“Radio Rocks—the Rest of the Story” By Tom Wilmer Tom Wilmer and Rosane Cash in Jonesboro, Arkansas Caveat: the following is a compilation of my personal, subjective experiences–and philosophy of radio production. I am sure there are other producers who might take issue with certain...

Elephants in Sri Lanka ©MJ Pramik “Trip to Serendip” by MJ Pramik   Serendipity: the act of making fortunate discoveries by accident. Horace Walpole created the word serendipity after an ancient name for Sri Lanka, Serendip. The drawing of my business card out of a glass bowl on a February...

“Party Heart-y” by Carolyn Koenig Nobody ever said that travel writers and photographers don’t know how to party. And party we did, at Buca di Beppo restaurant in San Francisco (thanks go to Erin Caslavaka, for arranging the December holiday event). About 50 members and significant others joined...

“In Search of Soul” by Rebecca Bruns There are defining moments in our lives when we sum up what we stand for and believe in. One such moment came for me a few years ago when I received a serious medical diagnosis and the doctor leveled with me. “We must be realistic about this.” “No, we mustn’t,”...

“One Billion Tourists Become One Billion Opportunities” A report by Lakshman Ratnapala Despite the current global economic uncertainty, more than one billion tourists traveled the world last year, 2012, marking a new record for international tourism. The figure cements tourism’s position as...

Ashurbanipal by Parhad “Promoting Yourself in the Digital Age” by Georgia I. Hesse On Nov. 10, program director Erin Caslavka brewed yet another blend of education and entertainment, this month served at San Francisco’s stunning Asian Art Museum (formally the Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art...

“Georgia Hesse Wins BATW’s 2012 Rebecca Bruns Memorial Award”  by Carol Canter The BATW 2012 Rebecca Bruns Memorial Award goes to Georgia Hesse, Grande Dame par excellence of the Bay Area travel writing community. Founding travel editor of the San Francisco Examiner in 1963, Georgia set a high...

Erin Caslavka—in between her duties as event coordinator for BATW—published “Focus on: California” in the October/November issue of Collaborate magazine. In the article, Erin profiles San Jose as a meetings destination. She also quotes BATW member David Laws, who helped set up a meeting for BATW...

Thanks to Karen Misuraca, who reported on our Oct.20 BATW meeting: Following a hearty buffet of breakfast treats, President Ginny Prior called the meeting to order at 11 a.m. As we met at Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts, where beverage and mixology education takes place, she presented Martha Stewart...

Want to know more about successful, creative collaboration? Suzie Rodriguez (pictured on homepage) and Laurie McAndish King (pictured here), our two in-house experts, tell all. To get a pdf of their presentation, just email Suzie at suzierod@gmail.com.