The New Yorker Travel Issue

By Jen Leo | April 12th, 2005 | Add a Comment »

Kelly just told me that The New Yorker has a travel issue out this month!
“THE PARACHUTE ARTIST”: Have Tony Wheeler’s guidebooks travelled too far? by Tad Friend is... [Read this entry]

Spend a Month in Paris with Rolf Potts

By Jen Leo | April 11th, 2005 | 2 Comments »

No, Rolf is not auctioning himself off like I did. But, you can pony up to get his time, attention, and seasoned editorial tutelage in the charms of the Latin... [Read this entry]

Picture of Friends from the NYT Travel Show

By Jen Leo | April 7th, 2005 | Add a Comment »

Erik Olsen from Gadling on the left, Ayun Halliday in the center, Kelly Amabile and Andrew Tarica above me.
Been meaning to put that up since Kelly sent it to... [Read this entry]

Sightseeing on NPR

By Jen Leo | March 30th, 2005 | 3 Comments »

Remember when I was raving about Rattawut Lapcharoensap’s Sightseeing? Well he was on NPR today.

‘Sightseeing’: Beyond the Tourist’s Thailand
Audio of the All Things Considered program will be available at... [Read this entry]

Tony Perrottet in SF This Week

By Jen Leo | March 28th, 2005 | 3 Comments »

I met Tony at the NY Times Travel Show, and man is he fun. That venue was way too small for him and I wished he’d had a whole seminar... [Read this entry]

Bill Bryson: the Cliffs Notes Version

By Jen Leo | March 9th, 2005 | 5 Comments »

If you've only recently discovered Bill Bryson, The Age just ran a nice overview.
Have beard, will travel By Jane Sullivan.
“The whole trick of travel writing, he says... [Read this entry]

Meeting Rick Steves

By Jen Leo | March 7th, 2005 | 8 Comments »

A few weeks ago I made fun of someone for using a Rick Steves guidebook. Actually, that is putting it lightly. I ganged up with another friend of mine and... [Read this entry]

Don George’s New Book on Travel Writing

By Jen Leo | March 3rd, 2005 | 1 Comment »

That's write. That's right! Either way you look at it, Don George is releasing a brand new book about our favorite subject. A how-to from all the insight he’s garnered... [Read this entry]

Ayun Halliday’s Job Hopper

By Jen Leo | February 23rd, 2005 | Add a Comment »

The Amazing Ayun keeps cranking out more books, and I can’t wait to add this to my collection. I mean, come on, don’t we always want to hear about someone... [Read this entry]

Around the World in Eight Days

By Jen Leo | February 21st, 2005 | Add a Comment »

Though I would love to read eight days worth of Laura on the job at USA Today, a travel journal is cool, too.
“Bly on the Fly”
She’s using a... [Read this entry]