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InsideOut Travel Magazine is a bimonthly online publication for independent travelers, from first-time backpackers to those who have made traveling a lifestyle—anyone who values the experience of traveling and learning about other cultures more than importing the luxuries of everyday life to a new location.

Each issue includes:

Briefs and Tips

Short travel news-related briefs and tips. This section may include interesting news and facts as well as book reviews. Although we appreciate receiving news, please note that we are not able to pay for this section.

Just the Facts

Is Cambodia safe enough to travel alone, or should you just fly to Vietnam directly? Ask us a question and we’ll give you the facts. Then, make up your mind. If you've already investigated a question and have a good answer, pitch it.

Destinations

Each issue will include two destination articles. These articles may be from 1,000 to 1,500 words and will each have a specific angle.

The destination does not make the story. We’re interested in pieces with a unique slant so please don’t just send a list of places you’ve visited. Share an experience that is out of the ordinary, one you could only have away from home, and use that angle to write about the destination.

Lingua Franca

This section will include feature articles on how to teach a language abroad or learn one. It may also include articles on the language—see our article on Manglish.

A Traveler's Life

An interview of a traveler—someone who has turned “on the road” into a lifestyle.

Health

Don't let the dark side of budget travel get you down. Local variants of Montezuma’s Revenge, immunization requirements, and women’s health will be addressed.

When in Home

Find ways to while away time until the next trip. You’ll find information on what to do about reverse culture shock, how to be a successful temp to save for your next trip, and ways to hone the skills that are in demand in other countries.

We like reflective stories for this section. Tell us how your travels have changed you for the better or worse. What happened when you came back from your six-month trip in Southeast Asia? What are you doing to get back on the road?

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	InsideOut Travel Magazine is a bimonthly online publication for independent travelers, from first-time backpackers to those who have made traveling a lifestyle—anyone who values the experience of traveling and learning about other cultures more than importing the luxuries of everyday life to a new location. Each issue includes: Briefs and Tips Short travel news-related briefs and tips. This section may include interesting news and facts as well as book reviews. Although we appreciate receiving news, please note that we are not able to pay for this section. Just the Facts Is Cambodia safe enough to travel alone, or should you just fly to Vietnam directly? Ask us a question and we’ll give you the facts. Then, make up your mind. If you've already investigated a question and have a good answer, pitch it. Destinations Each issue will include two destination articles. These articles may be from 1,000 to 1,500 words and will each have a specific angle. The destination does not make the story. We’re interested in pieces with a unique slant so please don’t just send a list of places you’ve visited. Share an experience that is out of the ordinary, one you could only have away from home, and use that angle to write about the destination. Lingua Franca This section will include feature articles on how to teach a language abroad or learn one. It may also include articles on the language—see our article on Manglish. A Traveler's Life An interview of a traveler—someone who has turned “on the road” into a lifestyle. Health Don't let the dark side of budget travel get you down. Local variants of Montezuma’s Revenge, immunization requirements, and women’s health will be addressed. When in Home Find ways to while away time until the next trip. You’ll find information on what to do about reverse culture shock, how to be a successful temp to save for your next trip, and ways to hone the skills that are in demand in other countries. We like reflective stories for this section. Tell us how your travels have changed you for the better or worse. What happened when you came back from your six-month trip in Southeast Asia? What are you doing to get back on the road?				English Spoken Here The focus is on primarily Anglophone destinations—UK, US, parts of Canada and other territories where English is the main language. Tell us something even a resident would like to learn about, not just a general description of a place. Links Websites we like and that are useful to other travelers. Writers are invited to send links, briefs and tips. We don’t pay for these but will print your name if we use your information. Pay Although we're not yet able to offer great rates, we don't believe that any writer should write for free so we're starting with $10-$20 USD for feature articles depending on length and our needs. Payment is within 30 days of publication and there is no kill fee. Rights The rights remain yours. However, we ask that you please wait a few months before submitting your published story elsewhere. As for reprints, we’re not against them but we will more readily accept unpublished stories. Submit You can send detailed queries to: submissions@insideoutmag.com. Please send all writing samples as links or in the body of the e-mail—no attachments please. Due to the volume of ideas we receive, we hope you understand that we won’t be able to get back to all of you but we appreciate your interest. Please read the following before submitting your story idea: We're writing for the truly budget traveler. This doesn't mean there's not a job or bank account somewhere, but whereas some people spend $500 USD for a week in Florida, most of our readers would rather make that same amount last for a month, or two, in a place like Vietnam, Honduras, India or Egypt. We trust that our readers know how to save money. So, although new deals and tricks are always appreciated for our newsletter, articles on how to travel cheaply are not what we're looking for. Since we are budget travelers ourselves and not in danger of becoming rich anytime soon, we tend to look favorably on people who have more travel than writing experience. We know our budget just can't adequately compensate some of the more experienced writers—unless they want to do it for love, which has happened and which we do appreciate. We’re willing to help our more experienced writers spread the word about their books, websites, projects, etc. << home
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