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A profile of travel writing school Matador U
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 ...Man sets out on 5,000 mile hike throughout Asia to raise money for charity
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 ...Download Wikitravel to your smartphone for free
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 ...New online class teaches travelers how to make money on the road
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 ...Ajungo, the new social network platform just for travelers
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 ...Crossing Japan in a day with National Geographic's Digital Nomad
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 ...
Is the Travel Blogger Show worth your time?
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 ...The shame of old (travel) blog posts
February 27, 2005: I posted about jetlag and date confusion, about how I can't keep a calendar straight, how my expat life made that even harder for me to do, and how oh, we're going skiing and also, I can't wait to eat noodles later! It is written as though you know all the ...Travel writers: You need what Book Passage offers
The Book Passage Travel and Food Writers Conference had its 20th anniversary in August of this year. It was small, there were approximately 75 students. The conference is made of the usual stuff -- formal talks by travel writers and classes taught by food bloggers and panel ...The secret formula for writing a successful travel narrative
For years people have been asking me for the secret formula for writing a successful travel story. I did my best to conjure this formula into my book Travel Writing, but as you know, there really isn't any secret formula. Or is there? This year, in preparing for a spate ...Explorers rowing to the Magnetic North Pole
A few days back, a crew of six adventurers set out in a specially designed rowboat on a 450-mile journey to the Magnetic North Pole. The six-week long journey began in Resolute Bay, Canada and will end when the team becomes the first to row to the Pole, which is located in a ...Six Reasons I Broke Up With Your Travelblog
Every now and then I go through the little graveyard that is my RSS reader. It makes me sad when a travel blog I loved just... stops. I understand; you stopped traveling. Maybe you ended up totally off the grid; that's cool for you but it's weird that you just disappeared. ...Nomadic Matt is giving away free airline tickets to readers
Travel blogger Nomadic Matt is celebrating five years of globetrotting by gifting his readers with free airplane tickets – including one for an around-the-world trip. The transient sightseer accumulated 350,000 miles on American Airlines over the past year, and decided ...Travel Blogger Broke-Ass Stuart Brings Cheap Thrills to TV
Called "A travel show that's on the map but off the beaten path", Young, Broke and Beautiful, debuted this week on the IFC network starring funnyman, writer/blogger Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart). The new show goes to some of America's largest cities but typically ...Travel photo app invites users to "think outside the camera"
Ralph Velasco is an award-winning travel photography instructor and international tour guide. Shooting travel photos in more than forty countries on six continents, Velasco has led cultural photo tours to Egypt, Eastern Europe, and throughout the United States. Now, with ...747 lands in Oregon water park, just for fun
What has ten water slides, a wave pool and a children's museum dedicated to teaching students about the power of water? Its Evergreen Wings and Waves, the nations newest water park at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon and that 747 is there to ...MSNBC launches Overhead Bin travel blog
A new competitor enters the market! The good folks over at MSNBC launched a new travel blog this month called Overhead Bin, where "MSNBC.com's travel reporters and editors look at news, destinations, deals and, of course, the joy and hassle of traveling."
With some ...Travel blog celebrates Memorial Day
Whatever your plans are for this Memorial Day, odds are there will be thoughts of someone who served in the military. Formerly known as Decoration Day, today commemorates U.S. Service members who died while in the military service and is a reason for parades, shopping, ...Road test: Expedia's Rewards Program
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Expedia launched a reward program last month in a what might be an effort to recapture some of the market share that they're slowly losing to the airlines and their respective websites. A spend-based program, users receive points ...Busy season for the doctors of Everest ER
The spring climbing season in the Himalaya is well underway, with dozens of teams climbing on a variety of mountains across the region. The busiest of those peaks is Mt. Everest of course, where in a few weeks time, a couple of hundred mountaineers will be hoping to stand on ...
