Istanbul, Turkiye – November 10, 2024 Kevin Wagar, acclaimed travel writer, blogger, and photographer, has been recognized with a second-place award in the prestigious Lowell Thomas Travel Media Awards competition for his website, Wandering Wagars. Presented by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation (SATW), the Lowell Thomas Awards are among the most esteemed honors […]
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – November 10, 2024 – Kevin Wagar was proud to participate as a panel speaker at the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) annual convention in Istanbul, Turkey. Wagar joined a panel of industry experts, including Juliana Broste of Traveling Jules and Jennifer Dore-Dallas of Chasing Poutine, to discuss the challenges and opportunities […]
Adapting to the new world of independent publishing by finding my voice. With the Googlepocalypse hitting independent and small creators across the globe, I was faced with a dilemma. Continue doing things the “SEO” way or adapt, evolve, and redefine what it means for me to be a travel writer. I opted to change and […]
This is my collection of photos from Phuket, Thailand, taken on my family’s visit in 2023. At the end of two weeks in Thailand, Phuket was supposed to be the “relaxing beach vacation” that would let us wind down from our hard travel lifestyle. It didn’t quite work out that way. After exploring Khao Sok […]
Sharing the stage with a remarkable selection of landscape photographers at the Travel Media Association of Canada 2024 Awards, I was honored with a second-place finish for Best Landscape Photography. I had the honor of being nominated along with my good friends Oksana St. John of Drink Tea Travel and Roland Bast, along with frequent […]
Toronto, Ontario – November 27, 2024 – Travel writer and photographer Kevin Wagar has been recognized with two awards from the Canadian Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). Wagar received the top prize for Best Travel Service Story for his article “Flying With A Baby: Tips For Your Infant’s First Time On […]
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – June, 2024 – Kevin Wagar, award-winning travel writer and publisher of Wandering Wagars, We Explore Canada, and Ultimate Ontario, took the stage as a featured speaker at the Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Wagar addressed a packed room of travel bloggers and content creators, delivering […]
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – June, 2024 – Travel writer and publisher Kevin Wagar joined a distinguished panel of industry leaders at the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The panel, moderated by Oxana St. John of Drink Tea & Travel, explored the evolving landscape of travel media and how small, […]
Rick Calvert, the CEO of TBEX (Travel Blogger Exchange) announced today that Kevin Wagar was nominated in five categories in the organizations first-ever TBEX Travel Awards to be held at the annual North American convention in San Juan Puerto Rico. Kevin will be in attendance and will have the opportunity to address the conference during […]
Kevin continues a trend of outstanding landscape photography with the nomination for Best Landscape Photography for his photo of a Thai fisherman casting his net amidst the backdrop of the beautiful Khao Phing Kan (James Bond) Island in Phuket, Thailand. The photo was snapped from the water late in the day as the sun to […]