Tapping Into Your Local Knowledge Will Add Strength To Your Story
Not that long ago, my editor assigned me a travel story on Middlebury, Vermont—an upscale, outdoorsy community in the central part of the state that in recent years has quietly become a foodie's destination. However, just as I began my research, I met with a...
Why Editors Love It When You Write Local Travel Stories
My bags are packed for Morocco, and I have a plane ticket to Spain and Portugal, too. I’m headed to seven countries over the next three months, after spending several months last year living in Vietnam and traveling to Thailand and Cambodia. But despite all of this...
5 Reasons I Love Writing About My Hometown
As a travel writer, I get to visit some dreamy destinations. Just in the past year, I’ve been to the Hawaiian Islands, the Caribbean, Mexico’s Riviera Maya, Italy, the Greek Islands, and Croatia. As much as I love traveling to these far-and-away places, I have to...
Survey Results + Why You Should Pursue Travel Experiences Near Home
Last week, I surveyed our members about where they’d go if someone else foot the bill. I was surprised by the results… The most common answer was Australia (11.61%). Followed by New Zealand (10.38%) and then Europe and Africa. 54 people wrote that they’d go...
How To Fund Trips Of A Lifetime As A Travel Writer
When I was 17, I traveled to the Philippines and worked with 30 other kids constructing church buildings. The adventure was hard but exciting, and I returned home bitten by the travel bug. Today, I write regularly for several luxury magazines, am published in...