Travel Blog of the Week...Go Green Travel Green.

No matter which way you say it - eco traveler, green traveler, sustainable traveler - it all boils down to the idea that we can travel in an environmental friendly way. But it’s not an easy thing to do, so it’s great to come across a blog that gives interesting, informative, and helpful tips on how to travel green.

The Go Green Travel Green blog is for ‘…travelers who want to be greener and for eco-conscious folks who want to travel.’ Posts feature information on Green hotels, transportation, food, and gear.

I love their ‘Shades of Green’ series which helps define where on the green spectrum you are as a traveler. Check it out - are you green (pea green), greener (kelly green), or greenest (forest green)? Recent Shades of Green posts worth reading include Money and Time, Food, and Bottled Water.

This really is a great site for the novice to the die hard green traveler.

Travel Photography...Tips and Advice.

Want to become a successful travel writer? Then you need to learn about how to take decent photograph. Being able to write and shoot will make your work much more marketable.


10 top tips for travel photographers from What Digital Camera




Rick Sammon's Top Ten Digital Photography Tips




Interview with travel photographer Peter Guttman

Write to Travel is on the road this week...

Off on a short road trip this week to the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island so Write to Travel will be taking a break from it’s usual weekly posts.

With only limited internet access, it’s likely that there won’t be any posts until next week.

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Meanwhile...

Write to Travel is on the lookout for guest bloggers for the Guest Post Friday slot.

So far, we have had three Guest Post Fridays which have been interesting and entertaining.

What National Geographic Taught Me by Lola Akinmade

'Bells and Whistles ... Incorporating audio and video into your blog' by Keith Kellet

Travel Media Showcase by Kara Williams

Want to join in? Have something to say about freelance writing, travel writing, conferences, courses, blogging, etc.

Then send through an email to Kiwiwriter (at) xtra (dot) co (dot) nz. We want to hear what you have to say...

Blog4Reel Wants to Turn Your Life into a Movie…

Jennifer, one of the co-founders of Blog4Reel left a comment on one of my posts suggesting that I enter my blog into the Blog4Reel contest. But somehow the idea that Write To Travel could be made into a movie doesn’t quite compute in my brain.

Why would anyone want to watch a movie of someone holed up in their office, peering at a computer screen, guzzling coffee, and muttering to themselves between bursts of creativity? I had visions (nightmares) of a movie along the lines of a female version of Leif Petterson's One Day in the Life of a Freelance Writer. It seemed to work for Leif - trust me, it wouldn’t work for me.

But I love the concept of Blog4Reel and I think that there are plenty of travel blogs out there that would convert nicely into a movie. Travel Blogs such as The Lost Girls or Lives of Wander (hint! hint!) - travel blogs on the move.

Course it doesn't have to be a travel blog. It could be a blog about anything.

Did I mention that this competition gives bloggers the chance to have their blogs turned into actual movies, plus a chance at winning $2000.

So check it out...

Travel Writers on Travel Writing...

Abha over at Written Road posted this week about a series of articles written by Robert Haru Fisher. Fisher is a contributing editor and columnist for Frommers.com and also the former editor in chief of the the Fodor Travel Guides.

The series he wrote, Travel Writing 101, is up on the Frommers.com website. Here's the links to all five articles...

Travel Writing 101: Three Ways to Get Started

Travel Writing 101: Traveling on the (Very) Cheap

Travel Writing 101: What Exactly is Travel?

Travel Writing 101: Telling Your Story with Memoirs & Blogs

Travel Writing 101: The Freelance Life


Also...

Check out this interview with Lara Dunstan of Cool Travel Guide fame.

Planet Eye is needs Travel Writers to be Local City Experts...

Are you an expert on your city?

Want to write about your hometown and get paid to do so?

Then Planet Eye might be for you.

PlanetEye is a new online travel guide featuring beautiful photographs, mapping technology and insight from travelers and locals to give people a real sense of destinations around the world.

They are looking for "local experts" in 25 major cities to write about three short articles/reviews a week (200 to 300 words each) that will give people insider advice on what to do, see, eat - information not usually found in a travel guide.

These cities include: Seattle, Las Vegas, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Amsterdam, Berlin, Madrid, Paris, Vienna and Moscow. They are also open to discussing other cities so don't worry if your city is not on the list. Ask them - they might be interested.

They are paying US$250/month (via Pay Pal) which works out at about $20 a post - not much you might say, but if you're an expert on your city and love to write about it then each post won't take up too much of your time.

You can apply here.

And don't forget to let us know how you get on...

Weekly Top 5 blog Posts for Writers...

1.Freelance Writers: 7 Advantages of Working in Your Dream Market

2. What To Do Before You Take Your Business On The Road

3. How to have a Constant Stream of Blogging Ideas

4. How to Write Conversationally

5. 6 Ways to Network Between Projects

Plus One:

Q&A with Laurie Gough: Beyond ‘The Back of the Bus’