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		<title>Fam trip for qualified writers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phyllis Stoller extends an invitation to qualified journalists, bloggers who cover spas, and women&#8217;s lifestyle and budget travel writers for two press trips to the Ixtapan Spa Hotel and golf Resort in Mexico. Dates are October 18-22 or Nov 18-23, 2010.
&#8220;Ixtapan Spa Hotel and Golf Resort, spamexico.com, is located 65 miles SW of Mexico City [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Embrace and Celebrate: Don George on TBEX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even if you missed TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) in New York a couple of months ago, you can still feel the fun reading Don George&#8217;s  Five things I learned at TBEX. Hint: Don&#8217;s eternal good humor and optimism shine through, and yes, blog posts can transport.
TBEX [20]10 was sold out. TBEX11 will be in Vancouver, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco Waterfront travel app coming soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suzie Rodriguez and I (Laurie McAndish King) are developing an iPhone app about the San Francisco Waterfront. We&#8217;re having great fun doing this &#8220;work&#8221; as we write about some of our favorite places and discover hidden gems. One of my favorites so far is the public amphitheater pictured here; it&#8217;s made from recycled automobile hoods!
We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solas Awards deadline is September 21</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ September 21, 2010; 12:00 am; ] The Solas Awards are an annual competition to find the best writing being done about the world today. The Travelers’ Tales editors will choose winners in 21 categories ranging from adventure to humor, from destination to memoir, and everything in between. The grand prize category has cash awards of $1,000, $750, and $500; all other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Bloggers Show in Orlando</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Ed Hasbrouck for letting us know about the upcoming Travel Bloggers Show in Orlando, September 11-14, as well as TBEX11, which will be in Vancouver, BC, on the weekend of June 11-12, 2011 (tickets will be released on September 5th).
Ed will be giving two presentations (I&#8217;d love to hear both!) in Orlando: &#8220;one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Needs reviews of smart phone apps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Saul Tarasoff at GPS My City: We&#8217;re about to launch a new travel article section on our website and are willing to pay authors $50 apiece for quality articles outlining the use of smart phone travel apps.
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		<link>http://www.travelwritersnews.com/news/travel_writers_news/needs-reviews-of-smart-phone-apps/</link>
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		<title>Track local weather at U.S. airports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Alan Ruffalo for this link to a NOAA map that lets you mouse over areas of the US to learn current weather at local airports: temp, relative humidity, dew point, wind speed and direction, cloud cover, visibility, precipitation, more.
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		<link>http://www.travelwritersnews.com/news/travel_tips_and_resources/3198/</link>
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		<title>PhotoPhilanthropy: Change the world, one photo at a time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ October 1, 2010; 12:00 am; ] From the American Society of Media Photographers: PhotoPhilanthropy promotes and connects photographers with non-profit organizations around the world to tell the stories that drive action for social change. The PhotoPhilanthropy website provides a space for photographers, photo enthusiasts and non-profits to come together for collaboration, inspiration, and action.

Each photographer whose work is accepted receives a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.travelwritersnews.com/events/calls_for_submissions/photophilanthropy-change-the-world-one-photo-at-a-time/</link>
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		<title>10 publications for your travel writing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a blog post listing 10 publications for your travel writing; it includes contact and submission info, current as of early July, 2010.
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		<link>http://www.travelwritersnews.com/travel_writing_101/markets_for_travel_writing/10-publications-for-your-travel-writing/</link>
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		<title>Peace Corps visits Marin County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ September 14, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The Peace Corps will be 50 years old in 2011. What better way to celebrate than to volunteer?

Become a grassroots entrepreneur in one of 77 countries as a Peace Corps  volunteer. RSVP now and come to this Marin County orientation session  to start your journey:

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 
 6:30PM to 8:00PM
 Fairfax [...]]]></description>
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