One thing I love about having a travel blog is that it lets me meet amazing everyday people and also gives me a chance to meet my travel heroes. I’ve had drinks with Pauline Frommer, got to meet Rick Steves, became friends with Johnny Jet and Matt Gross the (ex) Frugal Traveler, hung out with [...]
Tag Archives: Lonely Planet
My Favorite Travel Companies
February 19, 2009 – 3:25 pm
I think of many of my posts while in the shower. This one just came to me ten minutes ago while I was getting fresh and clean. Rather than sit on it, I’d thought I’d post it now before I forgot all the witty things I was going to say. Everyone has their own favorite [...]
Of Backpackers and Tourists
November 16, 2008 – 2:35 pm
All along the backpacker trail, you hear it. The talk. The chatter. The snarls. The attitude. That’s right. I’m talking about how backpackers feel about tourists. Backpackers view tourists as non-travelers – those who go for the pictures and the hotel, but never the place. Backpackers, on the other hand, consider themselves true travelers – [...]
Interview with Lara Dunston, part 2
October 29, 2008 – 2:16 pm
Continuing our interview with writer Lara Dunston, this week with discussing the future of travel writing, online tools, the nitty gritty of the business, and whether or not travel writing is actually any fun. Nomadic Matt: Chuck Thompson said last month that he thought travel writing was great but that you couldn’t make a living [...]
Interview with Lara Dunston
October 20, 2008 – 2:29 pm
Lara Dunston, author of many Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, and Eyewitness travel guides, is this month’s travel interview. Lara provided such a depth of answers that this interview will be spread out over two posts and will cover a wide range of topics, including addressing some of the issues Thomas Khonstamm and Chuck Thompson brought [...]