Jan
7
Science Journalism Program Fellowships
January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| March 1, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
“Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) invites applications for Science Journalism Program Fellowships. Take one of two hands-on courses: biomedical science (in Woods Hole, MA, June 4-14, 2008) or polar science (in Toolik Lake, Alaska, June 29 - July 12, 2008). A limited number of fellows will spend an additional month at Palmer Station, Antarctica. Deadline: March 1, 2008.” Above info from the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Jan
7
Global Climate Change workshop
January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| February 6, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
“The University of South Florida presents Global Climate Change & Sea-level Rise in Florida: A Conversation Between Scientists and the Media on Feb. 6, 2008, to facilitate the flow of scientific information to the public on the predicted effects of global climate change and the susceptibility of coastal Florida to sea-level rise.” Above info is from the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Jan
7
Western Enterprise Reporting Fellowship
January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| January 14, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
“Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West invites applications from professional journalists for the paid Western Enterprise Reporting Fellowships. Fellows are in residence at Stanford for up to two weeks to develop articles and broadcast series on the environment, politics, and culture of the Western U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Deadline: January 14, 2008.” Above is from the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Jan
7
SEJ contest deadline
January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| April 1, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
“The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)’s annual journalism contest honors outstanding environmental coverage in nine categories, each with a $1,000 prize offered, plus a student category. As well, we are pleased to announce a new book category with a $10,000 prize available. Deadline for SEJ’s seventh annual contest is April 1, 2008.”
Jan
3
Integrated Media
January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The New York Times Frugal Traveler series is a great example of integrated travel writing: articles, video, slideshows, readers’ comments/responses, and even a soundtrack. Good examples for those of us who are looking for new ways to market our work.
Jan
3
Brilliant Branding –The Miss Adventuring Show
January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
| January 3, 2008 | ||
| 12:30 pm | to | 1:00 pm |
I love Carla (no relation) King’s new brand, and I’ll bet her new show will be equally brilliant:
Carla writes, “For years and years many of you have been sending me emails headed Dear Miss Adventuring so I’ve finally taken you up on it and embraced the title. The Miss Adventuring Show on BlogTalkRadio.com is the first step. It launches on Thursday January 3rd at 12:30 pm Pacific Time USA.”The goal of the show is to create a How-To Guide for a Fabulously Misadventurous Lifestyle. Contributing will be guests who are living inspiring, out-of-the-box, live-your-dreams kind of lives. They’re a varied lot, including writers, dancers, entrepreneurs, parents, boaters, bikers, artists, technologists . . . you never know who will turn up.
Dec
29
Galapagos
December 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Here’s a link to Sailing Toward Paradise, a New York Times article by Matthew Power, contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine and National Geographic Adventure. “Thousands visit the otherworldly Galápagos each year, but few do it the way Charles Darwin did more than a century ago—approaching from the vast Pacific on a boat powered by the wind.”
Dec
11
Antarctica: Life on the Ice
December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
LIVE FROM ANTARCTICA! Free TeleWebcast
- How do people live and work at the bottom of the Earth where it’s 100 degrees below zero, the sun never shines in the winter, and they are faced with surviving blizzards of epic proportions?
- What is the fate of the Adelie penguins—the bellweather of climate change?
- What is it like to explore unmapped territories where your footprints will outlive you?
Thursday, December 13th, 2008
5pm PST / 8pm EST
Register FREE here: http://www.SusanFoxRogersBookTour.com
Sep
5
Young British Writer Heads to Antarctic
September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This press release from ResponseSource.com provides hope—very slim hope—for those of us who would like to get paid for adventure travel writing.
“The British Antartic Survey has appointed young British writer, Melanie Challenger, as Artist in Residence for International Polar Year 2007-8. She will live in the Antarctic for three months, working alongside the scientists in the region and gaining access to regions of the Antarctic totally closed to the general public. She will stay on board the RSS James Clark Ross.
Sep
1
Drought in Australia
September 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“The Murray is the lifeblood of Australia’s farming country, a legendary river that thundered 1,500 miles from the Snowy Mountains to the Southern Ocean. Now, it’s choking to death in the worst drought for a thousand years …”
Read the rest of the 8/5/07 article here.
Aug
29
Green Travel
August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Here’s a special report from the Washington Post on green travel.
Aug
17
News from Laurie Weed
August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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Global Cooling Plagues the U.K.
********************************After an unexpectedly glorious April, the weather in England turned…English. And not just your ordinary cold-and-wet English weather, either, but the coldest, wettest summer on record. None of the plans I’d made for my summer abroad included a glacial monsoon. During the first few weeks of gale-force winds and constant downpour, I tried to adapt. When my coping tactics — ranting, whining, drinking, taking long naps, and cutting my own hair with dog-grooming scissors — had no affect on the suicidal gray skies, I tried waiting it out, but after two solid months of virtual winter, when even the usually stoic natives were breaking down, I could bear it no longer. I hopped a cheap flight to the Iberian Peninsula where a record heat wave was reportedly killing people. If the apocalypse was imminent, I decided I’d rather roast than drown in it.
Aug
5
Global Warming Tourism?
August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Check out the Washington Post’s special travel section on global warming (July 15, 2007):
Getting Warmer . . .
Alaska’s Icy Bay, Where Glaciers Come to Die and Kayakers Come to Watch
By William Booth
“Granted, it is still a niche market. But if the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is to be believed — and why not? — it’s a growth opportunity. The traveler in the very near future might be ready for some global warming tourism. Vacation destinations? You could do the Maldives and watch the sea level rise before your very eyes. Glub glub. Bye-bye, happy island nation. Or perhaps a trip to the African Sahel to experience some scary soil evaporation. Subtle, but profound. Or you can do what we did and journey to Icy Bay in Alaska and just watch the world melt…”
Jun
21
Rowing with Roz
June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
| July 7, 2007 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 10:00 am |
I have scheduled an interview Roz Savage, who has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and is leaving San Francisco in July to row—solo—across the Pacific, in a bid to be the first woman to do so. How does Roz do it? And why? How big is her “rowboat”? What does she take along to eat and drink? Why doesn’t Roz use a chase boat? And how in the world does she keep from going mad with boredom? Here’s a 15-minute interview.
The upcoming half-hour interview will be broadcast live on BlogTalkRadio on Saturday, July 7, at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time.
Jun
20
Expedition 360
June 20, 2007 | 1 Comment
Thanks to Kathy Barlow with Travel Insurance Services for sending information about her friend Jason Lewis’ Expedition 360, “an attempt at one of the last great firsts for true circumnavigation: reaching antipodal points on the surface of the globe using only human power (no motors or sails). Bicycles, in-line skates, kayaks, swimming, walking and a unique pedal powered boat are being used by Englishman Jason Lewis and an international team to travel over 40,000 miles across five continents, two oceans and one sea (1994 - 2007).”
Jun
6
Gidget with Attitude
June 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Did you recognize “Gail (30 something, straight, single, Gidget with Attitude),” a local travel writer, in Rebecca Chekouras’s My Word essay in the February 25 San Francisco Chronicle Magazine? “The stories she sent back were each a Faberge egg using an economy of words to open a wealth of images. I loved them.”
I have to link to the article, both because “Gail” is a friend of mine (yes, she’s a wonderful travel writer, and yes, she’s Gidget with Attitude), and because I really enjoyed Rebecca’s writing, and will be watching for her forthcoming book, Through the Turquoise Gate.
Jun
1
The Cultural Explorer
June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Interested in traveling to Africa? Then don’t miss The Cultural Explorer, which specializes in off-the-beaten-path itineraries. In 2007, there are two Make-a-Difference tours (one departing in September and one in October) on which you meet with “entrepreneurs, interact with the local children, visit schools, teach in a orphanage, assist health care workers, observe animal rescue, and experience life in the townships.” For 2008, there’s a tour that combines animals and art, and sounds absolutely wonderful.
Jun
1
The Wayfarers
June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The “Trusted Adventures” family (which includes Austin-Lehman Adventures) has added The Wayfarers, which specializes in walking tours. “Specialists in walking vacations since 1984, The Wayfarers is committed to providing inspired options for the very best of travel on two feet. Freedom of spirit and a passion for adventure set the scene. We seek out expert local walk leaders and put the focus on exciting itineraries featuring diverse landscapes, gracious lodging and delicious regional cuisine. Affordable pricing covers all accommodations, ground transfers, meals on itineraries, wine with dinner, entry to specified museums and historic sites, lectures and events.”
Jun
1
Rowing across the Pacific!
June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Want to be inspired? Listen to this interview with Erden Eruc, who is leaving from San Francisco next week to row—singlehandedly—across the Pacific Ocean to Brisbane, Australia. “Born in Cyprus, and a Turkish citizen, Eruc is a longtime U.S. resident who has dreamed of a human powered, self-propelled journey around the world since 1997.”
Sounds crazy, right? Don’t jump to conclusions. Eruc has already:
- Bicycled 5,546 miles roundtrip from Seattle to Alaska
- Climbed 20,320-foot-high Mt. McKinley (Denali)
- Bicycled 3,980 miles from Seattle to Miami
- Rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean between the Canary Islands and Guadeloupe
May
26
Rowing Across the Pacific Ocean!
May 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Want to be inspired? Listen to this interview with Erden Eruc, who is leaving from San Francisco next week to row-singlehandedly-across the Pacific Ocean to Brisbane, Australia. “Born in Cyprus, and a Turkish citizen, Eruc is a longtime U.S. resident who has dreamed of a human powered, self-propelled journey around the world since 1997.”Sounds crazy, right? Don’t jump to conclusions. Eruc has already:
* Bicycled 5,546 miles roundtrip from Seattle to Alaska
* Climbed 20,320-foot-high Mt. McKinley (Denali)
* Bicycled 3,980 miles from Seattle to Miami
* Rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean between the Canary Islands and Guadeloupe
May
1
Don’s Place
May 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Don George has been busy at Don’s Place. Here are the highlights:
Feature Destination
SAFARI IN AFRICA: PART ONE - VISAS AND VACCINES AND PILLS, OH MY!
I’m about to embark on a two-week adventure to Kenya and Tanzania. But the journey begins at home — with visas, vaccines, and other essential preparations. Join me as I perfect my imitation of a human pin cushion.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN GREECE
It happened 30 years ago, but it’s still one of my most magical memories: Timeless connections enliven an unexpected stay on the uninhabited island of Delos.
Apr
24
Poor Nations to Bear Brunt as World Warms
April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
New York Times article by ANDREW C. REVKIN
“Wealthy countries are spending far more to limit their own risks from global warming’s consequences than to help the world’s most vulnerable regions….”
Apr
22
Scientists Detail Climate Changes, Poles to Tropics
April 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
New York Times article by JAMES KANTER and ANDREW C. REVKIN. April 7, 2007
“From the poles to the tropics, the earth’s climate and ecosystems are already being shaped by the atmospheric buildup of greenhouse gases and face inevitable, possibly profound, alteration, the world’s leading scientific panel on climate change said Friday. In its most detailed portrait of the effects of climate change …”
Apr
22
Sierra “Classic” 5-day Backpacking Trip, Yosemite CA
April 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
| July 18, 2007 | to | July 22, 2007 |
“Join Wild Women Workshops instructors Heather Sullivan and Cynthia Ramaciotti for a wonderful backpacking trip in the high country of Yosemite. Yoga and reflective writing instruction will be offered.” July 18-22, 2007. Cost: $675. Please email us for registration forms. Some scholarships available. (209) 379-9453.
Apr
16
Beyond Green
April 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
From Get Lost Travel Books March, 2007 Newsletter: “In a recent cover story on “green travel” Publishers Weekly (1/29/07) asked various publishers to define the terms “green” and “eco-travel”. The definitions proffered turned out to be so broad as to render the terms meaningless. Tim Jarrell, the publisher of Fodor’s thinks of eco-travel as outdoor activities and eco-tours. (Can someone explain to me what an eco-tour actually is?) He identified two trends in green travel: 1) sustainability, i.e., minimizing the impact of tourism on resources such as fuel and water; and 2) “out-of-the-ordinary” experiences. He is spot-on with the first point. But isn’t “out-of-the-ordinary” just good old “independent travel”? Editorial director Elizabeth Newhouse of National Geographic believes that “experiential travel is important, because the closer people feel to the places they visit, the more careful they will be in preserving them.” Ouch. I am afraid that the imprecision here is going to go down as yet another marketing trend that will soon be forgotten. If millions of well-meaning travelers are throwing away their non-recyclable water bottles every day, is it right to consider them green if they all decide to go on bike tours half way around the world?”In the 1980s I used A Guide to Trekking in Nepal by Stephen Bezruchka. He pointed out how a trekker impacts the communities he/she passes through: only 3 cents of every dollar stayed with the locals; trees and branches being the primary heating fuel, to provide trekkers hot showers meant further deforestation; and a trekker’s ability to pay more for bread and provisions made them less affordable for locals in the long run. Bezruchka’s facts and advice were revelations. It was the first time that I considered my impact as a tourist on a given economy. The questions one could ask about how one travels and where one stays are limitless. Beyond green vs. non-green practices there ought to be the most crucial consideration: “who is benefiting here and who is losing out?”
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