Travelfish has grown to become probably the best online-only guide to backpacking in South East Asia. Don Morgan is Travelfish's man in Vietnam, continually scouring the entire country for up to date info. Here he explains what it's like to work as a travel writer for Travelfish (more...)
When we travel, where do we really go? Author Will Self gives a fascinating talk at the Google campus about the nature of travel and psychogeography (more...)
Veteran Lonely Planet travel writer Simon Sellars gives the lowdown on what it's really like to work for the world's biggest travel guidebook company and how to get your own break writing for them (more...)
I managed to pack in a lot of travelling around AustralAsia in 2007 - here's a rundown of where I went and what I wrote about it along the way. (more...)
JG Ballard is the author of Empire Of The Sun, a quasi-autobiographical novel about growing up in 1930s Shanghai and then living in an internment camp after the Japanese invaded during World War II. Rick McGrath discovered that Ballard's childhood home still exists amongst the never-ending reconstruction of Shanghai and recently travelled halfway around the world to see it for himself (more...)
After two years of living in Hanoi, Vietnam working as a volunteer, Steve Jackson signed up for another volunteer stint on the other side of the world in Nicaragua. Here he discusses the similarities between two very different countries. (more...)
You can make money writing about your travels with your own travel blog - if you're prepared to put in the time and effort required to not only keep your blog updated but also make it stand out from the crowd (more...)
There are some great travel blogs online that are providing both inspiration and information for your travels in Asia and Australia. It's great to see this part of the world getting more and more coverage (more...)
Taking a laptop computer with you when you go backpacking can pose some difficulties - how to avoid it getting smashed up or stolen? Here are a few ideas to keep your computer and your data safe (more...)
Becoming a travel guidebook writer for Lonely Planet is a job many dream of. Simon Sellars has researched sections of Lonely Planet Japan and Lonely Planet Micronesia and blogged about the whole process while he was on the road (more...)
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