Blogs
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
$15,000 is how much, according to travel bloggers Kyle and Briana of RollGlobal.org who traveled to 19 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, tracking their daily expenses to prove that it is not only possible to quit your day job and travel the world, but it can be ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (12 days ago)
If the word "conference" immediately conjures images of tipsy, poly-suit clad conventioneers, comic book geeks, or coma-inducing workshops, you obviously haven't attended a travel blogger gathering.
'Tis the season for some of the year's biggest travel industry blowouts. ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (15 days ago)
The National Parks Conservation Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and preserve America's wild and historic places, officially launched their new blog earlier this week. The site, which can be found at ParkAdvocate.org, went online just as ...
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (28 days ago)
Last week, Gadling included Istanbul in our picks for 2012 luxury travel, and introduced you to Daily Secret, a web-based "guide service" offering insider intel to 12 cities, including Istanbul. We got so many more great Istanbul secrets from editor Laura Wells (many with ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
I'd never seen such a long line at a supermarket in my life. It was December 22, 2006 and I was hoping to buy a few items at a chain supermarket in Vienna, Austria. After waiting in line for about 15 minutes, it was almost my turn. But then an announcement was made, in ...
by Kyle Ellison (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Yes. Anywhere in the world. Provided the ticket is under $1,500 (no business class to Cape Town, in other words).
If you're in need of a travel fix for 2012, this seriously couldn't be easier. To celebrate the launch of their new site, The Ambler, a site that focuses on ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
I was sitting at my kitchen table with a former law-enforcement official feeling nervous about the fact that I'd never taken any illegal drugs.
"In the last seven years, have you illegally used any controlled substance- cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, hash, narcotics, ...
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Last month, writers Nathan Thornburgh (a contributing editor to TIME and recent guest of Fox News) and Matt Goulding (food & culture writer and author behind the Eat This, Not That! book series) launched a new website with the intriguing tagline: "Journalism, travel, ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
My journey into the U.S. Foreign Service started as a Colonel Muammar Gaddafi impersonator in a school auditorium near Buffalo, New York in 1986. I was taking part in an 8th grade Model U.N. assembly, and had been given the difficult brief of dressing up like a citizen of ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Have you ever wanted to have your travel stories published in a book? Well, now here's your chance. The bloggers behind wegetthere operate under the strong belief that "travel means freedom", and they strive to create a community of travelers, explorers, and adventurers. ...
by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
The Honey Springs Battlefield Park in Oklahoma may become a new addition to the National Park Service, the Tulsa World reports.
The U.S. Department of the Interior said in a report that there's "potential action" for "support designation of Honey Springs as a National ...
by Pam Mandel (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
World Hum's Jim Benning spent some time talking with musician Henry Rollins about his new book and the results are freaking excellent. Henry Rollins says one awesome thing after another about travel, photography, climate change, globalization, and lots more.
I had a hard ...
by Pam Mandel (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Disclaimer: I helped found this initiative and I'm hardly neutral on it. I'll do my best to stick to the facts here but first, I'll say this: It's been awesome.
Passports with Purpose, the travelbloggers fundraiser, turns four this year. Founded in 2009 by four Seattle ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
As someone who has been traveling around the globe since before I can remember, I have always dreamed of being a travel writer. While I would often blog about my trips to my friends and family, write about my trips for school papers, and create websites and content for ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Winston Fiore, a 26 year old Marine from Bloomington, Indiana, has set out on a 5,000 mile journey, by foot, throughout Southeast Asia and China. Fiore arrived in Southeast Asia on September 25, 2011, for what is called "Smile Trek", and is projecting it will take him a year ...
by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
One of the biggest difficulties for the modern traveler in a foreign country is in acquiring smartphone data. Domestic telecom companies, still stuck in the stone age of pricing models charge a ridiculous amount for international data, and horror stories about $85,000 phone ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at 9PM EST (6PM PST), Unconventional Guides will host an online class on working from the road and how to make a living while traveling. The class promises that "if you are determined and committed, you can make this happen".
The class will ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Sick of searching through advice sites and hearing reviews from who only knows? Wish you could connect with other travelers about past or upcoming trips and events? Love social networking but wish you could interact with others in your travel niche? Then there is a brand new ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
With its unique culture, diverse landscapes, and rich history, Japan has long been a popular destination for travelers visiting Asia. The country offers everything from sprawling high tech cities to beautiful countrysides, and is as captivating for its food and art, as it is ...
by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (5 months ago)
The market for travel blog conferences is quickly starting to saturate, with the Travel Blog Exchange, Travel Bloggers Unite and the Travel Blogger Show now available for any wayward writer looking to network and learn more about the blogging community. Remaining this year ...
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