Condé Nast Traveler has just come out with a list of 86 Best Travel Books Of All Time, and I am absolutely ashamed and embarrassed to admit that I have read none of them (NONE OF THEM!!), and was only familiar with a handful. *Sigh* Condé Nast Traveler asked 45 of it’s favorite writers to […]
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Lonely Planet’s Pick & Mix
Guidebooks in PDF format have been around for awhile and I’ve never found them much of use. I have a couple of guides from various publishers stuck in a folder somewhere on my computer that I never go into. But now Lonely Planet has announced that they have Pick & Mix chapters availiable for download […]
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…on FACEBOOK. Yes, oh my goodness – everyones on it! It seems to be invading the Internet by becoming this super informative portal where you can interact with anyone and everyone you’ve wanted to. I wonder how long this fad will last. Anyway, coming to the point: I might have caught on to this LP […]
» Read more...Interview with Mike Gerrard
Britan’s Mike Gerrard is one of the world’s most prolific guidebook writers and has been one of the lucky few to have a steady career in travel writing. He was kind enough to grant Written Road an interview: Written Road: How did you first become involved in travel writing? Mike Gerrard: I had to go […]
» Read more...Symphony space Travel Tales
Symphony Space was kind enough to send us a copy of their new Travel Tales compact disc collection so I thought I’d share it with everyone. The collection is made up of short travel clips (the combined total of the 6 stories is just three hours on three total discs). Other than the full length […]
» Read more...Wow Wow Wee Waa; Borat to pen Travel Guide
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 […]
» Read more...How Traveling Made Her a Writer…
Check out a great interview on Gadling with founder or Seal Press Barbara Sjoholm. The interview has been done by our very own Kelly Amabile, and is in the context of one of Barbara’s latest books “Incognito Street: How Traveling Made Me A Writer”. The interview is inspiring and full of bits of advice and […]
» Read more...US Launch Tour: Lonely Planet Books
2)Unlikely Destinations:The Lonely Planet Story, jointly written by both Tony and Maureen Wheeler: Clear from it’s title, this book talks about the 36-year evolution of Lonely Planet from a barely stapled guide written by two travelers on the road, to the world’s largest independent guidebook publisher. When: The couple will be hopping around the United […]
» Read more...Interview: Pauline Frommer
Pauline Frommer, daughter of American Travel writing legend Arthur Frommer, has built a successful career in her own right and last year began releasing her own line of guidebooks, which have been highly acclaimed for her “Spend less, see more,†approach. She was kind enough to grant Written Road a candid interview. See articles, podcasts, […]
» Read more...Interview with Michael Luongo
Michael Luongo is the author of Frommer’s Buenos Aires guidebook and a contributor to publications such as Out Traveler, The Advocate, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Town & Country Travel, Budget Travel, Gay.com, Conde Nast Traveler, and National Geographic Traveler. He is also an editor and photographer, and one written and edited numerous […]
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