by Sharyn McCullum | Last updated Aug 30, 2023
People have been writing about travel for a long time. When I started writing travel articles way back in 1990, there were only two options available to write about travel. You were either a staff writer on a magazine or newspaper. Or you could work for yourself as a...
by Sharyn McCullum | Last updated Sep 18, 2022
Being a Travel Writer brings up images of travelling the world and writing about it. Sounds glamourous. It’s not always like that, it can take hard work. While others are out partying you might be at your computer in your hotel room writing up your notes for the day....
by Sharyn McCullum | Last updated Sep 18, 2022
So you have decided to start a travel blog and you would like to make money from it, right?. Well congratulations, you have come to the right place to kick start your travel blog and new career. I have been blogging for about 20 years and I’d like to pass on my warts...
by Sharyn McCullum | Last updated Nov 9, 2022
As you know if you read ‘About me’ I have travelled all my life thanks to my dad who worked for an airline. Then I fell into travel writing and wrote a number of travel guides. To sell my travel guides and to provide information on working holidays I created a...
by Sharyn McCullum | Last updated Sep 18, 2022
When I was thinking about starting a blog I did a lot of research. I discovered, just like when writing a travel article there are a number of steps to turn an idea into a great blog. Here is what I discovered. Step 1: Understand your audience OK. I have...
by Sharyn McCullum | Last updated Sep 18, 2022
There should be no reason to pit a travel writer against a travel blogger. Nor to think that one is more prestigious than the other. It is worthwhile considering the 4 main differences between a travel writing vs blogging, particularly if you are deciding where to...