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Could Thomas Kohnstamm Save Travel Writing?
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. Simon Sellars is a veteran Lonely Planet writer whose work with the company has taken him everywhere from the Netherlands to Micronesia to Japan to that quirky...
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Writing For Free: Is It Worth It?
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. Last summer, around the same time that I began to seriously pursue my dream of writing about travel for a living, I started following several travel blogs. One...
View ArticleYou Can Write for ‘Travel + Leisure’ Southeast Asia
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. We just received an e-mail from a kind soul at Travel Blog Exchange that we thought worth passing along. Travel + Leisure are launching a new online venture...
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Are You a Victim of Travel Writer’s Catch-22?
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. So I was hitchhiking from Auckland up to the furthest reaches of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand. I envisionined basking in the sun while soaking in a...
View ArticleBad Writing: The Movie
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. This may well be the most anti-inspirational movies for aspiring travel writers. Enjoy. The post Bad Writing: The Movie appeared first on Vagabondish.
View Article5 Common Mistakes of Beginning Travel Writers
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. “From linearity to superlatives to the “sin of omission” here are 5 common mistakes of beginning travel writers.” A great write-up courtesy of The Traveler’s...
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Which Travel Writing Conference Is Right for Me?
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. Travel writers spend a lot of the time on the road. We are notorious for not having an office, and our colleagues (and bosses) are often people we correspond...
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Calling All Smartasses: We’re Seeking a Short-Form Travel Blogger
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. © Anna Hirsch We’re looking for one kickass, short-form travel blogger who fits this bill: Perfect spelling & gramm-er (I know, I know … this should go...
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The 10 Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned from 6 Years, 7 Months and 11 Days...
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. I’ve been pulling the levers and switches behind the scenes at Vagabondish.com for more than six and a half years. Today – May 21, 2013 – marks my 2,418th day...
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Why Are People So Kind to Strangers?
Join Vagabondish on Twitter and Facebook. “The Kindness of Strangers.” On a recent visit to my local bookstore, this title caught my attention. It’s an anthology by Lonely Planet editor Don George and...
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