This week I got to be a guest lecturer at Rolf’s creative writing class at the Paris American Academy in France. It was his third year participating in this program, and the school is in the Latin Quartier. I appreciated getting a glimpse of the life of a writing teacher in France, but by far […]
» Read more...Month: July 2005
Not So Weekly Stats July 30
Current Location: Detroit to LAX Current Weather: who knows, cooler than Vegas Current Reads:Vegas Trivia, and Avant Guide Las Vegas Movies this week: Wedding Crashers X 2, Sahara, Fever Pitch, The Jacket, Beauty Shop Months in Vegas since the move: 3.5 Days since I’ve been in Vegas: 10 Days until I’ll be in Vegas again: […]
» Read more...Friday Boots News
Two quick bits of BootsnAll news before the weekend begins… Forbes has released their fairly extensive list of 2005 top picks for websites, including a variety of travel categories. In the travel blog group, the Boots gang gets a mention. Yeah! Also, today on the Boots Blog, Donovan plugs an August 25 reading in Portland […]
» Read more...D.C. Travel Guide Writers Needed
Greenline Publications, a small travel publisher based in San Francisco, is seeking two writers for its Washington D.C. Fun Seeker’s guidebook: The Fun Seeker’s Guides are a series of travel guidebooks created for discerning travelers who want to experience the best, the latest, the most fun things a city has to offer: The target reader […]
» Read more...Think Cool Travel
Have you heard about the “coolest” Travel Summit on the Planet? Many of us across the US are baking right now in extreme heat and humidity. So, if you need to cool down, take a minute to daydream of a friendlier climate, where stars of the travel publishing industry just happen to be meeting soon […]
» Read more...Leaving for Rolf’s Writing Class in Paris
I head off to Paris today to be a guest speaker at Rolf’s creative writing class at the Paris American Academy. It sure looks like they’re having a great time! I’m bummed I missed meeting Jeffrey Tayler since we had some correspondence last year, but it’ll be great to be there on their last day […]
» Read more...Bryson at the Smithsonian
Just saw this on the Olsson’s Event Calendar: Who: Bill Bryson Chats About Wales, hosted by the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program When: Thursday, July 28 at 6:30PM Where: Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St., N.W. (Foggy Bottom Metro, Blue/Orange line) Cost: Gen. Admission $15, RAP Members $12, Senior Members $11 Fresh from vacation in the Welsh […]
» Read more...Book Review: Belonging
Isabel Huggan’s Belonging: Home Away From Home is a memoir of her life as experienced through the various places she has lived. Huggan shares stories about living abroad in the south of France, the Philippines, Kenya and Tasmania, while also recalling memories from her childhood in Canada. The chapters float about, unhitched to a particular […]
» Read more...Golf and Travel Writing, a Perspective on the Current State
Tim McDonald discusses his take on the state of travel writing in the Golf industry. Is it objective? Is it possible to be objective when those who write about it might also be marketing pros? “ING writing awards spotlight what’s wrong with media, travel writing” Like the Gemini that I am, I see both sides. […]
» Read more...Writing Heroes: To Meet Them, or Not…
Sometimes I think we’re not meant to meet our heroes. Last night around midnight or later, I was introduced to Anthony Holden. He wrote Big Deal: One Year As A Professional Poker Player , and I’ve talked about him on Written Road before. His book was the first that got me interested in poker, and […]
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