I have written and had accepted a couple of guest posts in the past week or so. The first, 11 Cheap Places to Volunteer in South America, is a long promised follow up to a similar post I did a while back on Central America.
The South American piece covers all the countries in South America except Suriname and French Guiana and suggests inexpensive ways backpackers can hook up with local organisations to both save money and do some good.
We have finally decided to come out to play with the rest of the planet and got ourselves a Facebook page.
I’m not sure why I put this off for so long but I’m glad we have beaten some members of the world’s more remote tribes in signing up for the social medium. Even this family – who less than a year ago were pointing to the sky and wondering just where the hell that big metal bird came from – have a Facebook page and are wondering whether to bother with G+.
Even they got on Facebook before us
A lot of travel bloggers are chasing sponsored or press trips at the moment. Tour boards and travel businesses are increasingly aware of the benefits of arranging transport and accommodation for writers. In return most bloggers are happy to experience a new destination at little cost to them.
There is quite a bit of useful information out there on the subject already. The latest article I have seen is by Ryan Brown of Just Chuckin’ It. Writing at TravMonkey he recounts how finding a naked stranger asleep in his hostel bed led to getting taken on as the persona of the Nomads’ mascot camel.
I was recently interviewed by Shane of National RV Parks where I reveal, among other things, how The Working Traveller first came into being as a small press magazine, how backpacking with a photocopier is really tricky and why I threatened to give a three wheeled motorcycle a damned good thrashing.
National RV Parks aims to provide RVers and world travellers with the information required to make their travels experience a positive one. Along with articles on RVing and camp cooking tips the site carries hundreds of interviews with world travellers.
Read the full interview at National RV Parks
In a way this post is for me. You can take a day off from reading this blog if you like because as I am going to explain below I may take some days off from writing it.
I rarely set goals but 2012 will be the year I hope that our overall plan for The Working Traveller and our other volunteer work and jobs abroad sites start to come together.
Tagline: The Life of a Permanent Nomad
A mix of destination posts, how to articles, travel philosophy and often simple, yet very practical advice make up Wandering Earl. The goodness of human nature and the similarity in the hopes and dreams of people from otherwise different cultures are recurring themes. Answering all of the many comments and emails he receives, Wandering Earl betrays none of the jadedness, ego or cliqueness that can sometimes affect blogs by authors with a similar time (or less) spent on the road.
Started: August 2009.
Sample posts
Last year, trying to write something Christmassy while putting as little effort into the task as possible, I came up with the inspired idea of writing about things I had already written about.
‘Repeats’ I shouted, metaphorically jumping out of the bath. ‘What could be more Christmassy than that?’
This year, devoid of any pretence to do anything different, I have resolved to do the same and repeat the repeats idea.
We thought of doing a guide to Edinburgh but after careful reflection decided: nah! Let someone else do it. What’s the point of all these travel bloggers roaming the world otherwise?
Finding Local Stories: Edinburgh
Scottish storyteller Stuart McHardy tells his tales to Janice Waugh.
Photo Story: Leith Docks
Chris Osburn points his camera at the post industrial view of Edinburgh’s port.
Edinburgh vs Glasgow: the Big Fight
Scotland’ capital and its biggest city battle it out.
Daft Signs of Edinburgh
From crocodiles eating the disabled to taking extra care on a ski lift, Edinburgh seems to have more silly signage than most places.
Posted in A Week In..., Blogger's Guides, Travelling 
Tags: edinburgh, Recommended Reading, scotland, uk 
No Comments »Tagline: Travel Tips, Insight, and Advice.
Runaway Jane encourages new backpackers to venture out into the world through a combination of tips, recommendations, advice and the author’s own impressions of the cities and towns she has visited.
Started: January 2010
Sample posts
Is There Such a Thing as a Travel Snob?
Is an Inter Rail Pass Worth it?
Frustrations of a Travel Blogger
Behind the blog: From a beginning as an overdrawn student, Edinburgh based Jane Meighan attempted – and succeeded – in becoming a professional travel blogger within two years of starting Runaway Jane.
Posted in #TravelTuesday, A Week In..., The Blogpacker Tags: edinburgh, scotland, travel blogging, uk No Comments »Tagline: None
On entering Tend To Travel visitors are presented with a striking photo slider that both sets the tone for what to expect throughout the rest of the site and makes great use of the editor’s photographic skills. The architectural background of the editor focuses Tend To Travel on the ascetics of buildings around the world – particularly though the clever use of sketches – and gives the site a strong unique selling point that can be lacking in some other travel sites. At the same time the human side of travel is not neglected.
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