Sunday Travel Book Notes 11.28.04
Heaven is alone time. I'm done with the holidays and have just returned to my wireless fixated, blogging, house-hopping, eat, sleep, and brush-my-hair-whenever-I-want ways. Only now I'm going to look a…
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1321 postsTurkey and Poker
Last year's Thanksgiving story, "We're All Turkeys," can't be beat. It is one of my favorites. This year the universal way for the Leos to show their love at Thanksgiving was to show up. My uncle brought…
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Howard Lederer, Jim McManus, Chris Ferguson, and Ben Affleck are either contributors or on the cover of this premier issue. Um....how fast can I get a copy? Will this be the first magazine subscription…
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Veteran travelers will know some of the more pracitcal of these tips, like Dave Navarro's suggestion to underpack, but it's still fun to hear it from the mouths of musicians. "Rock 'n' roll road tips" by…
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Damn I wish someone could come over here and take a picture of me. I think I'm blushing. Gadling just gave me some pretty big props and I just might be glowing for the next 48 hours. "Blogalicious Feature…
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I'm seeing Jim Benning tonight for the second time this week, have talked to him several times on the phone, and traded countless emails as well. But even with all that, I almost missed some travel book…
Read more →11.19.04 Weekly Stats
Current Reads: Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts, Positively Fifth Street by James McManus Movies this week: Incredibles, Bridget Jones 2 Song I get excited…
Read more →Midtown Books: Betting on Book Sales
My friends at Midtown Books in Memphis, TN have outdone themselves. Owner Hugh Hollowell sent me this email last week and I was so impressed with this creative marketing slant, I'm passing it your way.…
Read more →iTravelSyndicate
I'm reposting this because it got invaded by spam hackers. I think it is a good one to keep because I know writers who are making money from it. iTravelSyndicate "iTravelSyndicate is an online marketplace…
Read more →Global Scavenger Hunt Call for Participants
I just saw this on Travel Video.TV 3rd Annual Around-the-World Travel Competition Looking For Globetrotting Participants" This is the first year my friends haven't forwarded the Global Scavenger Hunt…
Read more →Women Adventurers in the News
Women. Women. Women. Sheesh! Just kidding. As I write up my interview for GoNomad and answer questions about why we're doing books by and about women travelers, the ladies keep traipsing through the…
Read more →Cowboys and Vegas...too good to be true
Do you see why I need a Gambler Girl column? The National Finals Rodeo is in Las Vegas December 3-13. Randy Travis is playing at the Golden Nugget. Me, a cowboy, and a craps table. Throw in some ice cream…
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