So how, as travel writers, do we get ourselves into the situation I described in the last post? And is it possible to be a travel writer and avoid this frenzied pace of life? To answer the second question first, I don’t think it is possible if you want to make more than a decent … Read more about Envying a donkey his pace – the frenetic tempo of travel writing, part 2
Our recent trip around the Middle East (see this post) wasn’t meant to be that kind of trip. There was no guidebook to write. No insane photography commission for Terence to undertake. Just lots of stories and hotel reviews to research and a couple of meetings about a book we’re developing. However, somehow a trip … Read more about Envying a donkey his pace – the frenetic tempo of travel writing, part 1
We’re back in the UAE and after a couple of days in Dubai, we’re chained to desks once again in Abu Dhabi – not our desks, but those of our friends, at their colossal home in the new part of the capital, off the island. The closest thing to a ‘home’ for us, of course, … Read more about Desk update from Abu Dhabi: month 45 on the road but whose counting?
I might not get much time to blog over the next six weeks as we have a tight travel schedule, bouncing around the Middle East researching stories and doing hotel and restaurant reviews. So why not come and follow me on Twitter @laradunston? One of the stories I’ve been commissioned to write is about how … Read more about Travel with us on Twitter
As you’d know if you follow me on Twitter, Calabrian-based blogger Michelle Fabio over at Bleeding Espresso has been running an interview with me this week about writing our Calabria guidebook, travel writing, travelling, the writing process, and our lives as travel writers. She’s also running a contest to give away 5 copies of our … Read more about Bleeding Espresso giveaways – and it’s not coffee! It’s our Travellers Calabria guide!