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Although I’ve assembled plenty of advice for aspiring travel writers on my websites over the years, I still get a steady stream of queries – often from college students – asking about how to land a travel writing gig. A recent inquiry comes from Maggie in Minnesota:
I am an aspiring travel journalist and freshman in college. … Read more »
I took my first trip abroad when I was 22 and I was convinced I was going to change the world. I had always wanted to leave North America and when I finally did I was fresh out of university, ready to fix everything. I signed up with an organization and jetted off to Kenya hoping to make … Read more »
Ayngelina Brogan of Bacon is Magic 
Age: 38
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Your favorite quote: We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.- Anaïs Nin
The first things you notice about Ellis Emmett are his piercing blue eyes, the source of his deep, rolling laugh. This is a guy who loves life, and lives large; that much is clear from the moment he shakes your hand. He’s a builder, a farmer, an expert white water rafter, a mountain climber, an avid traveler, … Read more »
Have you ever wanted to study martial arts? One of the great things about travel is that you don’t have to settle for a “McDojo” in your local shopping mall. You can take a journey to the best place in … Read more »
The open road has a mystical quality that cleanses my mind. Snarls in my thoughts loosen as the road unspools in front of my car’s nose. Ribbons of blacktop connecting sea to shining sea, linking deserts and mountains and fields of waving corn.
I yearn to grab my keys, jump behind the wheel and let the miles clarify my thoughts.
My tires eat up the miles. It takes time for the road to work its … Read more »
Cherie and Chris of Technomadia 
Age: Cherie: 42 Chris: 42
?Hometown: Cherie: Melbourne, FL Chris: San Francisco, CA
Quote: “Don’t worry so much.. just do it!” ?”May the bandwidth be with you”?
“No journey is too great, if you find what you seek” – Anonymous
When I was little, I met counselors from all over the world at sleep-away camp. If you told me the ten year old who acquired a koala singlet from her counselor, would later marry an Australian and live down under; I would have told you, ‘you’re nuts’!
The travel bug bit hard during my first non-family trip. After university, … Read more »