I started Little Grey Box on the floor of our London flat one very cold evening. At the time, neither Matt or I knew what we were starting. For me, Little Grey Box was just an outlet for my love of writing. I had no clue it could be a career or that it would […]
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If you’re serious about becoming a travel blogger, you’re going to want to get to the point where you’re invited on press trips. The first time you’re asked to join one often referred to as a media trip or famil (familiarisation), is a wonderfully exciting feeling. It’s like you’ve been validated, finally recognised for your […]
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Here’s a funny story – at the end of grade 11 I was failing English. True story! There are a few reasons why, but the real takeaway from this is, now, I work as a travel writer (yeah, that’s right, I’m referring to myself as the pro travel writer in this situation). The blog is […]
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Being a full-time travel blogger brings with it a whole lotta questions. I get it, it’s not the most common of career choices! Over the years I’ve noticed a distinct pattern in the questions I get asked and, out of all of them, there are a few which routinely pop up. I figured if people […]
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When we first bought our fancy DSLR camera it was for Matt, not me. He had always had an interest in photography and with the amount of travel we were doing and the blog slowly, sort of growing, it made sense to invest in a decent camera. Funny thing, once I got my hands on […]
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Before I became one I didn’t really know what being a travel blogger was about. Over the past few years, I’ve learned a lot and noticed a pattern in a few common thoughts, opinions and comments made about my life as a travel blogger. Some are totally accurate and others are way off the mark! […]
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I‘m often asked how I manage to get so much content created each week. As anyone who has a travel blog will tell you, content is King! This means you need to be creating good quality content on the regular, to keep your readers happy, your audience engaged and bring new readers to your site. […]
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The idea of starting a travel blog is a fun one. You’ve seen blogs on the inter-webs and plenty of photos on Instagram and thought, ‘hey, I can do this!’ But then something funny happens, you have to get down to the nitty-gritty of setting the damn thing up and suddenly you have to do […]
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So, you’ve decided to start a travel blog. Congratulations! Starting Little Grey Box changed my life and starting your own could change your own too. Kicking off a brand new blog is really overwhelming, like, incredibly overwhelming. It feels like it’ll be quite straightforward, but once you actually get into it, it’s wild. There are […]
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One of the questions I’m asked regularly is about the camera equipment I work with. People love to know the type of camera I use, what lenses I shoot with and all the extra gadgets and gear I use to capture the photos and video I need for my blog and YouTube channel. (Shameless plug: […]
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If you’re just starting out as a travel blogger, it can be really hard to work out how much you should be charging for things. How much is too much? What is too little? Are you getting ripped off, under-charging or totally over-charging? These questions are ones I really struggled with in the beginning and […]
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Usually, when I tell people I’m a full-time travel blogger, they get this slightly weirded out look on their face and I can pretty much see the words, “But, how?” pop up in a thought bubble above their heads. Trust me, it still kind of boggles my mind that’s a career option for anyone in […]
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