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Dec.29.2012
I was given a Kindle over a year ago, and I'm afraid I have not spent a lot on books since then. There's just so much page turning entertainment that is out of copyright.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin cannot be recommended enough. This is travel writing at it's best, the...
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Jan.16.2012
The Making of a CHINA Photography Book
Behind the publishing scenes with photographer Tom Carter, author of CHINA: Portrait of a People
Part 1: Inauguration and Introduction
It has been nearly 4 years now since my photography book CHINA: Portrait of a People was first published in Hong Kong, and 1....
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Nov.27.2011
Sunset is a magical time in the Moremi Game Reserve. Situated in the northeastern corner of the Okavango Delta, the game reserve contains over 1,000 square miles of pristine habitat for Botwana's most varied concentration of wildlife. Every day is an adventure in restraint. There...
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Nov.21.2011
V.S.Naipaul has not had dinner. At least, not with you. You are among the people he meets to concretise his ideas about the place he is writing about. You are raw material, and he cannot possibly sit with both a cooked meal and raw meat. At the literal level, yes. But I find some of his recent...
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May.10.2011
5.0 out of 5 stars Feisty tales from a brilliant storyteller, 2 May 2011 By Zoe Dawes "Quirky Traveller" (Cumbria) - See all my reviews This review is from: Lost Angel Walkabout (Paperback) So enjoyed this book. Linda has a really engaging way of writing and manages to change the...
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Apr.22.2011
Today I’d like to thank Susan Rich, author of three beautiful books of poetry (the most recent of which, The Alchemist’s Kitchen, is a finalist for the Poetry Book of the Year award), for hosting me on her blog today. Today’s topic is Writing About Place, and I offer a few tips for how all writers...
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Apr.20.2011
I am honored to be the featured writer on the North American Travel Journalist Association www.natja.org home page. I have been a member of NATJA for over decade. It is a wonderful organization providing a platform and resources for expert, or budding travel writers alike. They help writers get...
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Apr.02.2011
In the southern desert of Jordan, the ancient Nabateans carved their city, Petra, out of the red-rose rock. Later the caves were home to tribes of Bedouin. And to a young backpacker from New Zealand who fell in love with a Bedouin man. Marguerite van Geldermalsen met Mohammad in the late-Seventies...
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Feb.26.2011
Pagan Holiday: On the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists by Tony Perrottet My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Faced with an impending travel moratorium (his girlfriend became pregnant), Tony Perrottet took the family-to-be on the road to explore the route laid out by the original adventure travelers. The...
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Feb.22.2011
Getting there isn't easy, but like most great things in life, it's worth the labor. I took a train from Rome to Naples, then a car service from Naples to Positano (http://www.johnnystourservice.com/). Other options are ferries and hydroplanes (http://www.coopsantandrea.com/), busses (http://www....
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