April Orcutt‘s humor essay “A Chicken and Egg Dilemma in Tibet” (print title “A Win for Taste Buds, but a Loss for Diplomacy“) ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on Jan. 24.

ox cart in Costa Rica (photo © Laurie McAndish King) Former BATW vice president Laurie McAndish King and a group of travel writers explored Costa Rica last month in preparation for an anthology to be published later this year.

These podcasts are from Tom Wilmer‘s show- “Audiolog — The Travel Show” that airs over the three NPR affiliates serving the Central Coast from Southern Monterey County south to Santa Barbara and Ventura County (KNBX, KCBX, KSBX): The first listings are radio show podcasts generated...

Not all spending cuts are smart cuts.When companies reduce their travel budgets, there are negative consequences in lost revenue and profit growth and terms of giving competition a distinct advantage. A new study that for the first time measures the return on investment of business travel finds the...

Roy Stearns, Deputy Director of California State Parks, speaks at the Jan., 2010, BATW meeting at Cavallo Point. (photos © John Montgomery) Roy Stearns, the Deputy Director of the California State Parks, talked to BATW members about the California State Park system at the BATW meeting at Cavallo...

Three people sent me (your BATW website editor, April Orcutt) this Jan. 6th Los Angeles Times article about the dismal state of freelance writing: “Freelance Writing’s Unfortunate New Model” by James Rainey.  His lead: “With many outlets slashing pay scales, the well-written...

I had already saved this New York Times article to add to the ezine/website when Diane LeBow forwarded it as well.   The title — “With Kindle, the Best Sellers Don’t Need to Sell” – tells you enough, but here’s the lead:

[Editor's note: Georgia Hesse's delightful story about the Walt Disney Family Museum was written especially for the BATW ezine/website.  Thank you very much, Georgia.] Walt Disney in the early 1930s (photos © Walt Disney Family Museum) When Walter Elias Disney was born on Dec. 5, 1901, did anybody...

Cavallo Point Lodge (photos © Jay Gordon) [Editor's note: Cavallo Point was the site of the January, 2010, BATW monthly meeting.  Jay Gordon's article about Cavallo Point first appeared in his Examiner.com column.] San Francisco’s best view may not be in San Francisco; it could be of San Francisco....

[Editor's note: Ginny Prior has posted video of the Sampo Icebreaker experience and a podcast of kayaking in the Channel Islands on her website, http://ginnyprior.com.] When it comes to travel, it’s all about the list. The top ten this, the top five that…it’s almost daunting to pour through the...