Connecting your passions with travel writing
Early in my travel writing career, I was given the opportunity to write a column under the title of National Chocolate Examiner. At the time, I had no idea how that column would blend with my travel writing, but I wanted to build up my bylines, so I agreed to take it...
How I get paid to have fun as a travel writer
My fishing was interrupted by my sister and brother shouting a loud, “Whoa, look.” I did, just in time to see a school bus-sized humpback whale fall from the sky and hit the water with the largest splash I’d ever seen. He was just one of several whales we saw that day...
Travel For Free (And In Style) With All-Expenses-Paid Press Trips
I’ve always loved to travel. But before becoming a travel writer, those long weekend and far-away vacation destinations came out of my pocket. It never entered my head that I could travel for free. When I attended the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in San Diego,...
Kick-Start Your Travel-Writing Career With In-Demand Local Stories
Over the past five years, I’ve made a living out of my laptop with my travel-writing career. My degree in journalism was the kick-starter for a career with words, but I always had a desire to see the world beyond the news desk. Not only did I think travel-writing...
Get Started In Travel Writing With These 3 Tips
I’m that friend who wants to hear every detail of your latest vacation. Got photos? Bring them over and let me take a closer look. Journaling about my travels is second nature—a habit I formed during childhood. Travel writing, however, seemed to be that puzzle piece...