Travel Minx

Where do you like the read travel articles – newspapers, magazines, online or all of the above? I mostly prefer magazines, simply because you can curl up on the couch and let yourself mentally drift to an exotic location. Sitting at the computer isn’t quite the same.

Still, as Brand New Traveler points out in their weekly round-up of the best travel tales online, people who post their own articles don’t have a hidden agenda unlike some MSM. And it’s easier to start a conversation with the writer about their trip.

As a writer, it’s still best to be published in print if you want to get paid. As a reader, well, it’s fun to browse the web for treasure. I’ve been reading a few such articles which people are submitting to my first-ever Carnival of Travel Articles. In fact, I’ve had so many that I might put them up a little earlier than planned…

Some Great Travel Articles

• The NY Times’ Most Emailed Travel Articles of 2006
• 80 Days or Bust on Conde Nast
• Gorilla trekking in Bindi