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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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No Jet Lag pills work really well for me. You can usually find them in more upscale drug stores (not a Walgreens/CVS level store - at least here in NYC). Ive also seen them at some travel gear stores.
Jet lag problems: Yesterday I returned to California from Nova Scotia, and tomorrow I'm heading to Athens, where I'll have to get right to work -- no naps, no rest. How do you travel writers keep your heads on straight?
Stacey, contact Kristian Sonnier in New Orleans: sonnierk@peteramayercom, 504.481.7933.
Does anyone have contact info for PR person in New Orleans that could help me get accommodations for a story on War of 1812 Bicentennial celebrations?
Ed, Im not a photojournalist, but I am a serious amateur. Adorama sends customers to PhotoTech at 110 East 13th for service. 212-673-8400. They did a great job with my underwater camera, but it was still under warranty so not sure about their pricing.
Photojournalists: Where would you take your camera for repairs in Manhattan?
Correction to my previous below from yesterday - just today, I mysteriously received an email from an outfit in NYC called JG Black Book which brands themselves as "resort marketing" but lists the BTB as a client. They send me a press release detailing Prince Harry's arrival in Belize this afternoon (Fri.).as part of his grandmother's diamond jubilee celebration. Since I never had contact with JG Black Book previously, and this type of press release contact is usually undertaken by a PR firm repping the TB, I'm concluding that BVK no longer is PR of record for the BTB and JG Black Book has taken that function over. A quick look at the roster of properties repped by JG Black Book reveals they have a better notion of the way to reach media than their predecessors. Now there's something else for both the BTB and Prince Harry to celebrate this afternoon;). Oh, and here's the live streaming link on his arrival & activities in Belize they sent me:
Live Stream Video available on http://www.belizetelemedia.net/princeharry/
@Suitecaseready - where's the lots of inaccurate assumptions? In fact I made none - I just asked you what your own were regarding the Belize travel demographic. I don't write exclusively for magazines targeted to high income people only, I also do blog, and I don't worry about those media definitions nowadays. Although obviously the BTB, BVK/Kohler/Kriehn and perhaps you too do. Which was my original point. In fact, what I'm also pointing out that no market should be left out in the media outreach, the reference to your suitcase was just a figure of speech. As to where I go and where I've been? Everywhere in the Caribbean that I want or need to go to I always get there - and the agendas of national tourism boards and/or their North American PR never deter me. The funny part of all this is that tons of media do go down to Belize - without either the assist or even knowledge of the BTB or BVK. The quid pro quo is that they're never informed of the coverage which they did nothing towards enabling.
Hal, you completely missed the point of my comment and your remarks below make a lot of inaccurate assumptions. Someone in an earlier comment suggested that the Belize Tourism Board might prefer to work with bloggers. We general travel bloggers deliver a broader demographic, than say a magazine targeted to high income people only, where the average hotel reviewed is $700-1000/night.
Sure, the Francis Ford Copolla resorts and some of the private caye resorts are in that league, but the average hotel room in Belize is not. Nor is the average visitor to Belize staying in $1000/night private caye accommodations.
My suitcase is Briggs & Riley (backpacks dont work when you want to bring rum and Marie Sharps home). And, Ive been to Belize about 4x traveling extensively throughout the country (and Im coincidentally a Yucatan Peninsula DE on Tripadvisor) - how about you?
Maybe you should read my site. My last blog post about Belize was about a private atoll dive resort where I stayed in June - Off the Wall. All the other guests were investment bankers, retired, or 1 man who let us know he was in the Top 10 Lawyers in the US.
@SuiteCaseReady - who do you perceive as "the type of traveler that goes to Belize"? Obviously, you have a single definition that conforms to your site but I'd point out that there are plenty of people who go there for all sorts of reasons - sorry, it's not just the $50 a night room backpacker crowd, so I hope your "suitcase" is a Gucci because most of the hotels on Ambergris Cay for instance charge a little more than that. And that's exactly the problem that the Belize Tourism people have allowed themselves to be finagled into collaborating the wrooong way with media on - the misperception from BVK & the Holder/Kriehn crew that they should only reach out to backpackers because the higher markets and other media will come anyway. But, maybe they won't. We all have choices nowadays, specially the one percent.
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