Category: Something Different

A few Travel TV items have recently crossed my desk. Where will you end up, in front or in back of the camera? Here are opportunities for both. The Travel Channel is looking for stories for a new series. “Everyone has had a remarkable, disastrous, sexy, or otherwise exciting travel experience at one time or […]

In case you missed it, Get Fuzzy is still talking about Bucky’s autobiography. I’m a happy camper. Dec. 13 Bucky’s Great American Biography Dec. 14 Bucky’s screenplay adaptation Dec. 15 Bucky needs “Inspiration” Dec. 16 Someone stole Bucky’s manuscript Dec. 17 Fungo’s got Bucky’s manuscript

As of December 6, 2004, Bucky Katt on the comic strip Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley is trying to write a novel. It’s hilarious. Dec. 6 — Bucky Katt on what people want in a book Dec. 7 — The formula for writing a bestseller Dec. 8 — Rob tells Bucky why he shouldn’t write […]

I already wanted an iPod, but now I know I NEED one. “iPod-oltry on the Road,” on Fodor’s RightThisWay, got me thinking. Thanks, John. Now I have reasons to justify this craving. I’m afraid you’ve created a monster. Here’s a bit from Adam Sach’s original article on Condé Nast Traveler. “Sometimes you don’t want to […]

How cool is this?! I don't even know where to start reading! How come nobody has told me about this?! WordsWithoutBorders.org I like the design, too. And look at this, they are a partner of PEN American Center.

Veteran travelers will know some of the more pracitcal of these tips, like Dave Navarro’s suggestion to underpack, but it’s still fun to hear it from the mouths of musicians. “Rock ‘n’ roll road tips” by Simona Rabinovitch from the Globe and Mail “British DJ Ben Watt, also one-half of pop duo Everything But the […]

My friends at Midtown Books in Memphis, TN have outdone themselves. Owner Hugh Hollowell sent me this email last week and I was so impressed with this creative marketing slant, I’m passing it your way. But here’s the thing. It’s no gimmick. This is SO Hugh! He is a superfun and generous guy, and all […]

I just saw this on Travel Video.TV 3rd Annual Around-the-World Travel Competition Looking For Globetrotting Participants” This is the first year my friends haven’t forwarded the Global Scavenger Hunt application to me. Maybe they know I’ve got better things to do with nine grand. “Outside magazine calls The Global Scavenger Hunt, “…one of the most […]

Are you a book lover? No, I mean do you love books enough to decorate your room with furniture made from books? I found Building with Books on Yahoo Picks this morning. It is the handiwork of some MIT students who used novels, encyclopedias, and even 98 copies of the 2002-03 MIT Faculty and Staff […]