Tag Archives: travel writing

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 [...]


The Downside to Long Term Travel

When I met people and tell them about what I do or how long I have been traveling, their response is usually “wow! That is so awesome! You’re so lucky! I wish I could do something like that!” or some variation. To most people, my job is the best job in the world. I [...]


How to Become a Travel Writer

When I started this website last year, my original goal was the be a travel writer. This website was just going to be the vehicle to get me book deals, guidebook work, and magazine work. I was going to be the next Bill Bryson or at least the young traveler’s Rick Steves. To [...]


Interview with Lara Dunston, part 2

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 doing [...]