Morton Beebe in Antarctica (a few years back . . . ) November 21, 2009, BATW Event: Well-known photographer and BATW member Morton Beebe will show breath-taking photographs and tell us tales about his numerous trips to Antarctica. the phenomenal beauty of Antarctica (photo by Morton Beebe) Members Only Members,...

Hello, BATW Member – You’re receiving this email because you signed up for monthly updates on the Bay Area Travel Writers website.  This list is only a small part of what’s on the new ezine/newsletter/website update, which will post on October 1st, so be sure to go to the website for...

“Diversification in These Changing Economic Times” Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thinking Outside the Box: BATW associates, writers and photographers will discuss ways we can help each other in these challenging economic times. The Westin St. Francis will host this expanded meeting, including...

For more work by Diane, please visit: http://www.examiner.com/x-10684-International-Travel-Examiner www.dianelebow.com BATW continues to flourish in so many ways, and our 2010 planning is well underway.  A new president, vice president and webmaster are needed for the new year. The September meeting...

Welcome to our many new members, including: Active members: Angela Nickerson Ken Matusow Marybeth Bond Timothy Williamson Richard Jordan Provisional Member: Annet Dragavon Associate Members: Adam Soldinger of SkiResorts.com Amanda Watkins of Edelman Seattle We’re delighted you have joined Bay Area...

“Diversification in These Changing Economic Times” Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thinking Outside the Box: BATW associates, writers and photographers will discuss ways we can help each other in these challenging economic times. The Westin St. Francis will host this expanded meeting, including...

The BATW ezine/website features 16 articles on the home page — but this month’s ezine/website actually has twice that many articles, and some months it’s three times or more.  Here’s how to find the rest of them:

“Teaching Cops to See” could be retitled “Teaching Travel Writers to See.”  This course by Amy Herman, an art historian and lawyer, at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art helps people develop their skills at seeing details.  This helps police and detectives solve crimes...

Jack Rosenthal’s fun article “Phantonym” in the “On Language” column in the Sept. 27 New York Times Magazine is also helpful.  He talks about words that sound like another word but really mean something very different, including: fulsome noisome enormity disinterested enervated fortuitous penultimate presently restive arguably –...

The Shams Ensemble performing at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco (photos by John Montgomery) [Thanks to Diane LeBow for writing about this wonderful event.] Teresa Rodriguez Williamson, founder and president of Tango Diva, a social networking site and ezine for women travelers, and author of Fly...