My fishing was interrupted by my sister and brother shouting a loud, “Whoa, look.” I did, just in time to see a school bus-sized humpback whale fall from the sky and hit the water with the largest splash I’d ever seen. He was just one of several whales we saw that day under the gaze […]
I’ve always loved to travel. But before becoming a travel writer, those long weekend and far-away vacation destinations came out of my pocket. It never entered my head that I could travel for free. When I attended the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in San Diego, one of the most profound moments for me was when […]
Over the past five years, I’ve made a living out of my laptop with my travel-writing career. My degree in journalism was the kick-starter for a career with words, but I always had a desire to see the world beyond the news desk. Not only did I think travel-writing gigs would be hard to get, […]
I’m that friend who wants to hear every detail of your latest vacation. Got photos? Bring them over and let me take a closer look. Journaling about my travels is second nature—a habit I formed during childhood. Travel writing, however, seemed to be that puzzle piece tottering on the edges of my consciousness that never […]
As I’m capping off the last of four travel-writing trips, I’m still reeling over this remarkable lifestyle I’m experiencing as a freelance travel writer. In just five weeks, I got to do the following: Dance with Miss Mexico on an enchanting once-in-a-lifetime experience as the guest of the 2017 El Presidente of Camotinchan in Oaxaca, […]
“$1,000,000 in the bank isn’t the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows.” – Tim Ferriss, The 4 Hour Workweek Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to Laura Carswell. Lori just returned from Tanzania and today’s guest, Laura Carswell, was also on that trip. […]
In 2016 I attended the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in New Orleans. As I sat in the workshop and listened to the speakers, it was as if a light-bulb suddenly came on. I knew how to write, and I knew how to craft a pitch. It was the marketing part of travel writing that was […]
“It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ole’ buddy, let’s go exploring….” —Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes No wonder I loved reading this comic strip book to my kids when they were little; perhaps I knew, all those years ago, that words between best friends would someday mirror my own travel writing adventure. Because they do. I […]
Show me the company you keep and I’ll tell you who you are. It’s something my friend Erica’s grandmother liked to say but Erica was never a big fan of it. She thought her grandmother was trying to get her to judge people—to look down her nose at those who were different. So Erica remained […]
“Plan your work and work your plan!” – Amy Piper Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to Amy Piper—a new travel writing success story. “Everybody has a different approach to travel writing,” says Lori. “We have the creative types who like to throw a bunch of paint at the wall […]
