“A Leisurely Trip by Riverboat Through the Amazon Rainforest” — by Ginger Dingus
Congratulations to Ginger Dingus, whose article “A Leisurely Trip by Riverboat Through the Amazon Rainforest“ (a.k.a., “Riverboat Rambler”) won the Gold BATW Best 2010 Travel Writing Award for “Best Text/Photo Combo Article.”
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“Both Paradise and Safe Haven” — by David Page
Congratulations (four times over, actually) to David Page for winning the Silver Award in the “Best Newspaper Article” category in the 2010 BATW BEST Travel Writing Awards for his story “Both Paradise and Safe Haven.” (photo © April Orcutt)
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“Backroads of the California Coast” by Karen Misuraca
Karen Misuraca’s book Backroads of the California Coast
Congratulations to Karen Misuraca, who won the Silver Award in the “Best Guide Books” category for her book Backroads of the California Coast (Voyageur Press). Here is an excerpt from it.
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“A Night Out in Downtown Oakland” — by Jennie Nunn
New member Jennie Nunn has a fun, fact-packed story — “A Night Out in Downtown Oakland” — in the February, 2010, issue of Sunset magazine.
“The World That Walt Built” — by Georgia I. Hesse
[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...
“San Francisco Getaway — Golden Gate Bridge View from Marin” — by Jay Gordon
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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....
“Seven Incredible Adventures” — by Ginny Prior
[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...
“It’s Very Good and Very Green” — by Barbara L. Steinberg
[Editor's note: Barbara L. Steinberg's article first appeared in her Examiner.com column.]
As I have mentioned before, I love to drive my old Subaru. Dear old companion . . . more than 197,000 miles. But I also enjoy sitting back, watching the world roll by in the comfort of alternative transit. Sacramento...
“Celebrating Christmas in the Alps” — by Donna Peck
A street vendor dressed as Father Christmas plays carols outside the Royal Residence in Munich, Germany (photos © Donna Peck)
Donna Peck’s destination story “Celebrating Christmas in the Alps” first ran in the Nob Hill Gazette in December, 2009.
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Christmas provides...
“BATW Year-End Event was ‘Disney Perfect’” — by Lakshman Ratnapala
Walt Disney Family Museum (photo © John Montgomery)
BATW marked the advent of the festive season with the final meeting of its 2009 calendar at a celebratory luncheon on December 5 at the Walt Disney Family Museum, in the Presidio of San Francisco. Some 70 Bay Area travel writers and photographers were...