Jennie Nunn’s fun article about Pasadena ran in Sunset magazine in March, 2010.  She included lots of tidbits such as what it’s famous for (Craftsman-style homes, the Rose Bowl), what it should be famous for (Albert Einstein lived there), unexpected shopping locations and “3 more Pasadena...

Don and Ann Jackson’s lovely homage to Sausalito, “Sausalito: Beauty and the Bay,” ran in the May, 2010, issue of San Joaquin magazine. It begins: “This eclectic community with over 200 art galleries and shops combine with those breathtaking views has always had an almost magnetic...

Nancy Hoyt Belcher’s article “The Real Alaska” was published in the March, 2010, issue of Highways Magazine.  Her story begins: Wrangell/St. Elias National Park, Alaska (photo © Nancy Hoyt Belcher) “After years of feeling jealous when friends raved about their bear sightings...

We say, “Congratulations,” again to Bill Fink, whose story ““Across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railroad” won the Gold Award in the “Best Newspaper Article” category of the 2010 BATW BEST Awards.  The article originally ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on Nov. 30,...

Jennie Nunn’s fact-filled article “Southwest Weekend: Day Trip Arizona — Bisbee” ran in Sunset magazine in February, 2010.  Her article begins: “Why go now: Get a dollop of small-town nostalgia—and some of the best vintage shopping in southern Arizona to boot. Vibe:...

Nancy Hoyt Belcher’s article “Foodie Paradise in Berkeley” ran in the Los Angeles Times on Feb. 28, 2010. Her story also ran in the Chicago Tribune. - – - – - – - – - - Welcome to the city Gourmet Ghetto, where the California food movement got its start. Decades...

Congratulations, again, to Natalie Galli, whose story “Risen” tied for the Gold Award in the “Travel Related Essay/Article in an Anthology” in the 2010 BATW BEST Awards. - – - – - – - – - - While back in the states the day before Easter they were soaking...

The way to a travel writer’s heart is definitely through the stomach, and Chef Marco Fiorini of Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa’s restaurant must know this. His spread of pastries and fruit hit the mark in the morning, but when the staff surprised us at noon with plates of tiny puff pastries stuffed...

Again we say, “Congratulations!” to Lee Daley, whose story “Pozos: Artists Breathe New Life Into Old Mining Town” won the Bronze Award in the “Best Text/Photo Combo Articles” category in the 2010 BATW BEST Awards. - – - – - – - – - - Pozos,...

Congratulations to Bill Fink, who won the Gold Award in “Magazine Articles” category in the BATW BEST Travel Writing & Photography Awards for his delightful San Francisco Chronicle Magazine story “Magical Realism Realized in Cartagena.” - – - – - – - –...