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Travel Writing ain’t always easy

Date: March 30th, 2007 |

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I’m on assignment in Costa Rica at the moment and wanted to share just a general thought or feeling you could say about travel writing. It can be an absolute pain in the ass. At times it canI spent about 25 hours or so getting from Peru to Costa Rica because a direct flight from [read more]

Rock into the Matador Travel Community

Date: January 30th, 2007 |

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A couple of months ago, I had the privilege to join the Matador Travel Community. I first found it talked about on Craigslist as a community for people interested in travel, music & art, writing & photography, sports, and positive global development. It sounded interesting and it got me in touch with young, friendly [read more]

Back to Blogging!

Date: October 2nd, 2006 |

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Man, I’ve been loving these posts lately. Thanks so much to Kelly and Terah for covering on my hiatus. I’ve been working on More Sand in My Bra with Julia Weiler in Eugene, OR, Portland and Seattle doing events for What Color is Your Jockstrap, and then jetting directly over to Europe for back [read more]

Building Your Platform With a Niche

Date: June 27th, 2006 |

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I’m sure a bunch of people have told you that you need a platform in order to sell a book.
What’s platform? I like to think of it as a foundation of experience and readership. For example, someone who has a newspaper column and/or a radio show has a stronger platform than someone with a [read more]

In Big Bar with Travel Writing Greats

Date: March 1st, 2006 |

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On Saturday night after the New York Times Travel Show ended, a group of travel writers met for drinks. On this night, inspiration crashed with experience. Some of the writers to note were:
Don George from Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Writing
David Farley of Travelers’ Tales Prague, Gotham Writers Workshop, his website.
Jessie Sholl of [read more]

I’ve moved to Madrid

Date: February 7th, 2007 |

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Incase you were wondering, I have not been able to post until today because I have just relocated from Dubai (UAE) to Madrid.There was a compelling need to uproot my life and shake it up a little, if nothing else but to stir up some good writing.
A bit like long-term travel, drastic lifestyle changes [read more]

Read. No Excuses.

Date: January 16th, 2007 |

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When I used to work in public relations (a corporate job that I recently quit, to live abroad and write) I never seemed to have time to read. 9am to 7pm-high stress job, 2-hours in traffic, need to go out and socialize, come home dead and ready for bed. Besides, I read a plethora of [read more]

The Leo Trio on Fox Sports Net

Date: July 7th, 2006 |

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These are exciting times for me. I’m about to play in a speed poker tournament to be televised on Fox Sports Net. It’s called the Mansion Poker Dome, and I’ve been blogging about it on my perosnal blog, JenLeoLive! In short, I won a tournament on Mansion Poker.com. Now, I’ll play against five other players [read more]

Remembering Kinga Freespirit

Date: June 12th, 2006 |

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“Every dream is given to us with the power to make it come true.”
Kinga Freespirit lived by that quote during her six years of traveling with her companion, Chopin. Her dream, in fact, led her to Africa, the destination of a lifelong goal. And while living and fulfilling that dream, Kinga Freespirit passed on June [read more]

We Miss Kelly Amabile

Date: March 1st, 2006 |

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Another highlight of the New York Times Travel Show was getting to meet Kelly’s family. Kelly Amabile has been blogging on Written Road for just about a year now. She recently took a hiatus to do what all travel writers want and strive to do—travel! She quit her job, sold or packed up her belongings, [read more]