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Go To Nicaragua: Interview with Joshua Berman

Travel Blissful recently contacted award-winning guidebook author, writer and editor Joshua Berman to learn more about his recent project - Moon Nicaragua.

Hotel Heaven: Confessions of a Luxury Hotel Addict

“A truly good luxury hotel cannot hide its brilliance, no more than a fake one can mask its incompetence.”

Award-winning travel writer and journalist Matthew Brace knows what he talks about.

Getting Lost: Mishaps of an Accidental Nomad

Award-winning travel writer, public speaker and international tour guide Dave Fox started travelling the world at age seven and has been writing about his experiences ever since. Recently, the second edition of his first book, Getting Lost: Mishaps of an Accidental Nomad, was published by Inkwater Press.
When we travel, things go wrong. And this [...]

Trekking Kilimanjaro: Interview with Henry Stedman

In 2001, Bruno Brunod from Italy ran up Kilimanjaro in 5 hours, 36 minutes and 35 seconds. Definitely nothing for the average trekker, I think, and continue reading the fully revised and expanded “Kilimanjaro: The trekking guide to Africa’s highest mountain” by Henry Stedman, a passionate trekker, author and travel writer. An informative and [...]

Ruinair: Interview With Bestselling Author Paul Kilduff

After enjoying number one non-fiction bestselling success in its first seven weeks of publication, Ruinair continues to sell strongly. The Dublin-born author Paul Kilduff finished novels such as Square Mile, The Dealer and The Headhunter before he decided to write this travel book about the cheap Irish airline.
“Kilduff travels to places he never knew he wanted to go that are probably [...]

On Taiwan, Lonely Planet and Snarky Tofu: Interview With Joshua Samuel Brown

Professional nomad, travel writer and Lonely Planet co-author Joshua Samuel Brown is almost done researching Lonely Planet Singapore 8. Before he will get to the writing from home, I had the chance for a short interview.
E.J: How did you get into writing guidebooks for Lonely Planet? Have you always loved writing and traveling?

JSB: I’d been doing journalism and traveling since about 1998, with a fair bit of [...]

Travel Rants Blog-a-thon challenge: Are You a Travel Writer?

Writing is an addiction and some of us just have to let it out. The words in your mind craving to come alive on a piece of paper, on a word document on your computer, on your blog or somewhere else.  Writers share the same passion, but they share their words in different ways.

Some people only use first-rate products for their writing.

Some people prefer [...]