by Howard Blount | Dec 11, 2017
Social media travel professional Megan Bannister reviews the basics of Instagram Stories for travel bloggers and shares 10 essential tips for using this powerful tool. Guest Post by Megan Bannister [toc] Instagram Stories for Travel Bloggers Earlier this year,...
by Howard Blount | Dec 30, 2016
People and places are the reason for travel. This year-in-travel photoessay features my family, friends, traveling companions, and the destinations we visited in 2016. Disclosure: Some links in this article are to travel brands and destinations that have sponsored my...
by Howard Blount | Dec 27, 2015
A month-by-month account of Year One in the life of a travel blogger who quit his day job to travel and write full time. 2015 has been a transitional year at Backroad Planet! It marked my exit from a 35-year career as a public school teacher, and my entrance into the...
by Howard Blount | Oct 13, 2015
Howard shares publicly for the first time his crazy twisted story involving a detached retina, JohnnyJet, and Viking Cruises on “This Week in Travel” podcast #196 with Chris Christensen. It was an honor to join host Chris Christensen and...
by Howard Blount | Sep 6, 2013
Backroad Planet’s very first post . . . . You have to start somewhere, so this is it! We are jumping in with both feet, launching this new venture. Although this is the first post, the Backroad Planet web site and blog have been in the works for several months...
