I’m not one for resolutions but after a bit of a gap in posts in 2020 I’m attempting to put things right – at least for as long as I can remain positive that there might eventually be some travels to look forward to again…
travel writing
Some encouragement for recording your travels
Do people still keep handwritten journals? It’s most likely that anyone who does record their travels, has advanced to something electronic, I certainly have. Although it’s just easier as a Blogger. My travel blogs originally started out as scribbled notes in the back of a old exercise book. Basically my travel journal became whatever I […]
I challenge you to give Wikivoyage a try…
I’ve been meaning to share this post for some time, but like Wikivoyage, it seems to get forgotten and pushed lower down the list. So, have you used it? Or better still, have you contributed? Or are you, like many, yet to be clued up on what I’m referring to? Officially launched in January 2013, the […]
Reinvented destinations around the world
Back in January I was asked to join a panel of judges for a travel writing competition, with the theme of reinvention. Did you try your had at travel writing? The entries have now been judged and the results are out, and I’m very proud to admit that I contributed to choosing the winner. The […]
Departure Board interview
I recently contributed a piece for an interview over at the Departure Board site about my perfect travel day. It was mostly food related, but also gave me a chance to talk about my love of Geocaching. Check out the post here: Meet the STEPPERS – Jade of tiggerbird.com.
Try your hand at travel writing
Do you have a travel story to share? When I first started blogging about my travels back in 2006, it was just really for friends and family to see what I was up to and ‘dip into’ rather than be bored at length when I returned. However, I’m probably one of my biggest readers, as […]