Great Escape Radio Episode 77: Fear of Overflow
“Yes, you can be overwhelmed. You can have too much on your plate. But if it gets to be too much, you’ll stop, regroup and make a new plan.” – Lori Allen For more information about getting started with travel writing, visit greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, discuss how to…
My Life-Changing Trip To The Dead Sea And Lost City Of Petra
Upon arrival into my hotel room in the city of Amman, Jordan, I immediately opened up my balcony doors and soaked in my first glimpse of the city and its sounds on this early tranquil evening. Having Great Escape Publishing plan the entire life-changing trip was the best choice I could’ve taken. Through my balcony…
Join Our Travel Community On Cool Expeditions (And Learn The Dab)
I love this photo… This is Kacyn (the gal who typically answers the phone when you call) posing in Northern Serengeti on our recent photographic safari in Tanzania. If you have a kid or grandkid in school right now, you probably recognize this hip-hop dance move. It’s called “the dab,” and it’s used like an…
How To Schedule Your Part-Time Travel Writing Work For Success
With a full-time job, I spend at least eight hours a day working—often more. Then there’s the commute and the time I take for vacation, holidays, and weekends. To successfully continue travel writing with a full-time job, planning time off is key. While we all have the same 24 hours in a day, each of…
Great Escape Radio Episode 76: It’s about choice
“It’s a relief to know the professional photographers are better than we are because they’ve made a choice—a choice to do all the right things required to make a good photograph.” – Jody Maberry If you’re inspired to make the choice to become a great photographer, you can get started at greatescapepublishing.com/start/photography. Great Escape Radio…
Seven Days On The Travel Writing Press Trip Of A Lifetime
Three years ago, when I became a travel writer, I had no idea that a press trip could be so incredible! These all-expense-paid adventures have taken me to places I’d always had on my travel bucket list and also all around the United States. Recently, I took one of my favorites. It was a trip…
A Travel Writer’s Guide To Places To Write About By Season
As I sit in a comfy chair that faces a picture window framing a pyramid-shaped mountain and a calm lake, two loons break the silence. They paddle up to my little slice of Alaskan lakefront and serenade me for 10 minutes before moving on. Every summer I travel to Alaska for fishing—that’s when the fishing…
Three Ways To Get Creative Action Photos
Last week, we looked at three camera tips for capturing action photos. If you missed it, you can catch up here. Simply capturing action at all is exhilarating… but let’s take a look at what happens when we combine action with creative tricks… 1. Freezing. Stopping motion with your camera is almost magical. With a…
Enjoy Year-Round Travel Writing Trips To The Caribbean (And Beyond)
A wise travel writer once said, “Some of the best days haven’t happened yet.” It’s true: A great part of my life, since becoming a travel writer, is that I always have something to look forward to. My before and after—from recruiter to getting paid to write about golf in some the most interesting destinations…
5 Tips To Help Ramp Up Your Stock Photo Sales
If you’re new to stock photography, you might be wondering what’s the secret to making sales on a regular basis. I got started in stock a couple of years ago, and as I continue to build my portfolios, I’ve started noticing some patterns with what has sold well for me. Try these five tips to…