Literature Review: The Cruelest Journey by Kira Salak
Today’s post is travel writer Nichole L. Reber’s review of the Kira Salak memoir, The Cruelest Journey. Nichole is full-on obsessed…
Blogging/Writing
How to blog better, thoughts on writing/creativity and more.
Don’t Make This Mistake if You Visit the Desert
After reading stories about a French family’s disastrous experience with the a desert hike in the American Southwest, I felt…
Thoughts On Sith, Jedi and Redemption
CAUTION: What follows is a major digression from this website’s usual travel/adventure topics. But if you like Star Wars, this…
Cool Stuff Roundup – Summer Edition
I just realized that’s in been months since I’ve done a Cool Stuff Roundup. I aim to correct that today…
Book Review: attractive unattractive americans
American travelers trying to pass themselves off as Canadians is an old story. I’ve seen them with Canadian flags sewn…
Do You “Explore”? Not Likely.
I have this little eccentricity about travel writing: I gag whenever someone casually uses “explore” in any form. For example,…
So You’re Traveling to Vietnam? Some Straight Truth
So you’re traveling to Vietnam. You have your guidebooks. You’ve read the posts on the big travel blogs. Let me…
Thoughts on the North-South Divide in Vietnam
Ask people in Ho Chi Minh City, and they’ll sing you the same song about Hanoi in a multitude of…
Travel in Vietnam – A Few Quick Thoughts
It’s been one week since I’ve returned from a two-week trip to Vietnam. Over the next few months, I’ll have…
Slow Travel Movement – The Truth Path or BS?
I have a message for the Slow Travel Movement and the douchier-than-thou characters who comprise its most-extreme adherents: Worry about…
Why I Turn Down Guest Blogging Offers
Every week, I get several requests for people who want to do guest blogging for my site. I turn down…
Blogging Thoughts – Some Re-evaluation
If you’ve been blogging for awhile, you’ll see shifts in your style. I’ve fallen into a few bad habits, and it’s time to make some changes.
Tourism Versus Travel – And My Struggle to Not be a Jerk
One of my ongoing travel problems is getting off my high horse – especially about types of travel. Another blogger’s words resonate with me by reminding me that I’m not alone.
4 Dirty Lies Mountain Bikers Tell Bike Mechanics
Bike mechanics know when you’ve been abusing or neglecting your bike – just like the dentist can tell that your choppers haven’t seen floss for the last four years. Here are some of the least-believable lines you can spring on your local mechanic.
Travel Blogs or Guidebooks: Who Do You Trust?
A guidebook leaves me unprepared for a hike near Busan, South Korea – and makes me reflect why I think good travel bloggers are now more credible than guide books.
PressReader by NewspaperDirect: A Quick Overview
PressReader is a smartphone app that promises to keep travelers plugged into their favorite newspapers. But is that really what it does best? And what else can it do?
Cool Content – Top Finds from Other Blogs
Should you drink your own pee? That’s the question asked in the lead story of my Cool Content roundup. Plus, kooks, underground wars, bad writing and more!
Cool Content – Great Finds from Other Blogs
Here’s my first-ever roundup of cool content I’ve unearthed from other bloggers.
Bucket List & Beyond: 6 Gag-Worthy Travel Writing Clichés
Travel is awesome. But travel writing? Not so much. Check out these 6 cliches that make travel writing completely lame.
Social Media for Travel Geeks – About Trippy.com
Trippy.com is a social media site for people who dig travel. I’ve messed about with for a bit now, and thought I’d pass my thoughts along.