5 Ways to Stay Inspired While Writing from Home
These are challenging times for travel writers. Being confined to home, rather than having the freedom to roam the world at will, is not an easy adjustment to make. Motivation can be difficult to maintain. Here are five tips and tricks to prepare yourself for life post-coronavirus and ensure that you keep your travel writing…
The 5 Best Reasons to Master Social Media Right Now
As a travel writer, I learned early on how crucial marketing is to travel writing success. Simply put, if you don’t market yourself, no one knows you’re out there. Social media is the ideal way to showcase your profile as a writer, and it’s especially important in today’s world. Initially by trial and error,…
5 Ways to Makes Editors and Destinations Love Your Work
As travel writers, we all yearn to get published, be paid for our stories, and travel more. And of course, have those travels and adventures not come out of our own pockets. It’s part of the joys of the trade. I heard Tina Turner’s catchy tune What’s Love Got to Do With It? playing the…
Best Lenses for Travel Photographers
Most of us prefer to travel light whenever possible. No one wants to lug around heavy suitcases or backpacks on their journey if they can help it. For photographers, this can present a conundrum. We want to bring the gear needed to come home with amazing images, but carrying a camera, multiple lenses, a tripod,…
Advice for buying a mirrorless camera
With so many new models on the market, camera-shopping can be a daunting experience. Here’s my advice on buying traditional DSLR vs. mirrorless cameras.
Use Old Photos to Inspire Travel Articles in Lockdown
The vibrant colors of feather-clad street dancers, bold flavors of exotic cuisines, and dazzling displays of other countries’ cultures. Your travel memories are in high demand. Now is the perfect time to make the most of an all-time high interest in virtual travel. People want to see images of exotic lands, fabulous festivals, and feel…
How to Fix Photos with Lightroom Adjustments
An image without processing is like a dish without any spices. It might taste OK, but you want better than that. You want it delicious. Lightroom is my go-to software when it comes to improving my images. Not only is it streamlined and easy to use, but it also processes images in a non-destructive way,…
An Easy Lightroom Fix for Washed Out Skies
When it comes to editing your photos, small changes can make a big difference. It’s really just about knowing the little tricks you can do in Lightroom to quickly improve a photo. Check out the image below: It’s all right, but the sky is a little “blah.” With just a single slider in Lightroom, I…
Interview with Bestselling Travel Author Janine Marsh
Matthew Norman: When did you first realize you wanted to be a travel writer? Janine Marsh: It happened by accident really. When I was much younger I was an editor on a glossy magazine and I loved it when I got sent on assignment. But, divorced with a baby, I needed more security and to…
How Travel Blogging Kept Us Going Through COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an effect on most travel bloggers, us included. In March we saw our page views drop by 80%. By April, some of our affiliate partners had advised that they would stop paying out on commissions, and other affiliate partners drastically reduced their commissions. Our newsletter provider Mailchimp came to the…