. Sure, I like to eat at least as much as the next person. But I also follow a strictly plant-based diet. And most people don’t.  That’s not to say I haven’t found workarounds. One of my first...