Archive for the 'book reviews' Category

Surviving Paradise: One Year on a Disappearing Island [Book Review]

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

I was given a free copy of Surviving Paradise: One Year on a Disappearing Islandfor review, and I’m very thankful for it. I love travelogues in general, and this one is written absolutely beautifully and strikes a few chords within me. Read on to learn more about Surviving Paradise and my reaction to it.
At the [...]

Planning a Round-The-World Trip? Start Here.

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Brian Peters recently gave me a copy of his new e-book: No Debt World Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Traveling the World – Even in an Economic Downturn. The fact is, I knew about the e-book long before its release. Why? Because I had a small part to play in its creation.
First, the e-book. If [...]

Imagine: A Vagabond Story – Book Review

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Man, does Grant Lingel know how to party.
The description on the back cover of Imagine: A Vagabond Story calls it “a memoir of sex, drugs, and Salsa dancing”. And let’s just say I don’t remember very much Salsa dancing.
But read a little deeper, and you’ll see the author making a journey that is more intangible [...]

How to Make Money With Your Travel Blog: E-Book Review

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Having run many of the hard yards in creating a travel blog and then trying to monetize it – all without much Web development experience or knowledge – I have made more than my fair share of mistakes along the way. That is what Matt Kepnes wants you to avoid by having written the e-book: [...]

X Marks the Spot: E-Book Review

Monday, August 24th, 2009

I only recently heard about the buzz term “Location Independent”, and realized that I am living a similar lifestyle myself; I make a living that is completely independent of my location in the world.
So when I “met” Lea Woodward (“met” being a loose term for the sort of networking that happens between people who are [...]

Queen of the Road: Book Review

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

When I sat down to read Queen of the Road, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I should have: the cover of the book is quite explicit:
Queen of the Road: The True Tale of:
47 States,
22,000 Miles,
200 Shoes,
2 Cats,
1 Poodle,
a Husband,
and a Bus with a Will of Its Own
…pretty [...]