With so many bloggers in the travel writing game, press trip invitations are on the rise. Sadly, so are bad manners. In Part 1 , we cover...

Wowser. It' s your first press trip. A destination has asked you to come along for the ride, not because you are fabulous (although y...

...and no, I am not referring to the Travelocity troll. Look it up. In honor of the new year, I am revisiting one of my most popular post...

www.travelocity.com .....and no, I am not referring to the Travelocity troll. From dictionary.com : gnome 2     noun a   sho...

Traditionally, travel writing has gotten a bad rap.  It's certainly understandable that it is often seen as   being pure puffery. All...

As loyal readers know, I frequently beef about the current state of travel writing. Too many people are hanging up a 'travel writer...

You may think, from the recent dearth of posts, that I have been suffering from writer's block. In part, this is true. But in part, I h...