Posts Tagged ‘travel writer’
Budget Trouble
Anna is a writer, accidental photographer and travelholic moving through the world on a budget and trying to avoid trouble. On her blog, she shares about her experiences in Japan, Bhutan, Sweden and elsewhere. (Interview with Anna)
Cool Travel Guide
Cool Travel Guide is the blog of Lara Dunston, a professional travel writer who has penned guidebooks for Lonely Planet, Dorling Kindersley and Thumbnail Guides, and written articles for many other publications. She is currently in her third year of perpetual travel with her husband Terry, a writer and photographer. (Interview with Lara)
Life of a Travel Writer: Interview with Lara Dunston
If you have ever dreamed of becoming a travel writer, chances are you may have shrugged that dream off as impossible. To many, making a living as a travel writer seems fanciful, well and truly beyond reach.
This week, I had the chance to interview Lara Dunston, a professional travel writer from Australia who has penned guidebooks for Lonely Planet, Dorling Kindersley and Thumbnail Guides, and written articles for National Geographic Traveler, Lifestyle+Travel, USA Today and many other publications. Together with her husband Terry, a professional photographer and writer, she is in her third year of perpetual travel. From her current location in Turkey, she was happy to dispel some myths about the world of travel writing, while sharing a little about her personal experiences.
Write Away!
Lauren is an award-winning writer with a love for travel and a keen eye for the familiar and unfamiliar. (Interview with Lauren)
Travel and Writing: Interview with Lauren Carter
If interviews on TravelBlogs are anything to go by, it seems that a love for travel is often accompanied by a love for writing. Julie Schwietert, Randall Wood and Scott McNeely are three examples of travellers who love to write about the places they visit.
Lauren Carter is another one to add to the list. She's a professional travel writer living in Canada with her husband. TravelBlogs caught up with her to talk a bit more about her love for travel and writing - and also to see if she had any tips for aspiring travel writers.
Randall Wood
Randall co-authored the Moon Handbook to Nicaragua and now lives in Benin. (Interview with Randall Wood)
Guide Books, Nicaragua and Benin: Interview with Randall Wood
If you've spent time travelling around Nicaragua in the past few years, you may already know of Randall Wood.
Randy co-authored the Moon Handbook Nicaragua after living there for several years, part of which was spent working with the Peace Corps. He also wrote a companion guide for expats living in Nicaragua.
TravelBlogs got in touch with him to find out about more about his experiences with the Peace Corps, Nicaragua and his current home, Benin.
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Getting Paid to Travel: Interview with Scott McNeely
For many keen travellers, the prospect of paid travel writing has an almost magnetic appeal. What could be better than exploring the far reaches of the world while pulling in a paycheck?
Scott McNeely has written and edited guidebooks for Lonely Planet and Fodor's, and now works for Viator. In short, he has done the "paid to travel" thing.
TravelBlogs caught up with him to talk about how he made it as a travel writer. And for those of you who dream of one day being a writer yourself, Scott shares what it's like to be a travel writer.
