{"id":31256,"date":"2017-10-22T16:21:56","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T20:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?page_id=31256"},"modified":"2017-10-25T08:19:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T12:19:25","slug":"are-you-an-aspiring-travel-writer-do-you-like-free-travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/about\/are-you-an-aspiring-travel-writer-do-you-like-free-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you an aspiring travel writer?  Do you like free travel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to become a travel writer?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just start writing.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to get free travel?<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s a different story.\u00a0\u00a0Without a doubt, travel writing has been the best gig I&#8217;ve ever had.\u00a0 In the span of just a few short years, I had the opportunity to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk with lions and ride elephants in Africa,<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31286\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/walking-two-at-a-time.jpg?resize=1080%2C810\" alt=\"walking two at a time\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/walking-two-at-a-time.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/walking-two-at-a-time.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/walking-two-at-a-time.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/walking-two-at-a-time.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/walking-two-at-a-time.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/walking-two-at-a-time.jpg?resize=510%2C382&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/walking-two-at-a-time.jpg?resize=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Share a cage with a 1,200 pound albino alligator in Kissimmee Florida,<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31345\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/141108-9748-900x600.jpg?resize=900%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/141108-9748.jpg?resize=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/141108-9748.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/141108-9748.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/141108-9748.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/141108-9748.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/141108-9748.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Hang out of helicopters over Pearl Harbor and photograph the beautiful scenery on the island of Maui,<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31324\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100826_3CS4620-900x598.jpg?resize=900%2C598\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100826_3CS4620.jpg?resize=900%2C598&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100826_3CS4620.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100826_3CS4620.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100826_3CS4620.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100826_3CS4620.jpg?resize=1080%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100826_3CS4620.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Race around the waters of the Amazon and filmed the spectacular Boi Bumba festival in Brazil<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31325\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110625_DSC6029-900x598.jpg?resize=900%2C598\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110625_DSC6029.jpg?resize=900%2C598&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110625_DSC6029.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110625_DSC6029.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110625_DSC6029.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110625_DSC6029.jpg?resize=1080%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110625_DSC6029.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Avoid getting gored by a crazed bull at a South Dakota rodeo, and<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120825-7854-900x598.jpg?resize=900%2C598\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120825-7854.jpg?resize=900%2C598&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120825-7854.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120825-7854.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120825-7854.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120825-7854.jpg?resize=1080%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120825-7854.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Avoid being eaten by a hungry lion in Zimbabwe,<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31329\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111022_DSC6148-900x598.jpg?resize=900%2C598\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111022_DSC6148.jpg?resize=900%2C598&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111022_DSC6148.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111022_DSC6148.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111022_DSC6148.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111022_DSC6148.jpg?resize=1080%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111022_DSC6148.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Photograph dozens of celebrities at a casino grand opening<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100702_3CS6428.jpg?resize=1080%2C683\" alt=\"100702_3CS6428.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100702_3CS6428.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100702_3CS6428.jpg?resize=150%2C95&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100702_3CS6428.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100702_3CS6428.jpg?resize=768%2C486&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100702_3CS6428.jpg?resize=900%2C569&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/100702_3CS6428.jpg?resize=1080%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Zipped around an Indy style track at speeds of 170 mph,<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0744-900x408.png?resize=900%2C408\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0744.png?resize=900%2C408&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0744.png?resize=150%2C68&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0744.png?resize=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0744.png?resize=768%2C348&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0744.png?resize=1080%2C489&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0744.png?w=1177&amp;ssl=1 1177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Jumped off a cliff overlooking Victoria Falls in Zambia,<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111020_DSC4948-900x598.jpg?resize=900%2C598\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111020_DSC4948.jpg?resize=900%2C598&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111020_DSC4948.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111020_DSC4948.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111020_DSC4948.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111020_DSC4948.jpg?resize=1080%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111020_DSC4948.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Learned how to rappel\u00a0down a cliff in the Red River Gorge<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120515DSC_9040-Hc.jpg?resize=853%2C615\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120515DSC_9040-Hc.jpg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120515DSC_9040-Hc.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120515DSC_9040-Hc.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/120515DSC_9040-Hc.jpg?resize=768%2C554&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Ziplined over half a mile at 60-mph, while 500 feet in the air in Harlan, Kentucky,<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4460-Harlan_County_KY-900x608.jpg?resize=900%2C608\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4460-Harlan_County_KY.jpg?resize=900%2C608&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4460-Harlan_County_KY.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4460-Harlan_County_KY.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4460-Harlan_County_KY.jpg?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4460-Harlan_County_KY.jpg?resize=1080%2C730&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4460-Harlan_County_KY.jpg?w=1270&amp;ssl=1 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Climbed the mast of the world\u2019s largest sailing ship while sailing seven islands of the Caribbean,<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110209-0070-900x567.jpg?resize=900%2C567\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110209-0070.jpg?resize=900%2C567&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110209-0070.jpg?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110209-0070.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110209-0070.jpg?resize=768%2C484&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110209-0070.jpg?resize=1080%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110209-0070.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Raced across the snows of Quebec on a dogsled<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0813-900x531.png?resize=900%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0813.png?resize=900%2C531&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0813.png?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0813.png?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0813.png?resize=768%2C453&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0813.png?resize=1080%2C638&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-10-25_0813.png?w=1128&amp;ssl=1 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Chased giant blue whales near the Arctic Circle<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31317\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide56.jpg?resize=1080%2C608\" alt=\"Slide56\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide56.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide56.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide56.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide56.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide56.jpg?resize=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide56.jpg?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Rode to a mountaintop on Icelandic Horses in Norway<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31292\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide63.jpg?resize=1080%2C608\" alt=\"Slide63.JPG\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide63.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide63.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide63.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide63.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide63.jpg?resize=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Slide63.jpg?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Viewed the landscape from the tallest building in the world in downtown Dubai,<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/131023-07109-900x626.jpg?resize=900%2C626\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/131023-07109.jpg?resize=900%2C626&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/131023-07109.jpg?resize=150%2C104&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/131023-07109.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/131023-07109.jpg?resize=768%2C535&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/131023-07109.jpg?resize=1080%2C752&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/131023-07109.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Slept on a bed of ice at the famous Ice Hotel<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_31337\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31337\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/130130DSC_5052-900x598.jpg?resize=900%2C598\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/130130DSC_5052.jpg?resize=900%2C598&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/130130DSC_5052.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/130130DSC_5052.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/130130DSC_5052.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/130130DSC_5052.jpg?resize=1080%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/130130DSC_5052.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ice Hotel<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Relaxed in the mineral springs of Taiwan<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-31331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111108_DSC9493_H-900x598.jpg?resize=900%2C598\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111108_DSC9493_H.jpg?resize=900%2C598&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111108_DSC9493_H.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111108_DSC9493_H.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111108_DSC9493_H.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111108_DSC9493_H.jpg?resize=1080%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/111108_DSC9493_H.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Soaked\u00a0in the volcanic springs of southern Chile<\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31330\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110812_DSC4618_H-900x596.jpg?resize=900%2C596\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110812_DSC4618_H.jpg?resize=900%2C596&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110812_DSC4618_H.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110812_DSC4618_H.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110812_DSC4618_H.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110812_DSC4618_H.jpg?resize=1080%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/110812_DSC4618_H.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If that sounds like something of interest, we should talk.\u00a0 After traveling\u00a0to more than 40 countries on five continents, I&#8217;d like to work with a few aspiring writers over the next year and see if I could help you achieve the same success.<\/p>\n<p>Drop me a line at travelwriter@dougbardwell.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to become a travel writer? Just start writing. How to get free travel? That&#8217;s a different story.\u00a0\u00a0Without a doubt, travel writing has been the best gig I&#8217;ve ever had.\u00a0 In the span of just a few short years, I had the opportunity to: Walk with lions and ride elephants in Africa, Share a cage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":415,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31256","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":"","rpg_gallery_thumb":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","gb-block-post-grid-landscape":"","gb-block-post-grid-square":"","et-pb-post-main-image":"","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":"","et-pb-portfolio-image":"","et-pb-portfolio-module-image":"","et-pb-portfolio-image-single":"","et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":"","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":"","et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":"","et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":"","et-pb-image--responsive--phone":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>How to become a travel writer? Just start writing. How to get free travel? That&#8217;s a different story.\u00a0\u00a0Without a doubt, travel writing has been the best gig I&#8217;ve ever had.\u00a0 In the span of just a few short years, I had the opportunity to: Walk with lions and ride elephants in Africa, Share a cage with a 1,200 pound albino alligator in Kissimmee Florida, Hang out of helicopters over Pearl Harbor and photograph the beautiful scenery on the island of Maui, Race around the waters of the Amazon and filmed the spectacular Boi Bumba festival in Brazil Avoid getting gored&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/","display_name":"Doug"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 years ago","modified":"Updated 8 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 22, 2017","modified":"Updated on October 25, 2017"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 22, 2017 4:21 pm","modified":"Updated on October 25, 2017 8:19 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P21Ejy-888","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11880,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/about\/guest-posts\/","url_meta":{"origin":31256,"position":0},"title":"Guest Posts","author":"Doug","date":"November 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks for your kind words about my blog and I'm so happy you are interested in providing content. 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