Breakfast at the Opera
As the sun slowly rises behind the Sydney Harbour Bridge, ferry traffic starts, back and forth, as a well-orchestrated ballet. Soon, Sydneysiders are flooding Circular Quay. The ferry terminal is at its busiest and you’re sitting by the river, sipping your coffee. The Opera Kitchen terrace is the perfect place to watch the show while…
Go See the ’Gators
As you ride along, it’s easy to spot the dark brown form of an alligator sunning itself along the side of the road. Look deeper into the swamp to see even more of them submerged, with only snouts and eyes peeking above the surface. (Yes, it’s okay to get out of your vehicle, but not…
Great Escape Radio Episode 4: Insight into Query Letters
For more about how you can get started with travel writing today, visit: new.greatescapepublishing.com/travelwriting. “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?” — John Wooden What is a query letter? It is the e-mail you send to pitch your story ideas to an…
Sue’s Story: How To Become A Travel Writer In A Couple Of Weeks
Six months ago, I was a backpacker who didn’t even own a laptop. Now I am a professional travel writer. I’ve always loved to travel and spent much of my life working to save for my next adventure. So a couple years ago, when I received a redundancy package at my job, I hit the…
Avoid stock photography rejections with this easy trick
The most successful stock photographers almost never get photo rejections from agencies. It happens, but not that often. Is it because their photos are always perfect? No. It’s because they have a few tricks up their sleeve. And one of those tricks is called downsizing. Here are three of the top reasons photos get rejected from…
3 Non-Traditional Travel Writing Markets You Could Write For
When I started out travel writing, I was singularly focused on seeing my work in print magazines. The online space had opened up at the time, but there were few online outlets with the same credibility and popularity as the “traditional media.” Today all that has changed, and plenty of long-established magazines—Transitions Abroad and Budget…
Break Into Travel Writing: 7 Top Reasons To Get Started
Five years ago I was a lobbyist. I was happy. But it wasn’t my passion. I wanted to be deliriously happy—to have that feeling as soon I open my eyes in the morning that it’s going to be another exciting day. My decision to break into travel writing changed my life in so many…
Put Your Best Face Forward: Sell Your Travel Stories
On Facebook last week I asked friends to vote for which of these two photos they liked best… Headshot #1 beat headshot #2 by a whopping 91 to 42 votes. But the folks who liked Headshot #2 said I look more approachable in that photo. There’s a theory about this online that says parting your…
Great Escape Radio Episode 3: How to Come Up with Unique Travel Writing Ideas
For more about how you can get started with travel writing today, visit: new.greatescapepublishing.com/travelwriting. “It’s the job of editors to edit but it isn’t the job of editors to find the nice tight little story you were supposed to fashion in the midst of the encyclopedia you produced.” If you love the thought of…
Great Escape Radio Episode 2: Travel Writing
For more about how you can get started with travel writing today, visit: new.greatescapepublishing.com/travelwriting. “If you hear someone say ‘I would never go there’ and you think ‘challenge accepted’, you might already be a travel writer.” We produce a number of programs to help people get paid to travel, including travel writing, photography, leading…
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