Travel author milestones: I co-wrote a Lonely Planet Singapore guidebook!

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Travel author milestones: I co-wrote a Lonely Planet Singapore guidebook!


This yr is a milestone birthday yr for me however in contrast to different years the place I often plan an epic birthday journey, I can’t actually do an excessive amount of this yr due to the timing of my impending vacationer information license evaluation. (Yes, I’m engaged on changing into a licensed vacationer information in Singapore!)

Regardless, it’s been a reasonably epic begin to the yr thus far. For starters, the thirteenth version of Lonely Planet Singapore that I co-wrote is lastly out in print! It’s at all times been a type of lofty daydreams that child journey writers have once they first get began, to see your identify on considered one of these guidebooks that assist individuals get round, so I’m fairly proud and stoked to have contributed to this version.

This weblog’s been round since 2010, and I began writing for others round 2013, however the novelty of seeing my stuff revealed has by no means actually light.

It’s a good way to kick off a brand new decade 🙂 I’m curious to see what new insights I’ll need to share in future once I look again on these posts, like my 30s journey and 20s journey posts.

If you’re questioning what the brand new Lonely Planet Singapore information appears like, listed below are some snippets that I contributed to that they’ve shared on their store web page. It’s a little bit of a change from the unique LP fashion which was extra info-heavy, however they’ve needed to pivot with at this time’s new reliance on the web and on the spot updates, so I hope you’ll discover this new format helpful as effectively.

Travel author milestones: I co-wrote a Lonely Planet Singapore guidebook!
Lonely Planet: Singapore (thirteenth Edition)
Lonely Planet Singapore Authors
There have been 3 writers on this version of LP Singapore – because the noob I contributed to the again sections masking West Singapore, Sentosa, Day Trips and a few essays
Lonely Planet Singapore: Day Trips
Day journey choices when it’s essential to escape Singapore’s shores
Lonely Planet Singapore Essay: Stories from Singapore's Walls
Can’t assist however write about avenue artwork in Singapore

Researching for this journey information and all the extra learning I’ve needed to do for my vacationer information license (if anybody desires to do that, know that it’s not a stroll within the park) has positively made me study much more about my residence nation. I believed I knew Singapore fairly effectively earlier than, however I positively admire how way more I’ve learnt.

Anyway that was only a fast replace of what’s occurring right here within the background. While the consistency of posts may be very depending on how my life goes, I nonetheless love journey and love writing about it, so thanks all of you continue to studying for sticking with me all this time.

Next yr I’m positively going to need to do one thing correctly epic to make up for this birthday although!


Want to see what my thought of a correct birthday celebration appears like? Check out previous epic birthdays celebrated abroad right here:

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