http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/ a behind-the-scenes look at the wanderings of a freelance photojournalist en-us 2004-10-05T03:14:20-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/004312.shtml Don George, Global Travel Editor at Lonely Planet, is seeking submissions (deadline 30 November 2004) for a travel humor anthology with a working title of By the Seat of My Pants.... Writers' Markets | Resources laughtears 2004-10-05T03:14:20-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/004330.shtml Watch for new photos, on-the-scene audio posts and general 'moblogging' mayhem at my new blogspot: l a u g h t e a r s" href="http://laughtears.blogspot.com/">TRAVELBLOG on blogger.com.... About laughtears 2004-09-14T02:13:55-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/004236.shtml Mad story ideas anyone? Here's a plea for help from Irish TG4 Producer Evan Chamberlain: "I am currently in pre-production for a new Travel Series on TG4, Ireland's National Television Station.. The new series will feature the Award Winning travel... Travel TV laughtears 2004-09-08T18:28:25-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/004235.shtml Lonely Planet has teamed up with Focus Features to provide background information for the new release The Motorcycle Diaries, based on Ernesto 'Ché' Guevara's travel memoir.... On Assignment laughtears 2004-09-08T18:07:10-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/004231.shtml ¡Andale! I updated the Around Mexico City and North Central Highlands chapter for LP's new Mexico country guide.... Bio | Bibliography laughtears 2004-09-08T13:23:36-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/002926.shtml Outside magazine founding editor and frequent National Geographic Adventure contributor Tim Cahill celebrates his lack of sense of direction and gift for misadventure in his spirited new book, Lost in My Own Backyard, which details his frontcounty ramblings and intrepid... Recommended Reading laughtears 2004-08-14T23:45:14-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/003735.shtml The SF Chronicle recently published my piece on hidden Grand Teton National Park. The story was also picked up by Fodor's Right This Way travel blog editor John Rambow. Apparently, the Miami Herald will be running it in a... Yellowstone & Grand Tetons laughtears 2004-07-29T16:32:07-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/002909.shtml Check out my interview with Vagabonding author and travel writer extraordinaire Rolf Potts. While you are at it, don't miss his profiles of other preeminent and up-and-coming writers like Ayun Halliday, Tim Cahill, Isabella Tree, Simon Winchester, Pico Iyer, Joe... Interviews laughtears 2004-06-09T19:40:17-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/001633.shtml Morgan and I co-authored the new 5th edition of Lonely Planet's Bolivia country guide, which hit the shelves in April. Condé Nast Traveler praised the book as "friendly, thoughtful, sympathetic...the best companion to the country." French and Italian translations... Bolivia | South America laughtears 2004-06-09T16:13:07-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/001632.shtml The new 2004 (9th) edition of Lonely Planet's South America on a Shoestring, including my chapter on Bolivia and Morgan's chapter on Paraguay, hit the virtual shelves in early April.... Bolivia | South America laughtears 2004-06-08T06:02:42-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/002084.shtml Here are the details about my radio interview scheduled for next Monday. I'll be chatting for half an hour with Australia's ABC Nationwide radio hosts and talkback callers about my forthcoming Lonely Planet Bolivia guidebook. According to the station's promo... Bolivia | South America laughtears 2004-03-31T01:09:30-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/002085.shtml Anyone and everyone interested in South America will want to check out this month's Ecoclub interview with Footprint's long-running editor Ben Box. If that's not enough, dig a bit deeper for the live chat transcripts that followed the interview. There's... Bolivia | South America laughtears 2004-03-29T23:28:44-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/001834.shtml Locals warned us that the wind would be stong in Patagonia, but this was ridiculous. Our winding 16-hour ride along gravel roads north from Usuhaia, Argentina through Tierra del Fuego turned into a 24-hour fiasco as the bus refused to... ->Photo of the Day<- laughtears 2004-03-04T21:44:38-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/001778.shtml It's 1pm on the last Friday of the month, three levels below the entrance of one of Bolivia's most primitive co-operative mines, La Candelaria, inside the infamous Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain). The ancient-looking miners, who universally suffer from silicosis, start... On Assignment laughtears 2004-03-04T01:21:49-07:00 http://blogs.bootsnall.com/nystrom/archives/001796.shtml On the Page magazine is looking for stories of the unemployed for their upcoming issue on Work. The pitch: "Was losing your job the best thing that ever happened to you or one of a series of terrible misfortunes? Did... Writers' Markets | Resources laughtears 2004-03-01T23:13:02-07:00