Tag Archives: travel books

Traveling to Hell with Chuck Thompson

In 2008, I had the privilege of interviewing Chuck Thompson. Chuck is a very well known travel writer and one of the first interviews I ever did. I had just finished his book, “Smile When You’re Lying, and sent an off chance interview request to him. Surprisingly”, he agreed. Smile When You’re lying is [...]


How to Build a Travel Blog

After I released my ebook on how to make money with your travel blog, I was deluged with many questions about how to actually make a blog. How do I do this with Wordpress? Where can I find information on coding? What are some good plugins? How do I self host? Should I self host? [...]


Perfect Gifts for Travelers

With Christmas and Hanukkah right around the corner, it’s time to think of those last minute gifts you haven’t gotten yet. If you are wondering what to get that traveler in your life, here’s a list of travel gifts you could get that will melt their heart this holiday season. (As a preacher of the [...]


Party Across America Author Interview

As a party lover, I’m always interested in the newest social gathering. I love the atmosphere. Meeting new people. The Drinks. The Energy. Who doesn’t love a good party? It’s party of the fun of traveling! So when I got the opportunity to read and review the book, Party Across America: 101 of the Greatest [...]


Interview with Chuck Thompson

Writer Chuck Thompson highlighted his troubles with the travel industry in his recent book, Smile When You’re Lying. I read the book while traveling Europe and loved its sharp commentary and funny anecdotes. Some people felt the same. Others did not. Intrigued by his opinions, I recently spoke with him about them in more detail: Nomadic [...]


Interview with Thomas Kohnstamm

A few months ago, a book came out came out that swept the travel writing world. Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? caused a lot of controversy with its depiction of guidebook writing. Lonely Planet had to issue special statements to reassure users that its books were accurate. Now, with the issue having died down, [...]


The Best Travel Books

Part of the tool belt of any traveler is a good book. Long bus, train, or plane rides can get pretty boring and can give you a lot of “dead” time you may need to fill if you haven’t mastered the art of the ten hour blank stare. While traveling, I always enjoy reading books [...]