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Interview with a Travel Writer: William Gray

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Welcome to the Travel Writing Corner! Each month, I publish interviews with accomplished travel writers and share their travel writing tips here. This is the last installment of the series, and I’m absolutely stoked to feature the well-known writer, William Gray. Having been voted 4th in the Press Gazette’s Top 50 Travel Journalists 2010, William [...]

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Seeking Intern to Blog, Socialize and Write for WildJunket Magazine

This year has been an amazing one so far. With the constant growth of the blog, numerous opportunities for new projects and the impending launch of WildJunket Magazine, I’ve never been busier. While I absolutely love what I do, I’m finding it harder and harder to cope with my overwhelming workload. To get through this [...]

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Interview with Travel Writer: Annie Bennett

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Welcome to the Travel Writing Corner! Each month, I publish interviews with accomplished travel writers and share their travel writing tips here. We’re coming to an end of this series, so I’m really excited to finally get the chance to feature the talented Annie Bennett, winner of the Spain Travel Writer of the Year. We [...]

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Travel Writing Corner: Interview with Lola Akinmade

Welcome to the Travel Writing Corner! This week, I’m featuring one of my favorite writers in the industry, Lola Akinmade. The Nigerian-born and Swedish-based writer is an excellent photographer as well, having had her work published in National Geographic Traveler, BBC, San Francisco Chronicle, Forbes Traveler, Sherman’s Travel, Fodors.com, ISLANDS Magazine and Guardian UK’s Been [...]

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Travel Writing Corner: Interview with Abigail King

Welcome to the Travel Writing Corner! Every other week, I’ll be presenting interviews with accomplished travel writers and sharing travel writing tips here. Pardon me for not updating last week, I had no internet access in Madagascar! I’m back this week to share more tips from my good friend and talented writer, Abigail King. As an [...]

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Travel Writing Corner: Interview with Anja Mutić

Welcome to the second installment of my brand new Travel Writing Corner! Every other week, I’ll be presenting interviews with accomplished travel writers and sharing travel writing tips here. This week, I’m thrilled to present one of my favorite travel writers, Anja Mutić. A native of Croatia and an adopted New Yorker, the accomplished writer has penned a [...]

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Travel Writing Corner: Interview with Jeremy Head

Welcome to the first installment of my brand new Travel Writing Corner! Every other week, I’ll be presenting interviews with accomplished travel writers and sharing travel writing tips here. To kickstart this series, I’m thrilled to present the venerable Jeremy Head. Recently ranked as one of the UK’s 50 most influential travel writers,  he’s an [...]

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The Best of Travel Bloggers Unite Conference

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What happens when you put a hundred travel bloggers in one conference? It turns into a mega social gathering with lots of interesting ideas exchanged and new friendships forged. I’ve just returned from the Travel Bloggers Unite Conference (TBU) after a weekend of mingling with travel bloggers and learning …

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How to Work in the Travel Industry

Bitten by the travel bug and want to make travel your lifestyle? Or are you fresh out of college, ready to explore the world one inch at a time? Whether your dream is to travel for a living or simply build a new life abroad, you can work at making …

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2010: My Year in Pictures

Fireworks on NYE in Munich

2010 has been one of the best years of my life to date – a year of  dramatic changes, learning opportunities and of course, amazing travel experiences . 2010 has also  seen my travel writing career take off and blossom – I’ve since been published in Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia, …

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Why the Travel Industry Should Embrace Social Media

These days, with the explosion of social media, travel businesses are ditching their traditional marketing plan and gearing themselves towards the social platforms these days. Hundreds of travel businesses, tourist boards and airline companies have flocked to Twitter and other related sites. One good example is @EasyJet. Gone are those days of desperately …

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Travel Updates and Latest Articles

Granada, Spaibn

After four months in Latin America, we’re now back in Granada, Southern Spain. It’s been a whirlwind – trying to settle back to daily life, sourcing for work and at the same time, enjoying Spain. I’ve always loved the country, coming back has not only brought back nice memories but also the …

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Photoblog: Water terraces of Semuc Champey

Semuc Champey as seen from the lookout point

While on assignment for V!VA Travel Guides in Central Guatemala, I had the chance to write about Semuc Champey. These turquoise pool terraces are naturally formed by the river flowing under a limestone bridge. Surrounded by thick forests, it’s almost like an oasis – quiet and calm. Everyone I’d met in …

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Is Travel Blogging Becoming a Cheap Marketing Stunt?

Thomas Kohnstamm - author of 'Do Travel Writers go to Hell'

Lately the travel blogosphere has been debating up a storm over the issue of ethics. Well, at least it started with that. Gawker posted a story about NY Times writer Mike Albo taking an all expenses paid trip to Jamaica, sponsored by Thrillist and Jetblue. The NY Times has strict rules prohibiting their …

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Photoblog: Streets of Antigua Guatemala

Local folks on the streets of Antigua

You know how every traveler has that something for this particular place in the world? Mine’s Guatemala. It was here, where I took baby steps into the world of guidebook writing, met several amazing writers and I saw the world through their eyes. Antigua might be overhyped and packed with tourists …

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