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January 30, 2004Laurie King's New Travel Writers' News BlogAttention aspiring Bay Area-based travel writers: Don't miss Laurie King's Travel Writers' News and frequently-updated Travel Writers' Calendar. It's a great source of events listings and now appears in a searchable, archived format. Looks great, Laurie!...Read this update Posted by laughtears on January 30, 2004 08:43 PM
TrackBack | Category: Writers' Markets | Resources January 29, 2004Sky High Airlines - The Cheap Way to FlyLooking for a cheaper way to fly? Give SkyHigh Airlines a whirl. Don't say we didn't warn you....Read this update World Hum fetes three decades of groundbreaking independent travel guidesWorld Hum co-editor Jim Benning pays homage to Lonely Planet at 30....Read this update Posted by laughtears on January 29, 2004 11:13 PM
TrackBack | Category: Travel News | Current Affairs January 27, 2004Cambodia Online via Wi-Fi Thanks to MIT Media LabTravelers can now access email in the most far-flung places, such as rural Cambodia, thanks to new portable wireless technolgies....Read this update January 24, 2004Molvania: A Land Untouched By Modern DentistryWhat happens when a couple of well-travelled, un-PC Australians return home too poor to travel and have too much time on their hands? They write a guidebook, of course....Read this update Ecoclub.com Editorial: Travel Writing - More Serious Than You Thoughtby Antonis B. Petropoulos, ECOCLUB Editor Many unfairly consider travel writers as leisurely types, or rather unimaginative authors who resort to travelling for inspiration. Few realise the hard work and skills required (you can read about this in this issue's...Read this update Posted by laughtears on January 24, 2004 04:17 PM
Category: About, Bio | Bibliography, Recommended Reading Author Fees May Be Rising Soon?In the UK, The Guardian reports some good news for guidebook authors - their fees may be on the rise in 2004! since "the jury has thrown the book at the scourge of Lonely Planet...."...Read this update Chengdu on the Cheap - The Scene Behind Writing LP ChinaProlific Lonely Planet author Bradley Mayhew weighs in with a dirt-under-the-nails look at the realities and rewards of researching the far-flung reaches of China on the cheap. Bradley Mayhew studied Chinese at Oxford University; he has since written over a...Read this update Dangers Arise When Editors GoofThe AP reports on what happens when editors at a British hiking magazine get careless with the facts. "Directions would lead climbers off a cliff on Britain's tallest peak" A tip of the woolen beanie to Lonely Planet author Bradley...Read this update January 23, 2004My ECOCLUB.com InterviewCheck out my interview by ECOCLUB.com's director Antonis Petropoulos about travel writing and ecotourism, featured in this month's International Ecotourism Monthly newsletter....Read this update Posted by laughtears on January 23, 2004 12:22 PM
TrackBack | Category: About, Bio | Bibliography, FAQs, Interviews January 22, 2004Creative Class War - Why Creatives Are Fleeing the USRichard Florida, a professor of economic development at Carnegie Mellon University and the author of Rise of the Creative Class, explores why the creative class is fleeing the US in droves....Read this update Posted by laughtears on January 22, 2004 01:08 PM
TrackBack | Category: Travel News | Current Affairs January 21, 2004Edward Hasbrouck Astutely Analyzes the CAPPS-II FiascoPractical Nomad author Edward Hasbrouck takes an in-depth look at Northwest Airlines' sharing of passenger name records with NASA....Read this update David Atkinson: Live from BoliviaLonely Planet author David Atkinson is currently taking a career break, volunteering and filing weekly dispatches live from Bolivia....Read this update January 20, 2004Jan Morris Loves USA But Fears Our Gov'tLetter from America / Home of the Free survives in spirit of American people...Read this update Lonely Planet Partners with SF ChronicleAt 30, Lonely Planet expands its orbit, keeps hippie ethos.......Read this update Air Courier Flights FAQCopyright © 2002-04 Andrew Dean Nystrom Is it really possible to fly for free as an air courier? Yes! But more often than not, air couriers fly at substantial discounts, rather than for free. The more flexible and adventurous you...Read this update My BibliographyFor future reference, here are links to most of the travel-related books that I've worked on:...Read this update Posted by laughtears on January 20, 2004 02:19 AM
Category: About, Bio | Bibliography, On Assignment January 19, 2004Fodor's Berkeley Guide to Central AmericaIt all started for me with this book. I dropped out of my second year of university to take a minimum-wage editorial position with Random House. That was 1995. The work-weeks were 60 hours long. The computers were Mac...Read this update Posted by laughtears on January 19, 2004 05:13 PM
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