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Great Escape Radio Episode 48 – The Unlikely Travel Writer "I'm always excited by the unlikely, never by ordinary things." - David Hockney To find out more about how you can get started with travel writing visit: www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to travel writer, Kurt Jacobson. "Kurt calls himself the unlikely travel writer," says Lori. "He didn't go to school for writing, wasn't scholarly, and never considered himself to be a good writer." But Kurt's not the only one… in fact, he's like a lot of the Great Escape Publishing members. Lori explains… "There was a time when we sought out travel journalist for travel recommendations, but now we're getting those recommendations from our neighbors, best friends, siblings, kids, and parents. Opinions come from everywhere." We don't need a trained journalist to tell us where to go, so it makes sense that travel writers come from all kinds of unlikely