Earlier this week, I published this controversial story on The Huffington Post about the rise of the anti-travel blogger and what to expect from them. I spoke to a new breed of travel bloggers that are shifting focus from visual-heavy content and perfect travel snapshots to stories about global, social and environmental issues and… [Read More]
How to Travel Blog When Not Traveling
I have a confession: I do not travel constantly just because I’m a travel writer. My travel schedule ebbs and flows. Some months will find me with 2 or 3 trips planned; while other months I’ll stay home in New York City. On the months-like this one-that I’m traveling back to back, my social media is… [Read More]
The Rise of the Anti-Travel Blogger & What to Expect
Consider me the anti-travel blogger. It’s an odd title to give myself, considering I’ve spent the past four years of my life pouring money, time and effort into my website, The Pin the Map Project. Like someone who has scaled Everest just to realize they hate heights, it seems I have climbed the… [Read More]
The Single Best Blogging Advice For Beginners
Four years ago I launched The Pin the Map Project. I remember the evening I flipped open my laptop; just another weekday evening in New York spent on my couch after a monotonous day at work. I was working in advertising back then and my 9 to 5 job consisted primarily of fielding hundreds… [Read More]
The Blogging Taboo: Should You Buy Followers?
You’re about a year into blogging and are growing disheartened by the lack of followers you’re getting on social media. You’ve poured your heart and soul into churning out quality stories every week on your site, into curating a visually stunning Instagram account, into coming up with witty 140 character tweets; yet your following… [Read More]
An Open Letter to the Companies that Underpay Bloggers
Dear Company, Thank you for your interest in advertising and running sponsored content on The Pin the Map Project. I have poured four years of my life, money, time and effort into building this blog from the ground up. I’ve flipped my life upside down in pursuit of this passion-have left relationships, careers,… [Read More]
The 7 Deadly Sins of Travel Blogging
The world of travel blogging can seem idyllic; a whirlwind of enviable adventures, cappuccino-fueled writing sessions, brand partnerships and networking events. Like one of the black and white cookies I love in New York, travel blogging has a dark and light duality-on one hand a supportive community of like-minded travelers with a passion for storytelling, on the other… [Read More]
How to Ditch the 9 to 5 & Chase Your Dreams
Yesterday I had the utmost pleasure of speaking at the Women’s Travel Festival here in New York on the topic of “Ditching the 9 to 5.” The room was filled with wonderful women who had gathered together to hear my story and any actionable tips I could share about how to go from a… [Read More]
The 8 Things I Did When Starting a Travel Blog
1. I had an “a-ha!” moment that started it all… You know how they say that sometimes in life everything just falls into place? It’s almost like you’re sitting amongst the pieces of a massive jigsaw puzzle and then one day you suddenly step back and realize what the larger picture is. That is what… [Read More]
Are All Travel Bloggers Starting to Look the Same?
It is 2am in New York City with sleep alluding me. I find myself scrolling through my iPhone to pass the time: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Bloglovin’—I routinely keep a pulse on what other travel bloggers are up to the way a financier might keep one eye always trained on the stock market. I take note of… [Read More]
