Here’s another place to wander if you’re looking for something to read during these last lazy days of summer. In their just released August newsletter, the guys at Longitude Books have compiled a top 25 list of their favorite books about place, which they describe as a mixture of travelogues, history, memoir and literature. It’s […]
» Read more...Year: 2006
Working on a 2nd Draft
Sitting down to rewrite an intro for a piece that has already been accepted, my memory calls up a time when a friend in a writers group said to me, “maybe you’re not meant to be a writer.” Sometimes I think about that and ponder the question. I’m actually thinking about it right now, and […]
» Read more...Adventure Travel Professional Symposium
It’s no secret interest in adventure travel is increasing. Peruse your local newstand and you’ll find entire magazines dedicated to the genre (National Geographic Adventure and Outside). Even non-travel related magazines are jumping on the bandwagon. Esquire has a column The Restless Man—Real Adventures for Regular Guys and Men’s Journal has shifted editorial focus to […]
» Read more...Coverage of the New Airline Travel Rules
My folks are flying tomorrow, so I’m reading up on the latest rules regarding air travel to help them with a few packing pointers. Here’s a quick roundup of some of the major media coverage, plus links to what certain travel blogs are talking about: The TSA explains Where We Stand and provides a comprehensive […]
» Read more...Written Road Newsletter August 15, 2006
Hello everyone. I’m on my way up to San Francisco to celebrate What Color Is Your Jockstrap?, my fourth humor title with Travelers’ Tales. We’re having a special event at Book Passage with the one and only Tim Cahill tomorrow night. If you didn’t already know, his stories in Outside magazine more than a decade […]
» Read more...Beginner’s Guide to Adventure Travel
Not quite sure what to make of this site just yet, but I think it’s worth keeping an eye on. Beginner’s Guide to Adventure Travel is one of dozens of Beginner’s Guide sites, constructed in a style somewhere between About.com and the “for Dummies” series of books. The Adventure Travel site reads a bit like […]
» Read more...BootsnAll Call for Writers: Blog for $$$
BootsnAll has been in the business of making travel dreams come true, and now they are bound to make your writing dreams come true, too. Today, Bootsnall launched their “Logue it!” program. And guess what? They want to pay you to write. Who they’re looking for.Writers who are passionate about the city they are living […]
» Read more...Job Leads: National Geographic Traveler & AOL Cityguides
While researching Book Passage’s 2006 Travel Writers and Photographers Conference, I realized we post very few job leads for travel photographers. Well, it’s time to show you some love! My favorite travel magazine (second only to its sister publication, National Geographic Adventure), National Geographic Traveler is looking for a assistant photo editor to select, scan, […]
» Read more...The Urbanite: What Makes a Place Memorable?
One of my favorite city reads when I lived in Baltimore was The Urbanite, which has evolved into an even more engaging publication now that I’ve left Charm City (So much so that it teases me to return for more than just a weekend visit!) Yesterday I devoured a copy of their August issue, which […]
» Read more...Submission Call: More Sand in My Bra!
Hey all you crazy travelers, get writing! Yes, it’s true. We’re adding another title to this zany series of misadventures. But this time we’re going back to where it all began—Sand in My Bra. This title remains the most successful book in the series and is still one of the best sellers at Travelers’ Tales. […]
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