My bags are packed for Morocco, and I have a plane ticket to Spain and Portugal, too. I’m headed to seven countries over the next three months, after spending several months last year living in Vietnam and traveling to Thailand and Cambodia. But despite all of this fabulous potential material for plenty of international stories, […]
As a travel writer, I get to visit some dreamy destinations. Just in the past year, I’ve been to the Hawaiian Islands, the Caribbean, Mexico’s Riviera Maya, Italy, the Greek Islands, and Croatia. As much as I love traveling to these far-and-away places, I have to admit that writing about my hometown of San Diego […]
Last week, I surveyed our members about where they’d go if someone else foot the bill. I was surprised by the results… The most common answer was Australia (11.61%). Followed by New Zealand (10.38%) and then Europe and Africa. 54 people wrote that they’d go “anywhere.” And, 62 more said “everywhere,” which isn’t surprising (but […]
When I was 17, I traveled to the Philippines and worked with 30 other kids constructing church buildings. The adventure was hard but exciting, and I returned home bitten by the travel bug. Today, I write regularly for several luxury magazines, am published in international, national, and local publications, and am paid for the majority […]
Back in 2013, the Global Commission on Aging and Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies did a study on the health benefits of travel. They found that frequent vacations correlated with less heart disease-related deaths and lower stress. Now it should be mentioned that this study was done in partnership with the U.S. Travel Association, but […]
When the hook clicks open, and the pilot catches the updraft, the cockpit goes silent. An ethereal mood takes over as the aircraft ceases its strain against the winch rope. You are floating on air. Thermals carry you up, currents take you forward. The vista is glorious. It’s intoxicating. That is the opener for my […]
“I haven’t been everywhere but it’s on my list!” This is one of my all-time favorite quotes by Susan Sontag. And it’s true. The list of destinations I want to visit is endless—seriously endless. I’m chipping away at it. But there’s always so much more to discover. My love of travel began with road trips […]
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”— Louis L’Amour Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry brings us a returning guest, Noreen Kompanik. You can find Noreen’s last interview with Jody here. Noreen attended the Ultimate Travel Writers Workshop in San Diego four years ago and has […]
“The most important sentence in any article is the first one.” –William Zinsser Host, Jody Maberry brings us another segment from the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in Austin, Texas. This week we’ll hear from Tracey Minkin again. Tracey is the Travel Editor for Coastal Living magazine. You can listen to last week’s episode with Tracey […]
Press trips are the Holy Grail for travel writers. When I first started writing four years ago, I couldn’t wait to land those all-inclusive invitations my more experienced colleagues were raving about. It took me a while to figure out the system, but when I did, all those wondrous perks and awe-inspiring trips starting landing […]
