I attended the first annual New York Times Travel Expo at the invitation of Avalon Publishing Group (who also provided the rather considerable hangover I tied on the night before the show). The show was in this bizarre quonset hut sort of dealie just north of the cavernous Javits Center in NYC. We were one […]
» Read more...Month: February 2004
Forbes.com for Travel
I hadn’t ever thought of going to Forbes for travel, but I love what I’m finding on their sites. They have a few publications, and so far, Forbesfyi, looks the coolest. Here is their editorial calendar. Not to play favorites, but Rolf, this is so up your alley. I’m going to study up. I love […]
» Read more...Happy Birthday Jeff Greenwald!
Jeff Greenwald is celebrating his 50th in Israel and blogging about it on Things Asian. Travelers’ Tales did a nice write up about their relationship with him on their homepage, but I thought I’d make note of it here in case some of you didn’t get over there. Jeff’s been in the travel writing biz […]
» Read more...Travel Commerce Expo
I'd like to go to this. Travel Commerce Expo The who’s who convention of big money travel companies. I wonder who shmoozes with who, which ones are partnering up, merging, poaching, etc. I wonder who throws the best parties. Is anyone going? Here’s who attended last year. Details: April 19-21, 2004 Hilton NY New York, […]
» Read more...Ayun Halliday on RolfPotts.com
Hey Ayun, thanks for the nice mentions! Go get Ayun’s inside scoop to travel writing on RolfPotts.com. If you’re in New York, you can meet her at the Travel Expo this weekend. And if you are employed and love her or me, support the No Touch Monkey! store. I want the lunch pail. And thanks […]
» Read more...Writing About Our Lives
This post is not about writing your memoir. So, if you find this personal vent while looking for advice, there’s no need to be disappointed. Just go take a class. Today, I’m talking about my recent fascination with time. I’ve been reading a lot lately: research for stories and pitches, current events, looking for Panties […]
» Read more...A free trip to Australia if your writing is good enough
The official title of the award is: The Henry Lawson Award for Travel Writing It is an annual prize sponsored by The Australian Tourist Commission and Qantas Airways The prize will go to an “exceptional story that best embodies Australia’s personality and uniqueness as a destination.” Who is eligible? Anyone who has a story published […]
» Read more...Positive Quote About Dreams
I'm going to miss seeing this magnet on the fridge when I leave Waterloo next week: If somone believes in you, and you believe in your dreams, it can happen. —Tiffany Loren Rowe Yeah, I’m a mushball. But it is one of my favorite things to hear someone’s dream and see them laying the cement […]
» Read more...Journalists Blogging, UK Style
Here is a list of (mostly) UK based Journalists who are blogging away. I found it on dot Journalism: online news for online journalists
» Read more...Jimmy Carter, Blogger
Here is Jimmy Carter's blog about his trip to West Africa. There are five posts from Feb 2-9, links to a slide presentation, and his take on Togo, Ghana, and Mali. Don’t forget to read from the bottom-up. I didn’t think it had much of a blog feel since there were no comment options, but […]
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