Travel Writer Stuff – My Travel Writing
You would have noticed that I don’t take myself too seriously – and that my Travel Writing leans towards the quirky side. I do a bit of Freelance Travel Writing here and there as well. But hey, it works for me and I really enjoy it!
I’ve appeared in the following hardcopy and online publications:
Travel Writer Events and Press Trips
If you’re looking to send a travel blogger on a junket, here are some examples of what I’ve done previously! I’m available to undertake Travel Writing/Blogging trips to anywhere you want to send me!
G Adventures – Official ‘Wanderer in Residence’ – Japan (December 2011)
Tourism Queensland – Bundaberg Region Press Trip, November 2011
The Great Crusade - Official blogger and correspondent for Qantas on a campervan trip around the North Island for New Zealand as part of an ulitmate supporters tour for the Australian Rugby Union team, the Wallabies. Involved the writing of articles and production of numerous videos about the trip. September 2011.
Malaysia Kitchen Official Blogger - promoting Malaysian Cuisine within Australia. August/September 2011.
Visit New South Wales - Adventure travelling around the Coffs Harbour area via Twitter, June 2011, and Crave Sydney International. Food Festival, October 2011.
Targa Tasmania 2011 - covering the Targa Tasmania Car Rally for Mazda Australia, promoting the Mazda MX5, April 2011
Marry Me Microsoft - Providing travel advice to Competition winner that had national exposure in Australia – December 2010.
South African Tourism Press Trip - Two week long travel press trip to produce travel writing articles, photos and videos. October 2010.
Visit Britain Press Trip, England and Wales - 12 day travel blogging trip, September 2010. Nominated for a Visit Britain Media Award
Kia Real Reporter for FIFA World Cup 2010, 97.3 FM – 1 of 6 finalists, May 2010 to produce video reports for a radio station about Australia’s pool games at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Tourism Fiji Press Trip – Week long travel press trip to produce travel writing articles, photos and videos. March 2010.
Air Asia Pesta Blogging Communities Trip - Travel writing trip in Indonesia sponsored by Air Asia, October 2009.
Entirely Kiwi ‘World Famous’ Top 10 Shortlist – I was shortlisted for a 3 month travel blogging trip to promote New Zealand out of approximately 500 applicants. September 2009
Pesta Blogger 2008 Blogging Trip – November 2008. I was one of 5 international guests (and the only one from Australia) who was invited to produce a travel blog about Indonesia by the Indonesian Ministry for Culture (Bali, Jogjakarta, and Jakarta) from November 17-22, 2008. Pesta Blogger is an annual ‘blogging event’ that attracted 1500 participants in 2008.
Other Travel Writing and Blogging Stuff
My stuff appears on on the Lonely Planet Blogsherpa Program.
I’ve also written stuff for Rough Guides as well, such as Unique Travel Ideas.
I also have Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Skills – which provides long term internet traffic. I undertake keyword research for every post, which maximises the change of ranking high in the search engines for targeted keywords. This provides long term traffic for myself and anyone else I partner with. The previous trips I have undertaken are still attracting internet traffic, long after they were finished!
I also use Social Media extensively, such as Twitter and Stumbleupon.
So if you’re interested, please Contact Me.
And here are some examples of my Travel related experience!
Travel Writing and Photography
Check out some my Travel Writing efforts here, but there’s loads more around the place:
The Gin and Tonic Bar at Rundu, Namibia – My Favourite Bar!
52 Perfect Offbeat Travel Tips
The Worst Drivers In The World
The Top 5 Places to Indulge Yourself
Review of Pesta Blogger (Blogger Party 2008) – Indonesia
Travel Memoir: ‘I Hope That My God Makes Your Bus Crash and You’re The Only One Who Dies!’ (Genre: Non Fiction, Travel). Highly Commended, Interactive Press Picks 2010.
Wanderlust Magazine UK ‘Weird World’ Travel Photography Competition – Photo of the ‘Health Worker’ published in September 2009
Travel Writing – The Importance of ‘Getting Out There’ – Guest post on Travel Writers Exchange website and Interview – June 2009.
More Travel Writer Stuff
Have a look around the blog for more strange examples of my Offbeat Travel Writing.
The Travel Tart writes about the funny, offbeat and weird aspects of world travel today. He's always looking for an excuse to travel and shamelessly dedicates his life to pursuing as many travel junkets as possible! 
