In Your Pocket
Thanks to Rolf, I spent a meal with his friend Wendy Wrangham in Prague. She has traveled extensively, or at least lived in several different countries and is a fantastic story teller. And I was happy to…
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1321 postsClip Building Lead for Italy Lovers
If you are more interested in building your clip file than writing for money, here is a new travel writing outlet for Italian aficionados. Umbria Mia Here are their submission guidelines. While there are…
Read more →Free Pass to TravelCom 2004
Today is the last day to register for your FREE pass to the exhibit hall at TravelCom 2004. After that it goes up to $50. This is mostly corporate travel networking. But ohhh man would I love to be there.…
Read more →Around the Bloc readings
Oh man, I can't believe I'm missing these events! It is not too late to meet Stephanie Elizondo Griest and hear her reading from Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana (Villard/Random…
Read more →BEA in Chicago, June 2004
I forgot to tell you that I am officially going to BEA this year. It will be the first Book Expo of America I can remember that Travelers' Tales hasb't had a booth. So, it'll be a different kind of…
Read more →Revised Itinerary
Ok folks, I'm going to have to give the hot black dress a whirl in Spain instead of Baden Baden. A WR fan wrote in and invited to show me around Cadiz, so I'm adding it to the list. (Providing I can get a…
Read more →Guidebook Writers' Blogs
This weekend Arthur Frommer wrote about verteran guidebook writers turning to blogs. I found it in the San Francisco Chronicle Travel section "Guidebook writers' blogs get you the picture quicker" The…
Read more →TIME byline
My first true parent pleasing byline came out today. TIME. When I told my grandfather this weekend he said he wanted to buy ten copies. The funny part is I'm not sure he has ten people to give it to. And,…
Read more →Desperate for Tech Help
Do you want the short version or the long version? I never give the short version, but I will this time. I had a once in a lifetime experience yesterday. Traditional Easter Orthodox celebrations in a…
Read more →InsideOut Travel Magazine Party
Well, it looks like I'm missing another travel magazine party. I haven't heard about InsideOut Travel until now, but I'll look into them when I get back. If you go celebrate their fourth issue with them,…
Read more →Peter Greenberg at BN in Boston
Hey, do we have anyone in the Boston area? Peter Greenberg is having an author event to discuss and sign his new book, Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective , an insider's guide to getting the best…
Read more →Euro Jen's April Itinerary
Ok, I finally got on the train. I pulled an all nighter in Amsterdam last night. Then took the train to Munich today. Now I’m catching another one to Budapest for a few days then on to Greece for Easter…
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