In the first of our ‘World Travel Blogger’ series of articles, American Dr Jessie Voigts, of Wandering Educators, shares her love of travel and art with a look at a very unusual family attraction in the USA. Looking for a quirky outdoor adventure among art? If you’re anywhere near Michigan, take...

What is a Blog Trip? A Blog Trip is an updated version of the Press Trip, often offered by tourist agencies, PR companies and tourism businesses which generate publicity for their venue, resort, hotel, attraction or other holiday destination.   They are similar to Press Trips and may include journalists from...

At a recent network meeting I was asked what I did and replied, “I’m a travel … well, a blogger… I mean, I write travel posts – I’ve got a website I blog on … I’ve had some articles published in magazines …” and ran out of steam.  You probably...

“Can you make money from a blog?” has to be one of the commonest questions I get asked and the answer is … not straightforward. SOME people are making money DIRECTLY from blogging but it is still a relatively new commercial arena and there are currently few guidelines.  What is...

It had long been a dream of mine to combine my passion for travel with my love of writing.  Having been fortunate to now be realizing that dream here are 5 travel writing tips to help you get started.   The Pleasure of Travel Writing 1.  Have an ANGLE. What will...

Welcome to my world ...  … a quirky place that I hope will provide inspiration, enjoyment and interesting insights.  Having spent many years living and working abroad – and with Venetian, French and Spanish ancestors, it’s maybe not As the Quirky Traveller, I’ll be sharing some of my adventures, suggestions for...