Thu 13 Nov 2008
Quick Things To Post On Your Travel Blog When You’re Traveling Too Much To Write
Posted by Anil P. under Advice , Tech[6] Comments
Maintaining a travel blog requires experience traveling, making it difficult at times to keep writing new posts when you’re on the move. Yesterday I suddenly realized my December travel schedule is looking more hectic as I hop all over the US and in Asia. Balancing traveling with writing is a dilemma all travel writers and bloggers face from time to time.

Luckily there are a number of quick ways to post quick, good material, in advance, without jeopardizing your schedule.
Pictures You’ve Taken
The easy way out is to post some travel photos you find online or from other blogs. However it’s much more interesting for your readers to see photos that you’ve personally taken (here are mine) - even if you don’t feel they’re ‘good enough’.
- The pictures and posts that I don’t feel are ‘good enough’ are usually the ones that generate the most feedback. Don’t fret too much and hit “publish”!
- Include yourself in some of the pictures since most of the travel photos you post are likely to be of other people.
Chop It Down
Almost any written post can be cut down, even ones as short as 200 words. Make a short series of a post that you would normally run on one day. You can even incorporate pictures into the flow and potentially turn one regular post into a week’s worth when your traveling.


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