Cross-posted from GeekyTraveller.com.
No, it’s not another site about knitting. In fact, CraftyTraveler.com (they prefer the one ‘l’ spelling–both are acceptable) is a great-looking new travel site with some strong opinions:
In short, I think the vast majority of travel web sites suck…Too many travel sites out there make their money by charging the travel vendor to be placed on their site. So, if you’ve found Bob’s Fishing Guides on particular web site, chances are Bob paid a pretty penny to be on that site in the first place. Further, chances are the description of Bob’s Fishing Guides on most travel web sites (“Bob is a master fisherman with 40 years of experience, and is a delight to spend time with!”) is written by Bob himself.
Amen, brother. Tell the truth. So many travel sites are just appalling aggregations of paid services, resplendent in fawning reviews and punch-the-monkey ads.
Craftiest Traveler Tony Wright is putting his money where his mouth is, and will pay you cold, hard cash for articles:
Accepted articles (almost all will be if you follow the editorial guidelines) will result in a check for $20.00(US) OR you can choose to enter to win $800 (1 in 40 articles is a winner!).
That’s $24.20 Canadian dollars! Or 32.05 Bulgarian Levas! Or 29,392 Iraqi dinars! Here are the writer’s guidelines.
Thanks to Boris for sending this site along. As he proudly pointed it, CraftyTraveler also runs on Drupal.
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