People ask me about my job and what I do with my time. I try to explain, although usually don't fully, that I work part of the year and travel the rest, especially since my writing allows me to be anywhere with WiFi. After graduating from college, I didn't get the office job that many of my … [Read more...] about What No One Tells You About the Travel Lifestyle
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Scenes from Rural Louisiana
I just returned from a whirlwind trip around Louisiana with a different location each night in a bus with 30 other writers. The pace of these trips is truly exhausting, so I try to limit them to one or two per year. The rest of the year, I prefer to create my own trips or go with less than 10 people … [Read more...] about Scenes from Rural Louisiana
Exploring San Francisco’s North Beach
Traveling for work gives me very little time to play, but the travel gods decided I needed more time in San Francisco. After I realized that I wouldn't be going home that day, my boss kindly booked me a room for the night in Union Square. I hauled my bags back onto BART and repeated the … [Read more...] about Exploring San Francisco’s North Beach
Six Years of Caroline in the City
I must admit that my sixth anniversary of Caroline in the City completely passed me by. I didn't realize until after I came home from a week in Louisiana. It seems like things just keep getting better for the blogs and my writing career and I hope this momentum continues. Highlights of my year … [Read more...] about Six Years of Caroline in the City
Ask the Experts: Best Advice for Aspiring Travel Writers
As I reach five years of working part to almost full time as a freelance writer, I'm constantly asked how to get started in the industry. In all honesty, I'm never really sure what to answer, as it's equal parts hard work and knowing the right people. So I've asked a few of my travel writing … [Read more...] about Ask the Experts: Best Advice for Aspiring Travel Writers