Author: Mike Shubic
Vicksburg Case Study working with Mike’s Road Trip
Vicksburg, Mississippi CVB organized a press trip for Mikeās Road Trip in April of 2016 to experience their communityāto develop an article and video that was published on MikesRoadTrip.com and utilized by stakeholders. 90 Day Review MikesRoadTrip.com visits: These are the metrics after 90 days of my Vicksburg article and...
Read moreOh, the Manila Sofitel is so nice!
This morning I moved from my Airbnb to the posh and luxurious Sofitel, currently the only 5-star property in Manila, which is also serving as the primary host hotel for the TBEX conference. As soon as I arrived, I discovered that I needed to go through a security apparatus that...
Read moreNot so giddy about Gili
This morning my fellow travel bloggers and me boarded a bus that took us to the western side of Lombok, where we climbed aboard a few small private taxi boats that sailed to the largest of the Gili Islands, Gili Trawangan. The two-and-a-half bus ride from the Novotel Resort in...
Read moreLovin’ Lombok
After two boats, a bus ride and a couple of flights from Raja Ampat, we were back in central Indonesia, this time on the island of Lombok. It was another long day of travel, but we were happy to check into the Novotel Resort and Villas. The grounds of this...
Read moreA loooong trip to Raja Ampat, but paradise is worth it!
After two plane rides, a bus, two boats and 24 hours of travel, we finally made it to a places that looks distinctly like paradise...Raja Ampat. Located in the most remote part of Indonesia, Raja Ampat is simply stunning, and dare I say, worth the effort to get here. My...
Read moreFrom Bandung to Central Java
[Click here to read the previous Road Diary update] Yesterday I boarded a flight from Bandung to Yogakarta in Central Java with my fellow travel bloggers. From there, we boarded a bus en route to Magelang where we would stay the night at the Atria Magelang Hotel. It was a...
Read moreBusload of bloggers head to Bandung
[click here to read my previous road diary post] Yesterday, in a bus full of bloggers, we drove from Jakarta to Bandung where we began to get to know everyone. There are bloggers from around the world on this trip, small groups from France, UK and the US. Then, there...
Read moreMade it to Indonesia
After 27 hours of travel, I finally made it to Jakarta, Indonesia. I flew from Phoenix to San Diego where I had a five hour layover, which wasn't too bad since I got to spend a few hours with my sister Susanne. I then boarded a flight to Tokyo, Japan...
Read moreFAIL of the FAM: Why a press trip is better for journalists and DMOs
As a professional travel blogger, I get invited on a lot of FAM and press trips from destinations, attractions and members of the lodging community. Unfortunately, is seems as though FAM (short for familiarization) and press trips appear to be an interchangeable term or phrase. In this post, I would...
Read moreThe Gathering: A kindred social creative conclave
Fire, Food, Music and Comedy at The Gathering in Burlington, Newfoundland The Gathering is a fire, food and music festival located in rural Central Newfoundland where painting-inspired scenes make it difficult for artists to capture as the setting continuously changesāit's an area that must be witnessed first-hand to appreciate the...
Read moreFinal days in Central Newfoundland
It was so quiet at 6am in the fishing village of Triton. Not a ripple on the water, the boats so still that the scene looked like a painting. The sky was a brilliant blue without a cloud breaking its saturation. I had woken far to early, but my reward...
Read moreMost overrated apple pie ever!
I had heard countless comments about how great the apple pie is in Julian, California...a small mountain town outside of San Diego. So, on a recent trip to Southern California, I thought I would take a diversion to check out the apple pie in Julian. I was told that Moms...
Read moreAt The Gathering in Burlington, Newfoundland
Actor, comedian and local Burlington, Newfoundland resident Shaun Majumder and friends are in their fifth year putting on The Gathering, a fire, food and music festival in rural central Newfoundland.Ā Shaun's objective is to help put his hometown and the surrounding area on the tourist map with a festival that...
Read moreSaw Trump at ‘THE GATHERING’ in Burlington, NL
The other day while in Central Newfoundland I attended THE GATHERING 2016, a food, fire and music festival in Burlington, Newfoundland. On the first of the four day festival some of the areas top comedians brought down the house, including Canadian comedian Mark Critch whose impression of Donald Trump was...
Read moreMade it to Newfoundland
A few days ago I made it to Gander, Newfoundland. It was a bit of a long journey, I flew from Phoenix to Toronto, then after a layover flew directly into Gander. I didn't arrive until after 2am local time, which was a 5.5 hour time zone change. After a...
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