Inspiration: The Big Island’s Secret Beaches
A last-minute trip to Hawaii turns into an unforgettable off-the-radar adventure—lava hikes, secret beaches, green sand coves, and moments of wild beauty that redefine the Big Island.
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Workshop: Travel Writing With a Lonely Planet guidebooks editor
Travel the world and get paid for it! Turn your summer vacation into a writing clip you can pitch to magazines, newspapers, and web sites. Bring your travel writing ideas to the Advanced Travel Writing workshop on Saturday, July 24 and learn what it takes to land assignments at major travel publications. In this workshop, you…
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The Ultimate Women’s Guide to Experiencing Italy
Dive into a female-friendly tour through the beautiful country of Italy. In her new book 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, travel writer Susan Van Allen expertly guides travelers through the creation of their perfect Italian getaway, reminding readers of the country’s feminine soul as a place where Venus reigns side-by-side with Madonna….
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Culture: Curaçao: The Anti-Tourist’s Caribbean
by Shelley Seale “Just call me dushi,” reads the t-shirt in the airport shop as I arrive in Curaçao. Dushi comes from the Spanish word dulce, meaning dessert or sugar; the literal translation here is sweetie, and sweet indeed is the tiny, utterly charming island of Curaçao in the Dutch Antilles. When we think of…
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Review: Discover a Destination On Your Own Terms With Moleskine City Guides
by Christina Santos “For every traveler who has any taste of his own, the only useful guidebook will be the one which he himself has written” – Aldous Huxley Some people collect stamps. Or coins. Or figurines. I collect notebooks. My vast collection of notebooks, chronicalling my life and travels since I was a little…
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Inspiration: Couchsurfing: Creating a Better World, One Couch at a Time
by Meghan E. Miller It was March, tax time. I fought hard but the tears came anyway, staining the papers and making my accountant uncomfortable. “But I was planning a holiday,” I wept as I struggled to grasp how much the IRS demanded. Not just any holiday either, it was intended to be one of…
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Nothing Pokey about Polk County :: Central Florida
Quite the contrary– as a matter of fact, I would suggest you bring enough Red Bull to keep you going for at least a week. After a recent 4 day visit, we had only scratched the surface exploring Polk County’s numerous offerings, which greatly surprised me since when I checked both Fodor’s and Frommer’s 2009…
