I read a blog post recently that said, “If you’re a writer, there’s only one way to travel and that’s solo. Travel with a companion and you come complete with an invisible wall around you.” This is not the first time I’ve heard this sentiment stated, but rarely is it flouted in such an absolute [...]
Laurie Gough is the kind of writer who is redefining women’s travel—she isn’t afraid to jump into adventure or try something totally out of her comfort zone. She’s drunk hallucinogenic kava, befriended strangers waiting for the full moon to rise, lived in hollowed-out trees, ridden motorcycles with Hell’s Angels wannabes, and been devoured by bedbugs. [...]
“If you don’t have awareness and an analytical understanding of what worked before, you can’t build on it.” When Seth Godin wrote this in a blog post, he noted that the CEO of Palm had never used an iPhone. That’s just stupid. You can bet the CEO of Yahoo is looking at Google every week, [...]
Two weeks ago, I attended my first NATJA Conference, which was held in Anaheim, California (a perk I shouldn’t forget to mention) and included over 100 travel writers and travel industry publicists. While I went primarily to get my feet wet, I also went to help Tim, who gave an awesome keynote speech about the [...]
I was the keynote speaker at the recent conference for the North American Travel Journalists Association, but of course I learned a thing or two while I was there. I had to miss the airline magazine editors’ panel while I was on a blogging one, but I did get to attend a panel with three [...]
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