Joining me today is someone whose work has graced the cover of National Geographic, who has sold over 150,000 copies of his guidebooks, and who claims to have the best job in the world (I may argue this point), James Kaiser, award-winning travel writer and photographer from JamesKaiser.com.
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In This Episode
- 04:45 Favorite: Writing or Photography
- 06:20 How Did It All Begin?
- 12:35 Process Of Writing A Guidebook
- 15:40 How Did You Market It
- 18:40 Selecting The Locations & Learning More
- 23:15 When Did It Start Feeling Like Your Career
- 24:45 Why The National Parks?
- 27:45 The Costa Rica Guidebook
- 31:50 The Process of Writing A Guidebook Pt 2
- 34:10 What You Don’t Know About Writing A Guidebook
- 39:25 Travel Lifestyle
- 42:15 Favorite Places & Tips
- 54:15 Biggest Mishaps & Tips
- 59:37 What’s Happening Next?
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- Check out James’ website at JamesKaiser.com
- Say Hi to James on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter
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Thanks for your interview with James. I already have his Grand Canyon guide for an upcoming 4 week road trip this fall that will include both rims of the Grand Canyon, spending 4 nights at each, but I hadn’t realized he has a Zion guide coming out. We’ll be there for 3 nights. Just preordered it.
I had read about Shoshone Point in his book, and then heard about it on your podcast. Have the GPS longitude and latitude coordinates for the parking lot stored under favorites on my Google maps already.
@Linda Hayes- So glad you loved the interview with James, he’s awesome. And Shoshone Point is a true gem – I’m sure James knows a bunch of others for any of the national parks he has books for!