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Which are the real travel hotspots for 2013?
With so many lists of hot destinations for 2013, how do you know which to trust? By now, pretty much every website, magazine and guide book publisher should have released its list of travel
Read More »Why travel bloggers need to start thinking like editors
Making money from travel blogging (again) It’s been ooh, at least two weeks, since the issue of how to make money from travel blogging has done the rounds on the web. It is a
Read More »Why the try everything once mentality is nonsense
A cruise for everyone? Andy Jarosz of 501places.com wrote a beautiful post the other day about cruises. To sum up, despite people that there’s a cruise for everyone, he still remained sceptical. My attitude is
Read More »One common mistake that PR companies make – and how to fix it
A PR’s job I am acutely aware that there is more to doing travel PR than forever leaping every time a journalist clicks their fingers. In fact, some PRs may argue that dealing with
Read More »Good writing and good photography: An unnatural mix
Writers and photographers are increasingly expected to be multi-skilled. But are the two crafts compatible? Photo obsessives For the last three weeks or so, I have been on the road. And from Vancouver
Read More »Bloggers vs Journalists: Why bloggers are second class citizens
Or The Curse of the Woman Who Didn’t Know When To Shut Up. Difference between bloggers and journalists A few weeks ago, the ever-excellent Matthew Teller hosted a debate on his blog about
Read More »Why we need more celebrity travel journalism
What makes a good travel story? I often get asked what makes a good travel story, and it’s something that hard to quantify. Evoking a sense of place, letting the reader in on things
Read More »“Award-winning”: a phrase not to be taken seriously
“Award-winning travel journalist” When I am asked to write a brief biography of myself for contributors’ pages in magazines, I will often bill myself as an “award-winning” travel journalist”. And this is true, because
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