Everybody has a bucket list these days. I crossed Namibia off mine last year. I’m taking a group there this coming February if you’re interested (more details on our events page here). I don’t know about you but I do a little dance whenever I cross a new place off. I don’t even hear the […]
Are you on Instagram? All of our Instagram followers got a sneak peek inside our Costa Rica Travel Writing Expedition last month. If you’re on Instagram, go here to follow us for more sneak peeks and photos from our pros. It’s a great way to stay on top of what’s selling, what our experts and […]
My husband, Jim, and I didn’t start out with the plan of working together. Nor did it ever enter our heads that we could be treated like A-listers on FAM trips together. Initially, it was my dream to pursue travel writing alongside our travels. But that changed when we went to New Orleans in 2016. […]
One of the greatest advantages of being a travel writer is of no surprise—the travel (often for free) and its associated perks. I just returned from a memorable long weekend in Southern California’s Wine Country. Because I was writing for multiple publications, all with a decidedly different angle—luxury vacation rental, wine, food and coffee—I […]
Six complimentary nights at wonderful hotels in Baden Baden, Munich, Venice, and Rome. A perfect day touring a family winery and enjoying a traditional Tuscan lunch with delicious local wines. Swimming, eating, drinking and sleeping overnight at a magical agriturismo (farmhouse resort) overlooking the medieval city of San Gimignano, Italy. A private tour of Old […]
Press trips, ah, the holy grail of travel writing. Haven’t we all coveted opportunities to be wined and dined, not only in places a mere drive away, but also in exotic locations that take a boat, plane, train, or combination of all three, to get there? Until I attended Great Escape Publishing’s Ultimate Money-Making Photography […]
For information on Great Escape Publishing’s upcoming live events, visit https://new.greatescapepublishing.com/events/. “Action is the foundational key to all success.” — Pablo Picasso Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, talks to us about the impact of attending a Great Escape Publishing live event. Jody’s been listening to recordings from last year’s Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop and ran across a […]
These days, we pretty much all have a great camera in our pockets. Whether it’s an iPhone, Android, Galaxy or other cell phone, they all come with better cameras than the original full-size digital camera I bought nearly 15 years ago. But, just because the cameras are good doesn’t mean you’ll end up with good […]
You might be a foodie if you calculate the length of a trip based on the number of meals you want to have in great restaurants… If you devour cookbooks with as much concentration as a best-selling thriller… If your favorite store in the mall stocks kitchen gadgets and pretty dishes… If you peruse a […]
Early in my travel writing career, I was given the opportunity to write a column under the title of National Chocolate Examiner. At the time, I had no idea how that column would blend with my travel writing, but I wanted to build up my bylines, so I agreed to take it on. It wasn’t […]
