Oh to Describe the Teenage Years!
More from a surfeit of material than a lack, I haven’t been blogging much of late, although my desktop is cluttered with half-finished posts. That’s...
Category: Blogging
The Elephant in the Room at TBEX Asia
A travel blogger requested on Twitter that I write something about the political situation in Thailand, rather than merely “trolling” by sharing links about the...
Why I’ll Never Be a Professional Travel Blogger
There have been a flood of posts lately explaining why being a travel blogger is really, really hard. It isn’t, obviously. It’s not subsistence farming...
Some Notes on Non-Communication – Not Dead Yet
Blogging is a curious beast. And, picking up a blog when you haven’t posted in a while is a bit like picking up the phone...
In Which I Do Battle with a Travel Blogging Calendar
A couple of months ago, I unwisely signed up to The Travel Blogging Calendar. Yes, a travel blogging calendar. This is, as the name would...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging
Now, it would be lovely to think – and quite easy to believe, from some of the location independent crap currently floating around the blogosphere...
A Wander Through My Inbox
“As one of America’s favorite travel bloggers,” the email concludes, “I’d appreciate if you could consider sharing…” I am flattered by this for about a...
Grief in the Digital Age
The other day I shared a blog post that moved me deeply. Moved me to tears, in fact. And other people cried and shared it...
Like Internet Dating, But Not
I’m atypically nervous as I walk into Changi Airport, belongings on back. My phone begins to ring. I rummage. I don’t get a lot of...
My 7 Links: It’s Payback Time
Almost a year ago we were in Malaysian Borneo — somewhere up the Batang Rejang, as I recall — and I joined in a sort...