TRAVEL ADVENTURES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. The Treasury at Petra, Jordan (photos © John Montgomery) Having traveled from the mysterious souks of Damascus and ancient “Dead Cities” of Northern Syria to the hidden cliff city of...

Visitor with moon jellies at the Aquarium by the Bay in San Francisco. A New Look at the Aquarium Saturday, July 17, 2010 San Francisco’s only waterfront aquarium is hosting our July 17 meeting. Aquarium of the Bay, located at Pier 39, has just completed its transition to a nonprofit nature center,...

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John Montgomery and I just spent one month exploring the nooks and crannies of Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon in order to learn more about this important region and its peoples. More is coming up when we do some presentations/slide shows about our experiences for BATW on August 21 and the Foreign Travel...

Visitor with moon jellies at the Aquarium by the Bay in San Francisco. A New Look at the Aquarium Saturday, July 17, 2010 San Francisco’s only waterfront aquarium is hosting our July 17 meeting. Aquarium of the Bay, located at Pier 39, has just completed its transition to a nonprofit nature...

TRAVEL ADVENTURES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. Jupiter Temple at Baalbek, Lebanon (photos © John Montgomery) Having traveled from the mysterious souks of Damascus and ancient “Dead Cities” of Northern Syria to the hidden...

TRAVEL ADVENTURES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. Jupiter Temple at Baalbek, Lebanon (photos © John Montgomery) Having traveled from the mysterious souks of Damascus and ancient “Dead Cities” of Northern Syria to the hidden cliff city of...

Putting Pizzazz in Your Travel Writing Saturday, September 18, 2010 Panelists: Judy Wylie, Georgia Hesse and Bill Fink. We’ll be meeting at the Women’s Building in the Mission District of San Francisco.  More information to come. For more information: Contact: Sandy Sims Phone: (408) 269-8440 ...

The deadline for announcements, articles, photographs and other submissions to the BATW newsletter/ezine/website update is the 23rd of the month. PLEASE list “Website” or “Ezine” AND your name AND a slug of what your submission is (such as “new book” or “contest...

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