New FTC regulations and ethics in travel blogging

As of today, December 1, the Federal Trade Commission is instituting new rules regarding how bloggers disclose relationships they have with companies. In particular, the regulations are aimed at bloggers who review products and have a financial incentive (usually affiliate sales) in the product. I’ve spent the last several weeks reading articles about the new …

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My Evolution As A Photographer

A few days ago was the second anniversary of my first daily photo. Since then, I’ve put a photo on my website for over 730 consecutive days. It was originally just a way for me to put something up every day without having to write something. I was just being lazy. Somewhere along the way, …

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This Week in Travel – Episode 16

This week’s guest is Debbie Dubrow from DeliciousBaby.com Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Topics Discussed this week: Passenger creates big debate at American – I mean big! Man Misses Funeral After Southwest Kicks Him Off Passports With Purpose True or False: Great Photography Sells Hotel Rooms Picks of the Week: Jen: Oyster.com Hotels reviews Debbie: RoomAtlas.com …

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Princess Cruise Recap

I’ve been off the ship now for almost two weeks, and that has given me plenty of time to reflect about the experience I had on the Crown Princess. This was my first ever experience on a cruise, so that is where I am coming from. Also, it was a media trip sponsored by Princess …

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13,311 Miles, 85 days, 25 States and 17 Heritage Sites Later

My three month North America road trip is over. This was by far the most driving I’ve ever done in a single period in my life. The final tally for what I saw and experienced was more than what I initially expected. It was a busy three months and in the end it was something …

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This Week in Travel – Episode 15

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts This Week’s Guests:Nancy D. Brown, Johnny Jet, Rich Whitaker, Brett Rounsaville A special episode recorded aboard the Crown Princess on the first Twitter Cruise. Topics discussed include the ethics of press trips, cruising, the environmental impact of cruise ships and the controversy the cruise sparked on Twitter.

Road Trip Update – The Home Stretch

After two and a half months, I’m entering the last leg of the road trip. Today I’m just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee where I’ll be visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and taking photos. Tonight I hope to be in Nashville, then on Saturday I’ll be visiting Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and driving up …

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Aboard the Crown Princess – Day 5, Roatan, Honduras

My original plan for Roatan was to go diving, but after Grand Cayman I didn’t really feel like diving anymore. Moreover it was raining hard and despite the fact you are going underwater, diving in the rain really isn’t that fun. It makes visibility poor and you can never dry off once you get on …

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