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Backpacking on Little Money (A Novel)
2007-05-07 15:13:00
It never ceases to amaze me just what the internet can throw up. A couple of months ago I happened on this little gem. Its a work in progress, a Backpacking Novel by Ethan Zara. Now, the thought of reading a book that has yet to be finished does not hold much appeal to ...
More About: Money , King , Little , Packing

Live the High Life on a Low Budget
2007-05-04 11:02:00
Do you have Club Class and Caviar taste but only a Skateboards and Sandwiches budget? It matters not. Entering an International Car Rally can cost less than you think.
More About: Life , Live , Budget , High , High Life

What Is Freelance Travel Writing?
2007-05-04 09:46:00
Becoming a successful travel writer involves some imagination, some legwork, and a powerful eye for detail to transform the rich experience of a place into a clear, exciting article. If you can do all of that, and if you’re willing to put time into marketing your work, you can join the ranks of successful ...
More About: Travel , Writing , Freelance , Reel , Lance

3 Good Reasons to Burn your Guidebook
2007-05-02 13:38:00
We often hear about the dangers associated with foreign travel. Lonely Planet and Rough Guides devote pages to them, and insurance underwriters no doubt get their kids through college on them. But just how much of it is hype?
More About: Travel Tips , Reason , Reasons , Good , Sons

Highway to Hell ? Bolivia?s ?Road of Death?
2007-04-29 20:49:00
...This 35 mile arse-clenching artery between La Paz and Coroico - rightfully nicknamed ?El Camino de la Muerte?, or ?The Road of Death ? - is estimated to claim the lives of 200-300 users every year...
More About: Bolivia , Hell , High

Going it Alone - The Pros and Cons of Solo Travel
2007-04-27 14:26:00
To some, the thought of setting off into the unknown with little more than the pack on your back and a good book for company may sound like purgatory, but others wouldn?t want it any other way. So, should you travel solo, or with others? Both ways have their own merits, yet equally, they both have ...
More About: Travel , Travel Tips , Solo , Lone , Alone

Traveling the Lenca Trail
2007-04-25 13:58:00
Plenty of beauty but little sleep in coffee country. There?s much more to Honduras than the Bay Islands and Mayan Ruins - as I found out during a spectacular week in rural Western Honduras.
More About: Rail , Traveling , TRAI , Trail

Tourismo El Salvador
2007-04-25 13:58:00
Surprisingly accessible yet completely overlooked. Read about one of Central America's best kept secrets in the Land of Volcanoes.
More About: Humour , El Salvador , Salvador

How to Keep a Travel Journal
2007-04-25 13:57:00
It goes without saying that memories of trips and vacations fade with time. If you learn how to keep a travel journal, this need not be the case.
More About: Travel , Journal , Travel Tips , Keep

Preserving Your Travel Experience
2007-04-25 13:57:00
Traveling is a great way to escape the rat race and experience new cultures and places. However, we all get older and memories fade. The best way to prevent this is to keep a travel journal for your trips.
More About: Travel , Travel Tips , Experience , Ving , Peri

Aim for the Sky - Write for In-Flight Publications
2007-04-25 13:57:00
Are you looking to set yourself a challenging goal for your writing career this year? Why not aim for the sky? Set yourself the goal of being published in an in-flight magazine.
More About: Write , Publications , Light , Flight , Publication

6 Tips That Will Jumpstart Your Writing Career
2007-04-25 13:57:00
Would you like to establish a career as a freelance writer? Do you dream of writing full-time? Follow these suggestions and your dream could become a reality.
More About: Writing , Tips , Career , Will , Tart

Things That Every Aspiring Travel Writer Should Know
2007-04-25 13:57:00
For anyone who's looking to get into travel writing, it is important to have had some experience in traveling. It is essential. This is where a writer obtains the materials that will become the finished article.
More About: Travel , Ring , Aspirin , Know , Ever

Travel Writing - All You Need to Know
2007-04-25 13:56:00
Travel writings related to essay, guidebook, travelogue or itinerary have overlapping boundaries, so are grouped together as travel literature. This article focuses on travel literature that is more of interest to a tourist.
More About: Travel , Writing , Know , Need

7 Tips for Studying a Magazine Market
2007-04-25 13:56:00
Read 7 tips on how to study the writing markets and quit looking like an amateur in your submissions.
More About: Magazine , Market , Tips , Studying , Dying