The new redesign launches today and I got a sneek peek! First of all, it’s important to tell you that World Hum fans are not losing anything from the old site. The great dispatches, resource links, and the best weblog on travel writing will all carry over. So, what’s the difference? World Hum 2.0 is […]
» Read more...Month: June 2005
Not For Tourists
Not For Tourists is a collection of pocket guides made primarily to assist city dwellers instead of out-of-town visitors. From their website: Our philosophy is simple: people need to use the cities they live in, commute into, or travel to effectively. They need to use their city’s transportation systems; its governmental infrastructure; its shops, restaurants, […]
» Read more...Blogging For Books Winners
This month I participated in Blogging for Books on The Zero Boss blog by Jay Allen. Every month Jay puts out a topic to write about. Bloggers write their piece, post it on their site, and Jay and his wife, Kim, read all the entries. Then, they give the finalists over to their guest author […]
» Read more...Top 50 Lists
Two top 50 lists came out last week that are worth mentioning: Chicago Tribune’s 50 Best Magazines List, which includes a few familiar titles: #2 National Geographic Traveler (writers guidelines) #15 National Geographic #30 Outside (writer’s guidelines) Time’s 50 Coolest Websites List, which includes: The urban travel guide Gridskipper The always helpful SideStep travel booking […]
» Read more...Writers Workshop on the Canal du Midi in Southern France
There’s still a slot available in TT Executive Editor Larry Habegger’s week-long intensive writers workshop July 24-30 on the Canal du Midi in Southern France. The voyage will traverse portions of the historic Canal du Midi between Toulouse and Beziers on Lurley, a classic 35-foot Dutch motor cruiser. Life will slow to a reflective pace […]
» Read more...MapQuest Publishing
According to this USA Today article, MapQuest announced the formation of MapQuest Publishing, which will produce travel guidebooks, along with a series of atlases and laminated street maps. Their affinity travel guides are tailored to interests like auto racing, campgrounds and college searches. Publishers Weekly has more on this move back to books: MapQuest, which […]
» Read more...Job Lead: Rough Guides
Rough Guides, acclaimed publisher of travel guides, pop culture reference titles, and world music CDs, is seeking a media savvy publicist with a minimum of two year’s experience for an opening at its Penguin Group offices in New York. See Publishers Marketplace for job duties and qualifications.
» Read more...North Beach Festival
It was good to be at the North Beach Festival this year. We’ve been doing it every year for oh I don’t know how long. Ten or eleven years or so. And I’d take a guess and say that I’ve been there for six of them. They block off the streets and let the vendors […]
» Read more...Vegas Stats
Current Location: Redwood City, CA Current Weather:68F, In Vegas…94F Current Reads: PokerNews.com, Tao of Poker, Jay Greenspan’s WSOP reports, and GavinLIVE What I’m listening to: Phil Gordon’s Podcasts Movies this week: Star Wars Days in Vegas since the move: 62 Days since the World Series of Poker started: 14 Number of poker players I know […]
» Read more...Jen Leo in SF for the North Beach Festival
Hey everybody, I just wanted to let you know that I popped into town last night. The North Beach Festival is on this weekend and it is always a super fun good time. For you Travelers’ Tales fans, it’s a great opportunity to stock up on your collection as we usually have a decent discount […]
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