I find it curious how reporters work sometimes. I answered a few questions last week for a reporter who was writing a story on Dubai for a travel news syndication site that produces ‘news’ stories that are then picked up (or not) by their subscribers. Although I answered just a couple of questions from a … Read more about “More to Dubai than Glamour Alone”: when an answer becomes a story
You probably think there is no comparison, right? The freelancer has all that wonderful freedom, can pick and choose her jobs, sleep in if she wants, and be all creative all day. The retail job is mundane, monotonous, dull, and pays badly. Well, think again, and take a read of this insightful piece by freelance … Read more about Full-time retail vs freelance writing?
Read Terence’s take on yet another racist and sensationlist story on Dubai today over at Wide angles, wine and wanderlust. The Australian media’s abysmal coverage on Dubai has stooped to new lows today where a so-called ‘investigative’ journalist writing for The Age newspaper demonstrates that in the eyes of the Aussie media Dubai is clearly … Read more about Ausssie Aussie Aussie! Arrested Arrested Arrested!
Don’t you think there are some destinations where a guidebook is invaluable? There’s been a backlash against guidebooks in recent years, since the rise of freely available online travel content. And while there are certainly cities I’ll go without a guidebook, cities where you can stroll around and stumble across places of interest pretty easily, … Read more about There’s more to beaches and malls in Dubai: the case for using a guidebook
“Dubai has always been seen as a playground for the rich. What is the Dubai tourism authority doing to pull in people with less money?” That was one question among others that came to me Friday via the DK–Rough Guides PR office, as author of DK’s Top Ten Dubai and Abu Dhabi guidebook, from a … Read more about Dubai: destination re-branding urgently required – from ‘playground of the rich’ to the complex compelling place we know it can be