Great places to start:
Bootlegging in the Sahara, a How-Not-To guide: http://www.theyearofbloggingdangerously.com/2008/05/bootlegg...
Apropos to the current conversation, Going to Hell and Back the Perils of Travel Writing: http://www.theyearofbloggingdangerously.com/2008/05/going-to...
and "How to Retire at 28 and Travel the World.": http://www.theyearofbloggingdangerously.com/2008/02/how-to-r...