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What do you wear to Seven Magic Mountains?

Seven Magic Mountains is an art installation located in the Nevada desert, and the weather can be quite hot and dry. Therefore, it is recommended to wear comfortable and breathable clothing, such as shorts, t-shirts, and sandals or sneakers. You may also want to bring a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun. It's also a good idea to bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated. While there is no strict dress code, it's important to dress appropriately for the weather and…

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What is global entry?

Global Entry is a program that allows pre-approved travelers to expedite the process of entering the United States.To apply for Global Entry, you must be a citizen or national of the United States, Mexico, or Canada and have a valid passport. You can also be a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., Canada, or Mexico.Once you have applied for Global Entry and been approved, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete your interview appointment at any U.S. Customs and Border…

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What is the most historical place in india?

The most historical place in India is the Taj Mahal. The Mughal emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the building of this beautiful mausoleum for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died while giving birth to their 14th child. The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build and is considered one of the world's most iconic buildings.Other historical places include the Red Fort in Delhi and Qutub Minar in Delhi. These sites were built during the Mughal Empire and are known for their architectural beauty.

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The Ultimate Travel Writing & Photography Retreat, Charleston, South Carolina, June 18-21, 2022

The Ultimate Travel Writing & Photography Retreat, Charleston, South Carolina, June 18-21, 2022If you want to boost your travel writing skills to a new level this workshop is for you. We'll focus on travel writing and photography - how to write exciting travel stories and create photo galleries that editors will love. This interactive course features lectures, writing exercises, in-the-field tours, group readings & discussions, and hands-on experience. You’ll also receive on-on-one feedback and…

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  • Burmese elephants are quite literate - but I suspect he was just looking at the pictures to commit them to memory!
  • A fascinating image, Bev, what with the baby elephant and the young Burmese woman reading an English-language magazine out there.
  • Shamelessly exploiting a one year old elephant in the jungle in Burma (Myanmar) a few weeks back. Visited Yangon (Rangoon) and went on a six hour bumpy drive to the coast. Had a swim in the Bay of Bengal too. Long, pristine beaches that, I expect, in a decade or sooner will be populated with fancy resorts - all depends on the military governmen9012285257?profile=originalt - maybe they love seaside holidays too . . .
  • Have updated ny blog with a story on North east England and the 'seaside'. Australians have never taken the English seaside very seriously but it does hahttp://getupandgomagazine.blogspot.comve its own charm and the towns by the sea are interesting and tres jolie!
  • South China Morning Post needs some writers who cover luxury travel. I write advertorial for the luxury travel market, but they say they're looking for people who do pure editorial. And they want newsy angles and luxury hotel reviews rather than straight destination stories. 
    Here's the SCMP contacts page. I don't know which editor oversees travel or what the Morning Post pays. 




    https://register.scmp.com/contactus.php
  • iKiwo: a free app to get the weather of the whole caribbean island!! http://itunes.apple.com/apps/iKiwo
  • Hi,

    I'm starting to use social media for Iberostar Hotels & Resorts to target the American traveler. Facebook http://www.facebook.com/IberostarHotelsUSA and Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/iberostarusa Check them out for all the latest information.

  • Member Vivien Devlin is looking for cruise travel writers to possibly participate in a book project: click for more info.
  • Kenya's Ukambani and Samburu regions:

    I'm spending the next month travelling as a writer/chronicler with a group of eye specialists as they visit and treat the people of the remote villages of Kenya's Ukambani. This is my fifth year to travel with the team and there are so many stories to be told.

    After the work in the Ukambani I will visit the Samburu people and especially areas beloved by Ernest Hemmingway. But it's not about Hemmingway, it's about the people of this area and how the constant droughts over so many years have affected them.

    There are many story ideas for an imaginative Editor. I leave in the coming days and will be out of contact for almost a month... so Hurry Up and contact me!

    Thanks for your time.

    Brendan O.A. Harding

  • @SamScribe: "Can those of you who actually try to earn a living as travel writers ever stop writing, querying, networking? Do any of you really have any down time?"

     

    I think that what you may be missing is viewing the content mill factor in the longer perspective that makes it fit for these types of people and their lives.  I definitely don't think it can ever work in terms of just measuring it on a dollar per word traditional factor.  Look -- along with what I referred to before as the "individual context" there's that wider context which is like an 800 lb. gorilla in all these discussions - namely, the Great Recession.  And you don't hear that brought up, ever, in discussions where"leading" travel bloggers who do it all on their own blog and SM "experts" are prevalent - except of course when they rush to cite the downfall of travel editors at newspapers as the sole important statistic in why traditional media is tanking.  Interestingly, they never detail how their model of social media usage and travel blogging is guaranteed to build income whereas any other usage of SM they're also quick to decry as some kind of violation of their "community" religion.  I think there's two things going on behind this type of attitude from this group of travel bloggers: (1) the said Great Recession.  And I get their fear, and why they want to be so sure of the future and what is a guarantee of success.  I mean, if I had a 3 month old kid and was 20ish, or even if I was mid-age and 49 and had a teenager, wouldn't my underlying and unspoken fear of the present and future be: "what the hell will happen to my child if I'm suddenly gone?  What can I be sure of leaving them?"  And (2) The second or alternative backstory to this one-size model attitude from (some) travelbloggers is: traditional print media and all it entails on the busy end as far as querying/researching/invoicing was never an easy business, even in the best of economies.  You have to be a trooper and a journeyman like Allan Lynch, and even then you have to fight the battle every week.  Who told you it was going to be a cakewalk to be your own boss?  Many of these bloggers came into the writing arena - or tried to - in the early part of the Recession.  A few slams of the door as far as rejection from a few editors, and they were ready to ditch all that.  It was far more glamorous and instantaneous to just also ditch your boring desk day job and "see the world" and become a legend in your own mind because you had 50,000 twitter followers suddenly living vicariously through you.  For some of them, I think it's motive (1) with the existential fear factor and motive (2) that smacks of narcissism (to me, anyway) that are often both at work.

     

    Life is, and always has been, complicated for those who write about travel and stay in the swim and manage to stay afloat.  But, once you're launched and build your income sources, I just don't ascribe to the "one-size-fits-all" mantra that gets preached at events and groups like -- oh, well, I won't go down there this morning:)  But I hope you get my general drift, even if your own drift is different.  And that's my point - to each his/her own, I don't want experts telling me the "correct" way to run either my life or my business.  Thank you.  I'll pass on that KoolAid. 

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