As the author to a few guidebooks, maybe I should be somewhat offended by this, but for some reason I want to buy it. Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev (AKA British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen), has inked a deal with Flying Dolphin Press, an imprint of Random House Inc.’s Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, to write a […]
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Global Travel Writers new website
This may not be so much of use to writers, but good news for editors looking to fill assignments. Global Travel Writers, which is an alliance of Austrailian Writers and photographers, have just redesigned their website to make it far more user friendly for editors and publishers. Visitors can now read on-line synopsis of features […]
» Read more...A Real-Time Luxury Package
You will probably read the most informative yet interesting 250 words on this newly launched travel website-cum-blog called Globorati. What I particularly liked about the site is that it not only tells you about the newest hospitality developments from Timbuktu to Toronto, but it cleverly weaves in carefully researched and up-to-date information on the destination […]
» Read more...Salon’s Literary Guide to the World
During my first trip to Paris, I was overwhelmed with its literary past. A past that includes welcoming expats — Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Henry Miller, and members of the Lost Generation gang. Even more, Paris is a book lover’s paradise, with bookstores that have a history as rich as the books they sell. I […]
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