By Terence Carter* Continued from part 2 and part 1. Anon continues: * “The miracle of Dubai is also made possible by a largely invisible army of cheap labour: 90 per cent of the population are foreigners, including Western professionals lured by the black gold, but mainly Filipino maids and nannies, and construction workers from … Read more about Breaking News: Orientalist Dubai Dream Tour Shattered! (Part 3)
By Terence Carter*So, where were we? If you’re just joining us, see this post about an Orientalist fantasy of an article on Dubai in The Sydney Morning Herald by an anonymous author who I’m calling ‘Anon’: Anon writes:* “The encampment is furnished with modern flush loos…”Yes, they’re all the rage in Dubai now, the Sheikh … Read more about Breaking News: Orientalist Dubai Dream Tour Shattered! (Part 2)
By Terence Carter*Dubai is still sizzling as a travel destination, no matter what part of the planet you look at it from. But let’s look at Dubai from an Australasian travel media perspective for a moment. Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald and sister publication The Age love running stories on Dubai, but they’ve really … Read more about Breaking News: Orientalist Dubai Dream Tour Shattered! (part 1)
Do you remember how Puglia was touted as “the new Tuscany” by the travel media last year? Well, as we recently discovered, the reality is very different. We’ve just completed a road trip in Calabria researching a guidebook, and spent some time in Basilicata at the start of the trip and drove through Basilicata and … Read more about Is Calabria the new Puglia?
I’ve recently been interviewed by a couple of bloggers about travel writing, how Terence and I got into it, what we do, why we like it, the joys, the challenges, etc. My first interview was with Liz at Write to Travel, a blog which looks at all aspects of the craft and profession of travel … Read more about Travel writing and travel blogging: how and why we do it