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Travel Writing as a Sacred Path

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Author Jill Jepson's new book, Writing as a Sacred Path, details ways to tap into your inner creativity. Even more important is what to do when you hi  More »

Travel Channel Bombs Again With ‘Confessions Of A Travel Writer’

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Judging by the reaction across the web, people hate the show. Like really hate it.  More »

7 Conferences to Watch Great Travelers in Action

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There are many conferences for every industry, including travel. Here are seven of the best of the travel world, most with writing opportunities.   More »

Who Inspired You To Travel?

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From a list of inspirational women travelers comes the story of who inspired Christine Garvin to take the travel plunge.   More »

Response: Travel Writing As A Political Act

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Travel writing, a discipline that can be flaky, shallow and commercial, can also be a powerful form of journalism and a force for social change.   More »

8 Incredible Survival Stories

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Eight of the most amazing tales of survival ever written.  More »

5 Writers Who Affirm the Importance of Travel

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Famous Author quiz. Who said: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." ?  More »

Interview: Camille Cusumano Wants You to Find The Zen Of Tango

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How dance can lead you on the path to enlightenment.  More »

Rolf Potts: Backpacker Culture Is Not Destroying Civilization

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Backpacking today has more soul than most boomers believe.  More »

When Will Online Writing Get The Respect It Deserves?

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Online writing just can't get no love.  More »

Do LP Writers Go To Hell? Thomas Kohnstamm Might.

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Perhaps there is such a thing as bad publicity.  More »

Who The F*ck Cares About Your Travel Writing?

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Bare your soul online and you might just get pecked to death.  More »

The 50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes Of All Time

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Stuck in a travel rut? Jumpstart your lust with these inspiring travel quotes.  More »

Interview: David Farley On Travel Writing And Holy Genitalia

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It’s hard not to love David Farley. He’s the poster-child of a Walking Party travel writer. He eloped to Italy with fellow travel write  More »

The Quick And Dirty Guide To Successful Travel Journalism

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When I left college with a degree in journalism I found myself saturated in theory, but lacking in practical and applicable knowledge. I will always  More »

Word Travels: Interview with Robin Esrock and Julia Dimon

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The only job better than being a travel writer, is being a travel writer on your own television show. That’s the dream attained by Julia Dimon  More »

Does Amazon’s “Kindle” Signal The Death Of The Traveling Paperback?

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I work in the publishing industry, and I’m also an avid reader – so it’s no wonder I’ve been knee deep in Kindle speculation f  More »

Which Of These 6 Travel Writer Personalities Are You?

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Photo by Christgr Travel writers are a weird bunch of people who tend to think too much. They travel and write to make a living (or a vague appro  More »

The 50 Greatest Travel Books Of All Time

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With a book in hand, travel becomes a two-fold adventure. Not only are you personally experiencing a new culture – you are simultaneously seeing  More »

Why Does Travel Writing Suck In Magazines For Women?

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It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in Corte Madera, California, at the closing ceremonies of the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference  More »

6 Steps To Succeed As A Travel Writer Abroad

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If you’ve got a laptop and a thirst for living abroad, you might be able to make a buck with your travel writing skills, enabling you to enjoy l  More »

9 Things I Learned About Travel Writing At Book Passage

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In August 2007, travel journalist Eva Holland attended the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference in Corte Madera, CA. In this arti  More »

How To Develop Convincing Dialogue In Your Travel Writing

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Travel is all about dialogue and interaction between characters. Too often though, beginning travel writers focus exclusively on one character (the n  More »

2 Powerful Techniques To Illuminate Your Travel Writing

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In real life we simultaneously process dozens of thoughts, memories, ideas and emotions. The stories that seem real and alive are stories that contai  More »

Why Every Travel Writer Should Embrace Their Ego

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Getting your travel writing published is a game of numbers. If you submit enough work, you will find someone to publish it, eventually. It’s   More »

50+ Travel Magazines That Want To Publish Your Writing

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Over 50+ online travel magazines that are looking for your new material. As editor of this magazine, I often receive submissions that fall into the t  More »

How To Manage An Online Travel Journal

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While browsing around Youtube I came across this great video tutorial from Lee LeFever of TWINF and the previous RSS tutorial, who put this together   More »

The Do’s And Don’ts Of Submitting To Online Travel Magazines

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Study these practical tips and you’ll have your travel writing published in no time. The life of a travel writer is framed with romantic notion  More »

Why You Should Trash Your First Page Of Travel Writing

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Last week I read a concise post from Brian Clark over at Copyblogger about the effectiveness of telling a story – no matter what medium you̵  More »

13 Simple Journalist Techniques For Effective Interviews

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The interview is a staple of the travel journalists’ repertoire. Journalism is a creative job. Despite all the professors who told me article  More »

5 Ways To Craft Brilliant Travel Blog Headlines

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So you’ve started a travel blog. Fantastic. Chances are, you’ve also emailed your blog URL to your friends and family, in the hopes of  More »

Travel Writing Tips from Mark Moxon

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This article is adapted from Mark Moxon’s website. Republished here with permission. Becoming a travel writer is pretty easy – you just   More »

To Be (Or Not To Be) A Travel Journalist

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There’s some pretty powerful propaganda out there romanticizing my profession. Whether it’s Blood Diamond’s Jennifer Connelly sco  More »

9 Simple Ways To Make Your Travel Blog Better

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For months now, I’ve been traveling the blogophere seeking out the interesting, the obscure, the obscene from the world of travel bloggers. Go  More »

The New Travel Writer’s Most Common Mistake

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Most travel writer’s try to cover everything on their trip. Why that’s a bad idea and what you can do about it. One of the perks of worki  More »

Start Your Travel Writing With A Bang

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What’s the difference between a boring travel journal and a killer one? Usually, you can tell within the first few sentences. Consider the f  More »

5 Reasons To Keep Your Travel Blog With A Travel Community

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This week I’ve been pondering the different ways to maintain an online travel blog (or travel journal, whatever you like to call it). You basi  More »

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