What is the one thing you know about Scandinavia? Long winters, midnight sun in summer, design, education system, welfare, Abba, HIM, or A-ha? Well, the best way to find out more is to travel in Nordic countries and see how … Read the story...
Ebook news digest: travel writer or blogger, iPhone photography, European libraries, writing that second book
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3 Big Differences Between Travel Writing and Travel Blogging
Travel Blog Success
There are differences between travel writing and blogging, and in the long term, they are fundamental for a writer to understand. Yet, … Read the story...
Hands-on video: comparison of an ereader and a tablet as ebook reading devices
Recently, we studied the Kindle ereader and the Fire tablet in order to discover their differences as ebook reading devices. We concluded that – in addition to the price – the biggest differences were display, multipurpose vs single-purpose product … Read the story...
Travelers rejoice, EU has removed roaming charges! But what about visitors from non-European countries?
European Union has reached a crucial milestone in its effort to create a truly single market for its member countries. Telecommunication service providers whose networks we use when we make phone calls and connect to the Internet are not allowed … Read the story...
This is a travel writer’s most important tool on the road
When any professional, for instance, a digital nomad or a remote worker, who is working while traveling, packs for the next assignment or destination, there is always the question if something could be dropped from the travel kit. The number … Read the story...
Ebook news digest: ebooks in metro, tips for headlines, how to start travel photography
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New York Public Library turns subway cars into mobile ebook libraries
Boing Boing
Some New York metro cars have been equipped with Wi-Fi signal that connects commuters to the city library for ebooks. Nice … Read the story...
Traveling in Europe but no books to read? Why not stay a night at a library in Paris
The city of artists, authors and a few million other people – Paris – has a special hotel room waiting for travelers who like to sleep with books. Paris Boutik Hotel has rooms that are all different, designed to a … Read the story...
Top 5 scenic drives in Lapland for road travelers touring North Europe
It is a long way to the north of the Arctic Circle, Lapland in Scandinavia, from other parts of Europe. Yet, so many road travelers make the trip that during the busiest summer season in July and August, popular camp … Read the story...
Ebook news digest: literary tourism, collaborating authors, waterproof ereader, ebook statistics
News on ebooks, writing, and travel
Literary Tourism: Travel The World’s Book Towns
Book Riot
Towns with an exceptionally high number of bookstores are sometimes referred to as booktowns. Book Riot has collected the most notable towns from Canada, Norway, … Read the story...
Nordic food and travel book Eight Arctic Seasons has won the Gourmand Award for the best Scandinavian title
8 Arctic Seasons is a book that lives and breathes the sensitive Arctic environment as it describes gourmet meals prepared from local ingredients that often are enjoyed outdoors. The book also takes readers to exquisite adventures to the North. Above … Read the story...
The best smartphone for travel photography
Smartphones, especially high-end models, come with so good cameras that even some professional photographers admit they use camera phones for photography. It is, after all, the one camera that is always with you when traveling, commuting or visiting friends. Different … Read the story...
Sweden: the entire country is open for accommodation bookings on Airbnb
In the northernmost Nordic countries – Finland, Norway and Sweden – both local people and overseas travelers can enjoy an ancient tradition known as the Everyman’s Rights. It means that you are free to roam and even stay a night … Read the story...