Jul
19
Belloc on travel
July 19, 2006 | Comments Off
“I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled;
the difference between the two being this,
that we wander for distraction,
but we travel for fulfillment.”
– Hilaire Belloc
Jul
15
Sonoma County Showcase of Food & Wine
July 15, 2006 | Comments Off
noon – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 15
MacMurray Ranch
9015 Westside Road
Healdsburg
“Internationally recognized as the largest wine event in Sonoma County, Showcase is the only Sonoma County wine and food event that features wines from all 14 winegrowing regions. Enjoy the festival that earned the Showcase the reputation as one of the best wine festivals in the world.
TASTE wines and meet winemakers from more than 100 of Sonoma County’s renowned vineyards and wineries. Food lovers will take pleasure in meeting our very own Executive Chef Randy Lewis and other local chefs while sampling Sonoma ’s best artisanal fare — from savory olive oils to tangy cheeses and delectable ice creams.
Jul
9
Boots N All Blogs
July 9, 2006 | Comments Off
http://blogs.bootsnall.com/
Jul
9
Killing Batteries
July 9, 2006 | Comments Off
And, for a rousing rebuttal, here’s the blog from “Leif Pettersen, a struggling 36-year-old guide writer from Minneapolis who details the woes of his profession on his blog, killingbatteries.com.”
Jul
9
Writing for Travel Guides
July 9, 2006 | Comments Off
Thanks to Toni Weingarten for sending this link to a New York Times article by Warren St. John about writing for travel guides: A Job With Travel but No Vacation.
Jul
9
Fields on Safari
July 9, 2006 | Comments Off
“Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.”
– W. C. Fields
Jul
8
Outpost
July 8, 2006 | Comments Off
“Since its debut in March 1996, Outpost has defied the conventions that typify other travel magazines – steering away from the cozy and coddled to take a more adventurous and realistic look at the world and how people travel through it. In every issue of Outpost you get the good, the bad and the ugly about travel, told in an honest, sometimes irreverent voice.
Jul
8
Plenty
July 8, 2006 | Comments Off
Plenty “is a magazine for hip, savvy environmentally conscious consumers. PLENTY readers know that we live in a world of finite resources, that the planet is a fragile system in delicate balance, and that there are limits to how much we can extract from our surroundings without doing irreparable harm. PLENTY believes that the technologies are in place and the will exists to make a transition from a world of potential scarcity to a world of plenty.”
Jul
8
Verge
July 8, 2006 | Comments Off
Verge “is Canada’s magazine for people who travel with purpose. Each issue takes you around the world with people who are doing something different and making a difference doing it. This is Canada’s resource for those wanting to volunteer, work, study or adventure overseas.”
Jul
8
G.A.P. Adventures
July 8, 2006 | Comments Off
“For fifteen years we have specialized in our own brand of unique, small group grassroots adventure travel experiences. We strive to show you the real world, by taking you off the beaten track, to the heart of the destination, and to meet the locals who call it home. If you have a lust for life and a curiosity for culture we invite you to explore our website and immerse yourself in our addictive world of adventure travel!”
Jul
8
Research idea
July 8, 2006 | Comments Off
Thanks to Kathryn Abajian for this suggestion (since someone asked) “for your foreign language barrier questions: try the local librarians; they may be more adept at answering objectively and usually have a vested interest in disseminating factual info.”
Jul
8
Language Log
July 8, 2006 | Comments Off
Thanks to April Orcutt for the link to Language Log, a site for language lovers.
Michael Erard writes about it on June 20, 2006, for the New York Times Science Desk: “Serious linguistic scholars don’t usually write about talking dogs and street signs — not for publication, anyway. But that is what they do on Language Log, a funny, wide-ranging blog that provides up-to-the-minute linguistic commentary written for a wider audience. Now three years old….”
Jul
8
World Expeditions
July 8, 2006 | Comments Off
Andrew Dean Nystrom has moved to World Expeditions. He writes, “I’m jazzed about World Expeditions thanks to their irrepressible Aussie enthusiasm for authentic, no-holds-barred adventuring, their light-hearted take on life, and their long-standing commitment to responsible and sustainable travel. From self-guided week-long European walking and bicycling tours and two-week African and South American wildlife safaris to month-long treks and mountaineering expeditions in the Himalaya led by Everest submitters, WE arranges it all. Definitely give me a ring when your planning your next active vacation.”
Jul
8
A Travel Writer’s Guide to Sustainable Tourism and Destination Stewardship
July 8, 2006 | Comments Off
Thanks to Karen Misuraca for sending this information from National Geographic: a booklet of information and inspiration for travel writers interested in sustainable tourism. “This practical handbook gives travel journalists and curious consumers ways to evaluate companies and destinations for sustainability–download into a booklet or read online.”
Jul
5
Wild Writing Women Salon
July 5, 2006 | Comments Off
Wednesday, July 5, 2006, 6pm
Monticello Inn
127 Ellis Street
San Francisco
(866) 788-6169
Free
This month’s guest, Aleta George, writer and columnist for Bay Nature, speaks In Praise of the Generalist.
Like most writers, Aleta George is tenacious at chewing her way through external challenges and internal doubts as she builds, clip-by-clip, a freelance writing career. After bristling at the advice of seasoned professionals to specialize, Aleta has come to embrace her natural inclination as a generalist. She has found that following her heart and her own palette of interests matches her personality and gives a boost to her paychecks and portfolio.