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An Interview with Mark Smith of Seat 61
Mark Smith is definitely a success story in the travel industry–his site, Seat61, which started out as a hobby, became his full-time occupation in 2007. Just this year, Seat61 won ‘Favourite Travel Website’ in
A Conversation with Dave Thompson
Dave Thompson was perhaps one of the first travel bloggers out there. He started his site, Dave’s Travel Corner, almost 15 years ago–and it’s still going strong! Today, he talks to us about the
A Conversation with Mark Hodson
Mark Hodson is an excellent example of a writer who transitioned effectively from print to digital media: after 12 years working full-time for The Sunday Times, he decided to focus his efforts on writing
From the Editor’s Mouth: Kate Appleton of Travel + Leisure
Editor’s note: Ms. Appleton moved on to Afar and then the Cathay Pacific magazines after this interview went up, but we’re leaving it as is because it’s filled with great advice. This week, I
An Interview with Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson is quickly establishing himself as one of the travel industry’s best adventure writers and photographers. His blog, which highlights both his writing and his photography (check out his photoessays), is an interesting