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The youngest woman to visit every country: the inspiring journey of Lexie Alford

Lexie Limitless Travel often begins as a dream—one sparked by curiosity, adventure, or a desire to understand the world beyond familiar borders. For Lexie Alford, a YouTuber from California, that dream turned into an extraordinary global achievement. She became the youngest woman to visit every country in the world, a feat that most people only imagine but never attempt. By the age of 21, Lexie had traveled to all 195 sovereign countries, including some of the most challenging and restricted…

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How to start a travel blog right now: ideas and suggestions

AlexBrylov Starting a travel blog this year can be an exciting and rewarding journey, allowing you to share your adventures, inspire others, and even generate income. With evolving digital trends and increasing opportunities in the travel niche, this is the perfect time to launch your blog. Here’s a step-by-step guide, along with content ideas and suggestions to help you succeed. read post

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A tribute to my friend, the late travel media icon Arthur Frommer

The legendary U.S. travel journalist and entrepreneur Arthur Frommer passed away November 18 at the age of 95. Born in Virginia and with an early boyhood in a small town in Missouri, Arthur was a lawyer who became a pioneering and great travel journalist, and who will be remembered as having helped open the joys of travel to the masses. While serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s, he got the travel bug, came out with a travel guide for servicemen, and followed up in 1957 with…

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Free access to Encyclopaedia Britannica for journalists

My editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica has asked me to extend this offer to all my journalist colleagues. You are invited to enjoy free access to all its factchecked resources, and if you do link to a Britannica story in your articles, none of the content linked to will be paywalled. Your readers in turn will have full and free access to Britannica's content. To get your free, personal subscription, just go to britannica.com/journalists and enter the code: EXPERT-CONTENT.

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Brendan Harding July 12, 2011 at 2:38pm

I'm going back to Kenya to cover the Famine situation in a small village in the Ukambani region. I have many contacts there built over several years and have access to local chiefs, councillors, health officials etc. If anyone Ed's think they may have a use for such an angle please contact me here. Many thanks.
David Paul Appell June 28, 2011 at 2:24am

A fellow travel journalist has a question about media contacts for Chile. To help, please click here. Thanks!

CHILE - media contact at the Chilean tourist office?

Does anyone know of a contact for travel writers at the Chilean tourist office?
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Shana Zheng June 18, 2011 at 1:32am

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Ed Wetschler May 26, 2011 at 5:40pm

And I hope it doesn't lose its characters.
José Balido May 26, 2011 at 4:51pm

LOL!!! Knowing how my dogs are, I'd wager the so-called imbalance of power is in the little guy's favor! But seriously, we've stayed at the Chelsea, and it's just that kind of quirky detail that makes it a grand experience, even if as Terry says the showers are occasionally icky. I just hope it doesn't lose its character with the renovation.
Allan Lynch May 26, 2011 at 4:34pm

Ed,

Do you think you should contact the SPCA about potential unwanted advances against a small dog by a big bellman? There could be an imbalance of power in that relationship. This would be the subject of an Oprah show, except that today is the first day without Her.
Juan Martinez May 26, 2011 at 3:16am

Gadling question: I'm out of the loop here in Sevilla. Does anyone know if Gadling is still paying writers?
Ed Wetschler May 18, 2011 at 8:17pm

Oh yes, that lobby! I wrote a story about the Chelsea a year ago, and it ends with one of the bellmen, a big kissing a resident's little dog. Last month I was walking on West 23rd St., and I saw that same bellman kissing that same dog.
Terry Trucco May 18, 2011 at 7:54pm

Re Ed's comment: Wish there was a Like button I could hit! True, the Chelsea is a mess. I stayed there a while back for a story and couldn't bear to set foot into the shower. But the lobby is just plain special, as is the edifice, and those wide hallways are bigger than some hotel rooms you see. The Empire, a Chertit property, is an extremely uneven hotel but loads better than before it was renovated. Fingers crossed.