O’Neil’s ten steps to get started travel writing:
1) "Write as often as you can."
2) "Read a variety of strong writers."
3) "Research travel markets by visiting newsstands and libraries"
4) "Collect maps, atlases and history books to find interesting landmarks, sites and towns."
5) "Study the travel sections of large circulation daily newspapers."
6) "Cultivate your senses; try different food and beverages, scents and music."
7) "Develop visual resources; go to art galleries or look at books with reproductions of art, collections of photographs, sculpture and architecture."
8) "Have fun; break routines, get lost, encourage an appreciation for the absurd, talk to strangers and ask directions."
9) "Prepare; be ready to write . . ."
10) "Travel; take every journey you can”