Bob Ecker published four travel articles covering different topics in four U.S. newspapers–on the same day (December 11th)! Philadelphia Inquirer – Savoring St. Croix – http://articles.philly.com/2011-12-11/news/30504902_1_pig-chefs-beer Napa Valley Register – Marching with the Virgin...

Elisa Southard’s San Francisco Chronicle article (“5 Places to Take Your Motorcycle Passion”) ran in the December 12 edition. Here’s the snappy lead: “Want to throw your leg over two wheels without the risk of the road, or release your passion for power? You don’t need a Class M1 motorcycle...

Lisa Alpine posted her latest travel story, Two Thumbs Up, about reluctantly hitchhiking with her son in New Zealand on her popular blog. Here is an excerpt: “It is definitely a stretch for me to be standing here beside the tarmac with my roller bag, smiling at potential rides. Last hitchhiking experience?...

Tom Wilmer recently featured an hour-long Christmas radio special over NPR affiliates KCBX, KSBX, KNBX – a fun overview of the Branson, Missouri experience. The show included a dressing-room interview with the Lennon Sisters where he asked them to sing him a song…and they did! The final segment...

“How to make money in your pajamas” was just one of the tips that BATW’s Ginny Prior and Elisa Southard shared with U.C. Berkeley students during a November career panel on writing. Prior and Southard joined four other professional writers from KQED Radio and other companies in a lively...

In her latest travel column for the San Mateo Daily Journal, Susan Cohn showcases the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, located in the heart of the Five-Diamond Bellagio hotel complex in Las Vegas.

Clouds in the sky. Chill in the air. Gust in the wind. As you walked through the black door at 116 Clement St. in San Francisco on Sunday, Dec. 11th, these elements evaporated like steam from a kettle. The gold lettering above the door read The Plough and the Stars in a vintage font, the tale on the...

Sheila O’Connor’s recent article on Examiner.com (including photos) showcased the Great Dickens Fair. A pivotal quote from the story: “The fair’s theatrical director, Robert Young says: “It’s beautiful that we can produce this, that we have this jewel. It’s Christmas when it was...

From Georgia Hesse’s column in the Foreign Travel Club of San Francisco’s December 2011 newsletter: A SENSE OF TRAVEL . . . With Georgia Hesse Sri Lanka Map Sri Lanka boasts more names than there are grains of rice in a paddy – Ceylon (British colonial name, dropped in 1972), Serendip (from...