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4 Tricks to Help You Fit More Travel into a Freelance Lifestyle
As a freelancer I have tonnes more freedom than when I was employed in a 9-5 position. I can get on a plane tomorrow without having to answer to anyone (well, maybe my mum), and I don’t have to try and squish my yearly travel into a set amount of days. Great,...
Why the Freelance Lifestyle is Difficult to Stomach for Non-Freelancers
Last year I was at a wedding and, as is the nature of weddings, I was talking to guests about my work. You know, it’s one of those questions that gets thrown up between strangers – “What do you do then?” So easy, yet so difficult to answer. I’d just started...
A Day in the Life of a Freelance Travel Writer (A.K.A. Me)
A lot of people think that writers wake up late, hit the whiskey before noon, and party into the small hours of the morning. Whilst I’d like to say this is true for the sake of Hollywood movies and the legacy of Hemingway, this isn’t the case. Or, it’s not the case...
8 Easy Ways to Travel More This Summer
If I had a pound for every time someone said they wished they were going away this summer, well, I’d probably be able to buy an extra pint of milk a week. I think it’s safe to assume that most people enjoy a good old fashioned summer holiday, but with prices...
5 More Creative Ways to Make Money Blogging Whilst You Travel
I love attending conferences. I really do. I think they’re great places for meeting likeminded individuals and for bouncing ideas off one another (and, of course, having a drink, or two, or three). I went to TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) at the weekend in Lloret de...
Lessons Learned From Six Months as a Freelance Travel Writer
The end of March marked my sixth month as a freelancer travel writer. I’ve finally hit a good groove with the whole shebang and it’s nice to see things coming together. Before I quit my job and dived right into working for myself, I told myself over and over again...
How the Journey Makes us Appreciate the Destination
Last weekend I finished the fourth draft of my very first novel. I sent it out to Beta readers and, at the moment, I’m alternating between excitement and dread as I wait for their feedback. Writing a novel has been a goal of mine for a long as I can remember. When...
The Different Types of Travel Writing Jobs Out There
It’s no secret that travel writing has changed in the past few years thanks to the exorbitant rise of online publications touting top ten lists. Information overload is well and truly upon us (anyone else’s shoulders feel particularly weighed down?) and it’s like...
Taming the Beast: How to Manage Anxiety When You Travel
The brain is an amazing thing but it’s also very, very powerful. There’s something I haven’t spoken much about on this blog. It’s not because I’m ashamed or worried (though I’m sure those feelings are in there somewhere), it’s because I don’t know how to bring it...
8 Creative Ways to Make Money Blogging Whilst You Travel (Without AdSense)
Blogging is the new black. Okay, maybe not, but it’s certainly the big boom of the moment. The world and his wife seem to have a blog and I think that’s a great thing. Blogging is a fantastic way to unleash your creative side. It’s a great way to meet like-minded...
Why It’s Important to Have Big, Unreachable Dreams
They say the sky’s the limit and I have to disagree. I mean, that metaphor was bust apart when men first started exploring space. I don’t believe there are any limits. Not when it comes to your dreams – whatever they may be and however you...
On Balancing Paid Work and Blogging (and Life)
“I must write a post, I must write a post.” “What should I write about? Why can’t I think of anything to write about?” This has pretty much been my train of thought over the past week. At the start of the year I was doing so well with my publishing schedule. I was...