Developing your travel writing career: starting out and securing commissions Part 1

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An aspiring travel writer who is starting her freelance travel writing career has emailed me: “I’ve been reading a lot about financing and tips for freelancers on how to save money, but never on how it actually works at the beginning. I know that it’s different for every freelancer and also for every travel writer … Read more about Developing your travel writing career: starting out and securing commissions Part 1

10 things that annoy us about hotels #6 When using the bathroom is like undertaking an intelligence test

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It shouldn’t be that hard. You have a cold tap? Make the colour on the tap blue. The hot tap? Make it red. Don’t put ‘C’ or ‘H’ on them, as for travellers from countries with Latin-derived languages, ‘C’ is not for cold but for caldo or caliente, which means HOT! Ouch! So why is … Read more about 10 things that annoy us about hotels #6 When using the bathroom is like undertaking an intelligence test