Hello Summer! Tell me time is flying by for you, too. What Color is Your Jockstrap is hot off the press, literally. It came this weekend just in time for my 35th bday today. Two books in one year! That's…
Read more →The 7th Annual Travel Media Showcase will be held in Fayetteville, North Carolina. What is the Travel Media Showcase? It's a three-day program introducing journalists, of both print and broadcast,…
Read more →About.com is looking guides for a variety of subjects , including travel topics. Qualifications include residency in a particular city or surrounding area or travels there frequently. Guides are required…
Read more →Don't you just love World Hum ? From their engaging stories and informative interviews with travel writers, World Hum stands for more than the journey in travel and travel writing, but the quirks, twists,…
Read more →Here's a few job leads to keep you busy this weekend. The San Francisco based travel publisher, Pulse Guides is looking for a writer for their Mexico City guidebook. I don't know much about Pulse Guides,…
Read more →e-Marginalia interviewed Jen for their recent issue. She talks about her break at Travelers' Tales , what makes a good story, and her new and future endeavors. But, my favorite part of the interview is…
Read more →What a cool writer! Sure, we all say we should start doing this, but Donna actually is. She's making a concentrated effort to get more bylines. Her new blog, Query a Day: A Freelancer's Quest for…
Read more →I just heard that Cody's in Berkeley is closing. My distance from the Bay Area leaves me out of the loop sometimes. This is a famed indie bookstore, and the one where I met the ever-so-sexy Redmond…
Read more →Magic Johnson has his name on a new home-based travel franchise group that is focusing on African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American customers. Here is the press release. Magic Johnson Enterprises…
Read more →Gusto! , a new travel website, is looking for local freelance writers to write tight profiles --- 120-150 words --- on restaurants, bars, shops, pretty much anything of local interest. They're looking for…
Read more →EscapeArtist Travel is a new e-zine dedicated to the independent traveler who looks past souvenir t-shirt stands, avoids tour groups, and loves to read intriguing and interesting travel articles. The…
Read more →If you love sleeping in 12-bed hostels, Packed is for you. If your idea of sightseeing is the local pub, Packed is for you. And if you love Central Europe, Packed is for you. Packed is a free bi-monthly…
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