Jill Robinson’s Story About President Carter in Honduras in “SF Chronicle”
Jill Robinson‘s sweet essay about being with Honduran villagers when President Jimmy Carter went fishing nearby — “Jimmy Carter’s Alternate Legacy in Honduras” — ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on Dec. 19, 2011. (Thanks go to Dick Jordan for mentioning this.)
Georgia Hesse’s Santa Article in “San Francisco Chronicle”
Congratulations to Georgia Hesse, whose charming article “Santa Travels Under Many Aliases Around the World” ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on Dec. 26, 2010. (photo courtesy of the Anglican Church of Canada)
“Why Mothers & Sons Need Disneyland” — by Ginny Prior
Ginny Prior‘s lovely story was first published in the Hills Newspapers on Sept. 17, 2010.
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Ginny Prior and her son, Anthony, at Disneyland in 2010
My son had never been to Disneyland. Did that make me a bad mother?
No, it just made me a busy mother, with...
“Is Paradise Always an Island?” — by Georgia Hesse
When Georgia Hesse spoke about writing travel stories at the Sept. 18 BATW meeting, she mentioned her essay “Is Paradise Always an Island?” which ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on April 25, 2010. Here is her charming story.
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“Where are...
“A Win for Taste Buds but a Loss for Diplomacy” — by April Orcutt
My essay “A Win for Taste Buds but a Loss for Diplomacy” (online title “A Chicken and Egg Dilemma in Tibet“) ran in the San Francisco Chronicle on Jan. 24, 2010. I hope you enjoy reading it.
– April Orcutt
BATW Website Editor
“Tryst with a Bandido: A Guaymas Vacation” — by Al Auger
Al Auger‘s story “Tryst with a Bandido” first ran in the July, 2010, Siliconeer.
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Al Auger writes: “The night was pitch dark, the only light our fire on the beach at San Carlos Bay.” (photo © Guaymas Tourism)
The night was pitch...
“Can I Help You? The Give and Take of a 20-Year Friendship” — by Brad Newsham
Posted in Articles, Destinations, Eco-Travel, Essays, Table of Contents, Travel Tips & Resources on Aug 1, 2010 | No Comments
Brad Newsham‘s thoughtful ode to his long relationship with Timango (“Tony”) Tocdaan, “Can I Help You — The Give and Take of a 20-Year-Friendship,” was published in Afar magazine (December/January 2010). Tony lives in the Philippines, and Brad’s tale begins there:
“Unfolding...
“Risen” by Natalie Galli
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.
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While back in the states the day before Easter they were soaking...
“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...
Epiphany of a Travel Journalist – by Tom Wilmer
Posted in Essays on Feb 1, 2009 | 10 Comments
“The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.”
– Gilbert K. Chesterson
Several years ago, while riding on a cross-country bus in Costa Rica, I was seated next to a stranger from the States. We start talking, and he soon figured out I was a travel journalist. “I...
