January 9, 2024
What It Costs to Run a Media Business or Blog in 2024
I’ve been working from home for 16 years in a variety of media-related roles: as a writer, editor, project manager, photographer and...
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August 7, 2018
11 Lessons from 11 Years of Blogging
Camels & Chocolate turned 11 years last week when I was in Lisbon, and I was having so much fun sharing my knowledge with fellow creative...
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February 10, 2018
13 Questions NOT to Ask a Travel Writer
Writing about writing—how cliché, right? And yet, if I learned anything over this past decade of living, it’s that people love a good...
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January 25, 2018
Tax Prep for Freelancers, Bloggers & Biz Owners: A Q&A with Accountants
As I’ve eluded to in the past, I come from a long line of CPAs. My granddad started Housholder Artman, PLLC in 1955, my dad took over the...
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August 4, 2017
10 Years of Blogging: The Best Of + Lessons I’ve Learned
In 2007, I had no idea blogging would become a large part of my career. I was happily tapping away at guidebook work, writing copious...
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August 1, 2017
Blogging Milestones: Camels & Chocolate Turns 10
Ten years ago today, I was sitting at my desk in Conde Nast’s Times Square location, plotting out my life. It involved moving to...
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January 20, 2017
Blogging Basics: Tools of the Trade
After writing a post on how to start a travel blog last summer, several of you commented or emailed with specific questions. What hosting do I...
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January 9, 2017
Life 101: What I’m Up to These Days
It’s time for what seems like my annual ritual of giving you an actual glimpse into the inner workings of my life. I feel like my...
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August 1, 2016
So You Wanna Start a Blog? Here’s How
I’m always surprised by how many emails I still receive today from people—Baby Boomers, college undergrads, mid-30s DINKs like...
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October 20, 2014
This is How You Write a Professional Email
Last Monday, I received an unsolicited email from Katie, a freshman at a Minnesota college who is hoping to get into a travel-related career...
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