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More Reasons Not to Work for a Content Farm

I’m no fan of content farms. I’m not a fan of what they produce and I don’t think they offer a good environment to grow as a writer. In most cases, the money is

An Interview with David Whitley

While David Whitley runs the wildly humorous Grumpy Traveller blog, he’d like to tell you that he’s not really all that grumpy: in fact, he’s just a brutally honest traveler. Having written for the

An Interview with Lan Sluder

Lan Sluder, standing here behind his daughter, Rose (a position he says he often occupies while traveling!) Lan is doing what he does best: traveling in Belize! A former newspaper editor, Lan has authored

A Conversation with Karen Fawcett

Karen Fawcett is THE French expert, having lived, worked, and traveled in France for the past 22 years. In addition to writing about French destinations, getting the “in” on what to do, see, and

An Interview with Lara Dunston

Talk about a dream job! For the past year, travel writer Lara Dunston and her husband, photographer Terrence Carter, have teamed up with HomeAway Holiday-Rentals to live like locals around the world for an