Recently, my wife and I were guests of a country inn located in Leola, Pennsylvania. We dined at the inn’s five-star restaurant and stayed in a luxury suite, all on the house. Staying in boutique hotels and sipping fine wine may be your motivation for becoming a travel writer. Heck, that’s why I decided to […]
“There’s no way I can be a real travel writer,” I told myself. “I never go anywhere!” I wanted to be a travel writer, but how could I even begin? My travel budget was $0. I lacked the money to fly to Venice, explore the Balkans, or cruise to Cuba. And without any byline, press […]
Thanks to the internet, it’s a whole lot easier to get a byline these days relative to just a few short years ago. Literally thousands of websites, blogs, online magazines, and other outlets are looking for great content. But here’s the thing: There are also thousands of awesome print publications out there in every imaginable […]
When I was a young girl, my parents made goals. Once, there was talk of us taking a summer vacation together down on the sandy beaches of Rhode Island. Mom and Dad spent the year saving money toward a house we could rent. That vacation never happened. Dad suffered a horrible cut on his ankle. […]
I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. People make them, break them, and then feel guilty and regretful afterward. So when I began my travel-writing career in the fall of 2014, I set a professional travel-writing goal the following New Year that I called a “promise to myself.” I was approaching retirement and wanted […]
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, continue the series of introductions to the varying types of people who are attracted to travel writing and our company. This week they introduce us to Mary Lou Osmond. […]
“Sometimes the best stories are the ones that are right in our backyard—and we overlook them because they’re in our backyards.” – Ian Aldrich, Yankee Magazine Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to Ian Aldrich, Deputy Editor of Yankee Magazine. “Ian is one of my favorite editors,” says Lori. […]
Last Tuesday I told my son Warner—who’s 5—that he’s special. I didn’t exactly say “special.” I think I said something more like: “Son, you’re something else.” And I didn’t really “tell” him that in a nice way. It was more like a stern talking to. I was tucking him into bed when I noticed a […]
“A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” ― Moslih Eddin Saadi Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to one of our members, Ken Staeck, another attendee from this year’s Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in D.C. Ken shares what led him to the DC event… “Photography is my […]
When war broke out between Spain and the United States, a letter to Garcia was needed. Garcia was the leader of the insurgents, hiding somewhere in Cuba. No one knew where. No one knew how to reach him. So the President sent for Rowan. Rowan was a normal guy. Slight in figure. Not too tall […]
