As a full-time travel blogger, the reality is that when you’re not travelling, you’re spending a lot of time at home. For the past 2.5 years I have alternated long periods of travelling with long periods at home, in either London or Italy, where I spend most of my time at home alone working on …
Blogging Tips
Blogging is still a fairly new thing and it’s only natural that so many people have questions about it. I start writing a bit about blogging since I was receiving loads of questions on Instagram and social media.
However I soon decided I wanted to keep things separate and dedicate Greta’s Travels only to travel tips. That is part of the reason I co-created another blog all about blogging; From Zero to Blog Hero.
In this category you will find some travel related blogging tips like my over/under GoPro dome photography tips or the best travel drones, but if you want the nitty gritty about how to increase your blog traffic, grow your social media following or monetise your blog, then head over to From Zero to Blog Hero.
If you’re looking for more travel related blogging tips or my personal reflections and experiences on blogging, then this is the place for you.
My blogging tips
It’s been a while since I’ve written something personal here, but with 2019 just round the corner I felt like it was time to reflect on 2018 and share with you my plans for the future, both mine and of this blog. 2018 is the year that my blog became a business. It’s the year …
With the continuous improvements in drone technology, which are making them increasingly cheaper and easier to carry around, there has been an increase in drones as the latest travel accessories. After all, if you’re travelling to a beautiful destination it’s just natural that you would want to capture it from as many angles as possible. …
Ever since I got a GoPro I have wanted to take split half underwater photos. After numerous failed attempts trying to balance my GoPro exactly on the water line I decided to properly look into it and I discovered I was missing an essential piece of equipment for over / under photography; a GoPro dome. …
Exactly one year ago today I created Greta’s Travels. It looked very different at the start, having started with only a YouTube channel and an Instagram account. Over time it has evolved to encompass other social media platforms and also this website. It has grown and changed over time, just as I have. When I …
Already have a blog and looking for more advanced blogging advice? Check out my second website; From Zero To Blog Hero, where I share advice on how to take your part time hobby blog to full time professional blog! When I tell my friends I created my own blog they all look at me with surprised looks. …
There is a common myth that to take good travel videos and photos you need lots of expensive gear. With this travel video gear guide I aim to disprove that. When I first started travel vlogging I didn’t really know where I was going with it (like most people) and it’s only normal not to …