How I Make Money as a Travel Blogger in 2023
I'm going to be completely honest here: I sometimes avoid telling people that I'm a travel blogger when I first meet them. This isn't...
What It’s Really Been Like to Run a Travel Blog During a Global Pandemic
We're more than halfway through 2020 – and what a crazy year it's been. What began as a year in which I was poised...
The Business of Blogging: What I’ve Learned After 10 Years
10 years and more than 10 million readers. Those are the milestones A Dangerous Business celebrated in 2020. Wow! It's no secret that the...
What Working Remotely is Really Like + 7 Tips for Working From Home
Stopping by because you're now working from home for the first time thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus? Check out the realities of working remotely,...
18 Travel Bloggers with Different Perspectives to Follow in 2018
Here's a fun fact for you: There are more than 2 million blog posts published online every single day. Tens of thousands of those are...
Turning a Blog into a Business: 7 Things I Did Right
When I started this blog back in 2010, I started it entirely as a hobby. I never expected anyone except my parents to read it,...
How Blogging Has Changed the Way I Travel
When I first started drafting this post, the original title was “Has Blogging Ruined Travel For Me?” I eventually decided against that, though, simply...
5 Lessons From 5 Years of Travel Blogging
Five years ago, I was working full-time as a copy editor at a small, family-owned newspaper in northwest Ohio. I worked weird hours and...
How to Start a Travel Blog in 10 Simple Steps
So you want to start a travel blog. Awesome! Travel blogs can be a great source of inspiration, and can be a great way...
How I Make Money to Travel the World
This is Part 2 of a two-part series on my life as a travel blogger. It's a question I get all the time: How...
My Life as a Travel Blogger
This is Part 1 of a two-part series on my life as a travel blogger. This lil' ol' blog of mine is more than...
Going It Alone – Exploring How Women Travel
Last month, I announced a contest on my blog tied to a survey about how and why women around the world travel solo. The...
How to Work with Tourism Boards
Despite the fact that I realize not everyone will be interested in this subject, I still feel like it's a topic worth addressing. More...
The Year in Travel: 2011 in Review
I've already illustrated this past year with 12 travel photos from 12 months, but that doesn't really elaborate on any of the specifics of...
Looking Back: 2010 in Review
You're probably already tired of reading year-in-review posts like this. But too bad. 2010 was a big year for me, especially as far as...
Why the Travel Blogging Community is Awesome
The travel blogging community reminds me a lot of the swing dancing community back in my hometown. Okay, okay – I realize that comparing...
Is Anybody Out There? Hang in There, Travel Bloggers
Recently I've noticed more than a few travel bloggers becoming frustrated. Frustrated about being passed over for blogging opportunities. Frustrated at being left off...