More published pieces to start the New Year
byIn addition to “Ballad of a Traveling Buddha” (see below), I’ve got two more pieces going live today to usher in ’07. The first…
Travel Writing
Nicaragua keeps charmin’ — another Sunday spread
byThose Sunday Travel Sections just can’t get enough Lakes and Volcanoes. On the heels of last week’s New York Times spread (“The Rediscovery of…
Free guidebook to not being an ugly American
byMore than 150,000 copies of this unique little brochure produced by Southern Methodist University’s have been distributed to college students, missionary groups, business travelers…
Tranquilo Traveler in Arabic
byGoogle’s translation tool is amazing, allowing you to translate chunks of text or entire web pages, as seen by clicking the above screenshot.
Gonzo: Hunter S. Thompson’s “visual biography”
byThe photographs and archives of writer Hunter S. Thompson are available in Gonzo, “a visual biography worthy of his literary legacy.” I saw the…
Living Abroad In Nicaragua featured in GoAbroad.com
byOur newest book, Moon Living Abroad In Nicaragua, is featured in the current (December 2006) GoAbroad Newsletter. GoAbroad.com is an online directory of study…
Living Abroad in Nicaragua nominated for 2006 Book of the Year Award!
byPlaneta.com viewers are voting this month for the 2006 Book of the Year Awards in a variety of categories — Moon Living Abroad In…
Belize Authors Eat Fry-Jacks
byIt’s always nice to finally meet folks with whom you’ve been corresponding for years, especially when those folks are Lan Sluder (author of numerous…
Tranquilo Traveler in National Geographic!
by. . . in the National Geographic Inside Traveler Blog, that is. The authors of IT interviewed me in Boulder last week for this…
Belize City: Plugged In and Poundin’
byI spend my first day in country in pure, poundin’-the-pavement research mode, walking the streets of Belize City for eight hours, which is sufficient…