Running my blog is like having a tamagotchi. I need to keep feeding it with digital content or else it will die. I think about and worry about my blog constantly. I think about the type of “food” that I should feed this digital creature so that it becomes the resource that I want it […]
No phone, no air-condition, a beach with no people. This was exactly what I needed to get away from the usual busy, busy, busy of my life in New York and rushing around from airport to airport catching plane after plane… I needed to slow down and remember who I was again. The beach brought […]
4.30pm is the worst time to hail a cab in New York City. My advice: take a pedicab instead. A pedicab, one of those bicycle powered rickshaws is a summer staple of Manhattan. Not only are they eco-friendly and fun to ride in, they can also be your knight in shining armor. Here’s my pedicab […]
As promised to those of you who attended the “So You Want to Build Your Business Through Travel Blogging” session at the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)’s 42nd Annual Writer’s Conference at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, here are a list of questions covered (and more) during the panel. If you have […]
You’ve decided that you’re a hundred percent ready to live that gypsy wanderer life that you’ve always wanted. You’ve sold your stuff or are in the process of selling everything you own so you can be merrily free of all possessions, except your laptop and internet connection. Or you want to be nomadic with your […]
After spending a month in the Costa Rican jungle, I have emerged with several bug bites. Some have been kinder to my skin than others, but by worst is the acidic spray of the Costa Rican Chinche – pronounced CHEEN-CHE (as in Che Guevara). It’s a green little bugger that wandered onto my laptop without warning while […]
“Me?” Holy beejeezus ohmigoodness! was the first thought that raced through my head when I came upon an email from Traci Suppa of Go BIG or Go Home Travel Blog inviting me to share my experience as a travel video blogger at a panel called So You Want to … Build Your Business Through Travel Blogging at […]
