Blogging

Is travel blogging a viable way to make cash? If it all sounds a bit far fetched here’s my personal experience of how bloggers make money

The back story of how I became a travel blogger including how it all started, how I chose my blog name and a few tips for new influencers

There aren’t many jobs for life these days. But I think after eight years of nurturing Tin Box Traveller I may have found one. Ironically, it’s the line on my CV that I draws the most quizzical looks from the people I meet. After all, what do travel bloggers do? Never-the-less it’s the job that …

I love putting together a round up of our family travel highlights each year. It’s a great reminder of all the brilliant experiences and, I hope, will be a lovely thing for the kids to look back on in years to come.  This year I’ve revealed our favourite family trips on Instagram. But it would …

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November was a bit of a funny month. Navy life properly kicked in, gobbling up Mr Tin Box for weeks and then spitting him back out for our benefit. A part from that welcome interlude we’ve been hunkering down and getting on with things knowing that the business of Christmas is just around the corner. …

So October was an exciting and busy month: I won an award, road tripped 700 miles around England and was interviewed about blogging on BBC Radio Devon! On top of that we spent a weekend in Hampshire seeing family and friends. If that sounds non-stop I can tell you it felt like it too. Mr …

When October 1 comes around there’s really no getting away from the fact that summer is over. But before we fully immerse ourselves in the colours of autumn and our woolly pullies I feel the need to recap on our summer which passed by in a flash. Usually I write monthly travel diaries but I’ve …

There is no end of tips out there on the World Wide Web telling us that travelling the world doesn’t have to be super expensive, and that we can have great experiences on a shoestring budget. It’s all absolutely true – this age of budget flights and Airbnb has presented incredible opportunities to see the …

Oh, how I do love scrolling through beautiful pictures and short travel tales on Instagram. It’s one of my favourite indulgences at the end of a day. However, a peek over Mr Tin Box’s shoulder at the weekend reminded me that not everyone’s feed is sprinkled with milky blue mountains and oceans that stretch out …