Tag: Travel Blog

  • How to Start a Wildly Successful Travel Blog

    How to Start a Wildly Successful Travel Blog

    Someone recently emailed me asking how to start a travel blog. They wanted to know, can you make money travel blogging? Is blogging a hobby or a career? What steps do I take to become successful? Which companies should I trust? I sometimes take for granted my years of experience in the blogging industry. While…

  • I Backpack Canada Got A New Look

    I Backpack Canada Got A New Look

    On April 1st, 2012 it will have been been 3 years since I started “I Backpack Canada”. Since then there’s been a lot of changes to the layout, design, and flow of the website. I still laugh at how brutal the original design and layout was on ‘Blogger’. But you live and learn from those…

  • Award Recognition has Newspapers & Radio Talking

    As you may have read, I Backpack Canada took home the award for “Best Travel Blog” at the recent GoMedia Marketplace, held in Toronto, Ontario. After arriving back in Halifax (and celebrating with a few friends) I found my inbox surprisingly full. It looks like my recent success had the bigwigs of News and Radio…

  • 24 Hours until Departure

    With only 24 hours to go before departure, I’m beginning to realize how anxious I am to get out of here. I’ve finally gotten my life straightened out enough to drop everything and just go. The sooner I can get out of this town the better. That’s not to say that I don’t like it…