Calling Travel Advertisers from South East Asia

Dear Travel Advertisers,

On Nov 23, 2012, I embark on a 5-6 month backpacking journey across South East Asia, which includes an overland journey into mainland South East Asia. During this exploration, I will be visiting Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Thailand and Vietnam and if I am able to land visas, then the remaining South East Asian countries of East Timor, Malaysia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Philippines. Details about this trip can be found here.

Partnership
During this trip, I will share my travel experiences through photographs and videos, which in turn will be read and assimilated by the fans and readers of my blog. These readers of mine would be ideal prospects for you if you are looking to promote or increase visibility for your travel brand located in South East Asia. And I would be happy to work with you in making this a mutual success.

Below are some TRAVEL BRAND TYPES who could be interested in my offerings:

Travel Portal / Agent (Flights + Accommodation + Holiday Packages) 1) Advertising space on my site through banners, links and posts
2) Review your holiday packages and share my feedback with my readers

Hotel / Hostel / Homestay / Resort 1) Review your property and share my thoughts with my readers
2) Advertising space on my site through banners, links and posts  

Government Tourism Board
I know that government tourism boards typically work with large media houses and publishers. But, if you do see potential in me to work with you as a travel blogger, do let me know.

Travel Insurance Provider
1) Advertising space on my site through banners, links and posts
2) Would be happy to review your insurance products on my site

Travel Comparison Site
1) Advertising space on my site through banners, links and posts
2) Would be happy to review your comparison tools from the eye of a traveler on my site

Travel Photography Assignment
I would be happy to do a travel photo shoot for you that could be a destination, culture, food and/or people coverage.

Travel Writing Assignment
I would be happy to write about any destination that I visit during my trip either for a website, guidebook, magazine or others.

Adventure Sports Operator
1) Advertising space on my site through banners, links and posts
2) Would be happy to review your adventure service offerings and share my thoughts with my readers

Email me if you think this could work for you. I would be happy to discuss details with you.

If you do not fall under any of the above mentioned brand types, but still think that there could be a potential partnership, please drop me a mail and I would be happy to talk more.

For my blog accolades, traffic stats and more, look up this page.

Continue Reading...

Backpacking to South East Asia

The day is fast approaching. Cometh the morning of Nov 23, 2012, I will start my exploration of South East Asia. I am thinking that this trip will last 5-6 months and may be longer if everything pans out well.

This was not a planned decision, but rather an impromptu one. It just struck me one day at work and the plan has been forming ever since. During the course of this plan, I have left my corporate job and jumped in full time into travel writing and travel photography. I really hope I am able to turn this into a successful career as I am really passionate about adventure travel. This passion ensures that I wake up every day before the morning alarm goes and I hope I can channelize this happy energy into something fruitful for myself and others.


Image Copyright: Latitudes.nu

Trip Itinerary
Here’s how the high level plan looks like. Once I land at Bangkok, I plan to explore mainland SE Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Burma (Myanmar)) in that order by road, i.e. by bus or train. Then the island countries by plane or ship, depending on surrounding conditions. I have planned the below high level itinerary based on visa regulations and there is a good chance that I may re-visit certain countries if I find them real appealing or if I feel that I can explore some more.

Thailand: 1 month
Cambodia: 3 –4 weeks
Vietnam: 1 month
Laos: 1 month
Thailand: 2 weeks
Burma (Myanmar): 3-4 weeks
Indonesia: 1 month
Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines: Depends on access to visa from non-host country
Papua New Guinea and East Timor: May be, if I feel too adventurous and if I can generate the required cash
Hong Kong and Macau: 1-2 weeks to do some gadget purchases

Goodies for you
Since I am planning to make a career out of this, you can expect quite a bit of information from me. As of now, I am thinking of writing about:
1) the different places I visit
2) visa regulations for Indian citizens
3) hotel/hostel reviews
4) how to survive if you are a vegetarian in SE Asia (coz I am one)
5) unique SE Asia Cuisine (through my friend who loves to experiment with his food)
6) do’s and dont’s
7) best sightseeing spots
8) logistics of covering this mainland journey over land
9) currency / language / culture / commute information
10) random tips and more….

Since this is going to be an adventurous trip, I will also share the best adventure activities in SE Asia, be it, scuba diving, caving or spelunking, rock climbing, trekking, tubing, kayaking, rafting, kite surfing, wind surfing, snorkeling and more.

If you’d like me to write about something more, do let me know and I will happily write about it. In addition to all this, I want to write a day-to-day diary that acts more like a memory box for me. People who like personal stories will like it hopefully.

Join Me
One of my close friends is giving me company for the entire trip. About 15-17 people are joining me in different countries for different durations. These are either friends or friends of friends. If you too would like to join me, do drop me an email with details so that I can bring you up to speed with my plan.

Follow Me
If you would like to follow me as I weave across South East Asia, you can bookmark this page on my blog as it will have all posts related to this trip and/or follow me on my facebook page where I plan to share regular updates.

You also have the option of reading updates by country.
Burma | Cambodia | East Timor | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Laos | Macau | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam 

Advertise
If you are a travel advertiser and would like to increase your brand visibility/coverage by reaching out to my fans and readers, do look up this page that talks about partnership options.

Daily Travel Photo
Once this trip begins, my blog home page will get a new look as I will upload a new travel photo every day from my trip. This will go up right into the landing page as a full size photo.

Continue Reading...