Travel writer, editor and journalist Akash Arora is living the dream - and this week Lynne and Rachel chat to him about what it takes to be a travel writer, what it really means to be on the road almost all the time, and how to get a pitch over the line with him. Akash was actually in the Maldives in an over-the-water villa during our recording, which just added to the allure!

We talked about:

• His early journalism career in India, interviewing Hollywood celebrities
• Moving to Australia and working in magazines, including Qantas magazine, where he first started travel writing
• Why he took a digital role during the pandemic and what he learned
• Why travel writing is hard to do well
• The mistakes writers make when pitching travel stories to him
• What a famil (or familiarisation) trip really involves

Follow Akash on Instagram: @akash.arora.ink

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