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February 29, 2004Travel Writing Meets Rock n' RollWhat do rock n' roll and travel writing have in common? Besides the long hours, sleeping in a different bed every night and load of time spent on buses, aparently - according the Mick Jagger, at least - the grass...Read this update February 20, 2004Travel-Related Urban LegendsHave you heard about the man who has been trapped at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for ten years? Or the fellow who earned 1,253,000 frequent flyer miles by purchasing 12,150 individual servings of pudding? Both stories are true, but...Read this update February 19, 2004About the AuthorI've been involved with the travel publishing industry for nearly half my life, as a writer, photographer, editor, webmonkey, and, above all, as a rambling explorer. I started out working for Random House as a writer and editor for...Read this update Posted by laughtears on February 19, 2004 07:54 PM
Category: ->Photo of the Day<-, About, Bio | Bibliography What Am I Listening To?Using Apple's iCal software, I've created a San Francisco Bay Area Public Radio Calendar, listing my favorite music, news and current affairs shows. Most of the stations I listen to are also available online as streaming webcasts, so non-Bay Area...Read this update Storytelling by The Intentional TravelerProlific freelance writer Michael McCarthy, organizer of the Travel Tales storytelling series, interviews a fascinating cast of adventuresome characters (such as 'the world's most well-traveled man' and writer Tim Cahill) on his website, the Intentional Traveler....Read this update Posted by laughtears on February 19, 2004 06:18 PM
TrackBack | Category: Interviews, Recommended Reading February 18, 2004The Slaves of Tony WheelerA critique of the herd-following tendencies of 'indepedent travelers', from the the qUirKY jaPan HomEPage: "We are the slaves of Tony Wheeler, backpacker-peons, subjects of the Lonely Planet dictatorship. In our backpacker uniforms of Birkenstocks, pseudo-ethnic fashions, and expensive Jack Wolfskin...Read this update February 17, 2004About This BlogWelcome friends. I frequently receive emails from people asking how they can break into the travel writing game. My goal here is to provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the day-to-day life of a full-time travel writer. By sharing a few...Read this update February 16, 2004Women’s Voices Rise from Bolivian ChapareCultural Survival Quarterly presents an indigenous women's perspective on coca leaf growing and the brewing troubles in Bolivia's impoverished Chapare region....Read this update Singapore Sex Guru Seeks Super Baby-Making MatesThe World Press Review reports that Singapore's sex guru, Dr. Wei Siang Yu, is exploring some provocative media outlets in an attempt to boost the country's negative population growth rate....Read this update Posted by laughtears on February 16, 2004 03:56 PM
TrackBack | Category: Travel News | Current Affairs Auto Driveaway Weekly ListingsFollow the link for a nationalwide list (updated weekly) of cars in the USA awaiting drivers. Post comments here with feedback about your experiences....Read this update February 15, 2004Auto Driveaways (USA & Canada) FAQCopyright © 2002-2004 Andrew Dean Nystrom What exactly is an Auto Driveaway? Since the early 1950s, vehicle owners in the USA or Canada who need to transport their cars from one place to another have been finding voluntary drivers for...Read this update |
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