Spain
Writing about the real Tenerife
It’s sixteen years since we set up our first website to share what we were discovering about the real Tenerife. The website was an afterthought, designed to accompany a driving guide to some of our […]
travel bloggers
Food & drink
A different take on that Bros review
Last week, The Everywhereist’s review ridiculing the restaurant (not the 80s boy band) Bros in Lecce went viral on social media and was subsequently shared by numerous mainstream news publications. Instead of joining the vocal […]
Travel Talk
When travel influencers and Tripadvisor collide
TA wouldn’t be the first to confuse a foundation of impressive social media numbers with quality. And they wouldn’t be the first to not seriously consider the implications of creating a social media platform which brings the writer into direct contact with the end user. […]
Travel Talk
In Search of My Writing Mojo
To what extent has the travel blogging industry, and my own writing, become too comfortable, losing sight of its inspiration and creativity? […]
Food & drink
Ten Travel Commandments or Travel Myths?
Ask a Local assumes every ‘local’ is a travel guru who knows all about history, culture, traditions and where there’s a secret attraction only locals know about. […]
Travel Talk
Professional Travel Bloggers Association or the TBU Book of Travel Bloggers?
The creation of the Professional Travel Bloggers Association and TBU’s Book of Travel Bloggers seem like steps in the right direction to give… […]
Great Britain
Why Social Media & Social Travel Market Sessions Didn’t Rock My Room
This was just one of the reasons that the Social Media & Social Travel Market sessions just didn’t do it for me and why it represented the only disappointing aspect of… […]
Travel Talk
Why Do Some Travel Bloggers Hate Tourists?
I had to read the line twice. ”I didn’t want to be dancing alongside a bunch of tourists…’ Eleven words that highlight the quite bizarre snobbery occasionally found in travel writing and blogging. […]