Jan 30th, 2012 at 12:00PM: 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. Each has a different focus--some are for accredited travel writers, others hone in on the burgeoning travel blogging industry ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Jan 30th, 2012 at 12:00PM: 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. Each has a different focus--some are for accredited travel writers, others hone in on the burgeoning travel blogging industry ...Books by Gadling bloggers
Aug 19th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Gadling bloggers are a busy bunch. When we're not posting the latest travel news or accounts of our adventures, we're writing for newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. Many of us have written books too.
David Farley takes the prize for weirdest subject matter with An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's Oddest Town. So what's Catholicism's strangest ...It's time travel writers stopped stereotyping Africa
Jan 21st, 2011 at 9:30AM: Pop quiz: where was this photo taken?
OK, the title of this post kind of gives it away, but if I hadn't written Africa, would you have guessed? It was taken in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania. This isn't the view of Africa you generally get from the news or travel publications--a modern city with high rises and new cars. A city that could be pretty much anywhere. That image doesn't sell. ...Blogger Elizabeth Seward
Dec 26th, 2010 at 10:00AM: Introducing another new blogger at Gadling, Elizabeth Seward.
Where was your photo taken: Puntarenas, Costa Rica. I was lounging at the Los Suenos Resort there (on the Pacific side of the country) for a few days. This photo captured me mid-thought, writing alongside the ocean. It should be noted, however, that I might have just been gazing off at a Scarlet Macaw.
Where do you live now: I'm ...Don George: Travel writing and the Book Passage potion
Aug 26th, 2010 at 11:58AM: Two weeks ago the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference – that annual four-day summer camp for travel creators – magically unfolded in Marin County's Corte Madera once again. The conference is always one of the highlights of the year for me, and it proved so this year as well. Looking back, I've distilled five lessons from this year's reeling, regaling, ...Passports with Purpose raises $13,000 to build school in Cambodia
Dec 8th, 2009 at 11:30AM: One of the most difficult parts of travel is visiting a less-developed country, seeing a need, and wishing there was something you can do to help fill it. So four travel bloggers from the Seattle area got together and decided to raise some money and put it to use on a particular project. This year, that project is building a school in Cambodia, and they've been joined by over 50 additional travel ...Win a trip to Hawaii with 52 Perfect Days
Oct 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM:
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Have a great sustainable travel story? Travel website 52 Perfect Days is looking for submissions for their 2009 travel writing contest, which has a theme of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, agrotourism and voluntoursim.
The first place prize is a three-day vacation in ...Free press travel: necessary ... and certainly not an evil
Oct 23rd, 2009 at 3:00PM:
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The blogosphere has been heating up over the issue of ethics and "swag." There's plenty of free stuff flowing through the media industry. At Gadling, obviously, the big one is travel, but gadgets, books, liquor, cigars and other products are often supplied ...Dates for 2010 Travel Blog Exchange Announced
Oct 16th, 2009 at 5:30PM:
Last July, travel writers and bloggers from all over the world came together in Chicago for TBEX, the Travel Blog Exchange. It was a day to meet people in the industry, to learn from other writers and bloggers, and most of all, to start a conversation about the business of travel blogging.
Topics covered at the inaugural event included "Creating a a Lively and Successful Travel Blog", which ...Twitter to win free MatadorU tuition
Sep 15th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Last month, Brenda announced the Matador Network's new travel writing curriculum, Matador U. The 12-week course is geared towards travel writers at all levels in their careers, from those who are just dreaming of a getting their first piece published to writers with years of experience.
The course covers topics like crafting the perfect pitch letter, using social media to promote your work, honing ...Cast your vote in Trazzler's big summer contest
Sep 13th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Trazzler, a website that provides travel inspiration through destination descriptions submitted by users and freelance writers, runs a monthly contest that usually offers a prize of $250, and a contract to write 10 trips for the website. For their summer contest however, the team at Trazzler decided to up the ante.
They've teamed up with NYCgo, AKA Hotels, and jetBlue to offer one lucky winner ...Book give-a-way and travel read: The Open Road, the Global Journey of the 14th Dalai Lama
Mar 22nd, 2009 at 10:30AM: When Pico Iyer was growing up, his father was a friend of the Dalai Lama. That was the beginning of Iyer's own relationship with a person that many seek out as a spiritual rock star of sorts. In his book The Open Road, The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Iyer gives insight into what it's like inside the Dalai Lama's circle, as well as, what it's like being inside Iyer's life.
When ...Talking Travel with Pico Iyer and a book give-away
Mar 16th, 2009 at 11:00AM: When I first read Pico Iyer's book Video Night in Kathmandu, I was hooked. Reading Iyer's words is a trip down streets that you may have traveled before but have not found the words to describe. When you read his prose, the tendency is to say, "Yes, that's it." For places one hasn't been, he draws you into the scenes as if you are there looking at the world through his perceptive eyes.
Seven ...10 travel read suggestions for the road
Jan 12th, 2009 at 5:30PM: Ben Groundwater points out in his Sydney Morning Herald post "Travel Reads for the Road" that a good book is a wonderful companion to have while traveling. Not only can reading help fill up down time in a satisfactory way, a good book can enhance travel experiences.
In his post Groundwater lists ten perfect for travel books that range from serious to humorous and fiction to non-fiction. These ...David Sedaris with Rick Steves: Funny travel incidents and observations like when flight attendants pass gas
Oct 31st, 2008 at 2:00PM: Two of the things I remember from an interview I heard with David Sedaris on Travel with Rick Steves is that Business Class is known as ICU because passengers are in need of attention and flight attendants pass gas as they walk up the aisles because the sound covers the noise.
A flight attendant told Sedaris that. Not, Heather, our Gallery Gossip gal, someone else.
Here are two travel tips ...See Rolf Potts in person: Another Gadling connection at book culture
Sep 27th, 2008 at 10:00AM: As you've probably gathered we've geared up for a Rolf Potts extravaganza here at Gadling. Here's just another plug for Potts, but more so a shout out to one of Gadling's former bloggers who is bringing travel to your armchair through books.
Kelly Amabile, fellow world traveler and voracious reader --she created Gadling's feature One for the Road--is combining those passions as the events manager ...Co-author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die" recently died: Sad news and a reminder to not wait to travel
Aug 26th, 2008 at 2:30PM: If there was ever an indication that one should seize the day and not wait to take that wonderful trip you've always wanted to go on, it's this story at msnbc.com.
Dave Freeman, the co-author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss unexpectedly died on August 17. He fell and hit is head in his own house. He was only 47.
As a person who is reaching a hallmark ...Great American Road Trip: Travel books for the road-4 of 4: Are We There Yet?
Aug 8th, 2008 at 11:00AM: When on a road trip with family--i.e., spouse, kids and possibly in-laws or parents, a travel book that delves into similar situations is a welcome companion. There is an uplifting quality to being able to recognize aspects of the life you are living to what you are reading. If any of you with children wonder if your best traveling days are over, pick up the 4th travel book I read on my road trip ...Great American Road Trip: Travel books for the road-3 of 4: So Many Enemies, so Little Time
Aug 7th, 2008 at 11:00AM: #3. So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places--Elinor Burkett
When I chose this book as one of my road trip to Montana books, the title caught my attention. As an American woman, also hooked on travel, I wanted to delve into someone else's experiences. What I found is a book that taught me much--always a delight when on the road.
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But as I trudged to ...Great American Road Trip: Travel books for the road. 2 of 4: Honeymoon with my Brother
Aug 6th, 2008 at 10:30AM: When I was picking out books to read on my road trip to Montana from Ohio and back, I wanted a mix of types so that each book would be distinct from each other. The titles also grabbed me. The premise of the second one I read is unusual. That also led me to check it out from one of the branches of the Columbus Public Library.
#2. Honeymoon With My Brother: a memoir -- Franz Wisner.
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