Posted by on Oct 24, 2015 in Blog |

I’ve just been featured in Roy Stevenson’s site on travel bloggers. Thanks Roy! Roy’s site is a great resource for travel writers with inspirational stories, tips on the craft and contacts in the industry.

http://www.pitchtravelwrite.com/travel-blogs.html

Ruby Boukabou
Blogs:  RubyBoukabou.com and RubyTV

Ruby Boukabou has been writing all her life in various forms.  She’s been blogging and contributing articles on various sites for over a decade.   Her two sites:  Ruby TV (for video) and Ruby Boukabou (for words with pictures.

Ruby profiles creatives who are pursuing dynamic careers or poetic lives in various places across the globe.  Her videos include an Australian master marionettist in Paris, a photo fair in a small town in Algeria, a singer she met onstage who is now launching an album, alternative therapies she has tried, or her own adventures in new cities like Venice.   She also writes about film festivals including Cannes, Venice and St Tropez.

To add to her unique offerings, she’s also into tap dance!  She has a variety of short, fun videos (on RubyTV)  tapping with friends in Paris, Barcelona and Algiers.

Ruby has enjoyed some benefits as a blogger and videographer. Occasionally meals are comped, and she was invited to the Oran festival with flights, meals and 5-star accommodation.  She’s attending a film festival in Cairo in November and will enjoy a week of 5-star accommodation while there.

Advice for aspiring bloggers:  “Choose a topic you are passionate about and stick to it. Be yourself. Read other blogs/sites for inspiration. Start a Facebook page to share your posts.  Spell check and have fun!”

Beyond her blog:  Ruby has been published in:  The Australian(Travel), Itchy Feet, Issimo Magazine, Get Lost Magazine, Qantas magazine (+ipad and online), Rendez Vous en France (French tourism), BigBus travel blog of Adam Ford, The Geneva Times,Paris Voice, GEM, The Weekly Review and others.

Her blog doubles as her writer’s website.  You can get in touch through the contact form on her website, and on Facebook and Twitter.

Travel Blog URL’s:  www.rubyboukabou.com andwww.rubytv.net

Social media links: (copy and paste links into your browser)
https://www.facebook.com/Ruby-TV-113129658750043
https://twitter.com/rubytv