http://travelwriters.tribe.net Tribe.net. Local Connections http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/be1e1101-f38e-469c-89b6-a1bf7f9ef721#4851fd27-066c-4065-9da9-d7768eb7bd88 Anyone interested in paying me for it? Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:38:58 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/be1e1101-f38e-469c-89b6-a1bf7f9ef721#4851fd27-066c-4065-9da9-d7768eb7bd88 JM 2007-12-06T11:38:58Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/be1e1101-f38e-469c-89b6-a1bf7f9ef721#59cf91f0-405b-400f-b5dd-5e30d58d8788 Anyone interested in practising her or his writing skills on open source travel guidebooks? Here is a project that will lead to a new generation of travel guidebooks: up-to-date and tailor-made. Homepage: www.writingtravellers.com More information: www.writingtravellers.com/tikiwiki/mail+a+friend Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:45:33 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/be1e1101-f38e-469c-89b6-a1bf7f9ef721#59cf91f0-405b-400f-b5dd-5e30d58d8788 Ferdinand 2007-12-03T10:45:33Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/b188febf-69c3-4ee9-a410-7ff34feb64cd#cc071dde-930d-4a0f-afd2-446df86ce920 i do not know how much people feel about China. too many views have i received. negative or positive. anyway,please post your feelings and stories here so as to share with us. and also click www.foreignercn.com to find more stories and other info about China Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:03:29 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/b188febf-69c3-4ee9-a410-7ff34feb64cd#cc071dde-930d-4a0f-afd2-446df86ce920 voyna 2007-07-18T13:03:29Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/fa993096-e5a1-434d-8c71-f9cd28f5edf3#210e57b9-eb65-47eb-9e93-3b9452c3914b Guys, if you wanna go to China or simply learn something about China, I strongly recommend this site. It got a lot of free services and information. You may crush a good friend there. You can also check out the master page www.foreignercn.com. You won’t miss it! Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:26:31 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/fa993096-e5a1-434d-8c71-f9cd28f5edf3#210e57b9-eb65-47eb-9e93-3b9452c3914b voyna 2007-07-14T11:26:31Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/f92aa4cc-bfd4-478d-bf9e-ac7fdb6ea079#c0207516-af2c-4fe2-a905-42232a4c04ee Guys, if you wanna go to China or simply learn something about China, I strongly recommend this site. It got a lot of free services and information. You may crush a good friend there. here you can see many travelling stories happening there. You can also check out the master page www.foreignercn.com. You won’t miss it! Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:06:40 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/f92aa4cc-bfd4-478d-bf9e-ac7fdb6ea079#c0207516-af2c-4fe2-a905-42232a4c04ee voyna 2007-07-14T11:06:40Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/fdb9e365-e149-4161-a6a3-82befa9d3279#fd825ec6-8423-48e6-9b87-f0ae5939269f This website concludes six major parts: colorful activities; learning Chinese and information about HSK; travel services; Real Estate; services for your daily life; friends and partners. In the ＂colorful activities＂ field, information about entertained activities is offered, which will surely enrich your spare time. In the “Learn Chinese” space, not only the information about the examination can you get, but also the Chinese study resources are provided, which involve Daily Figurative Slangs, Chinese Dramas, and Classic pieces etc. In the “Travel” field, you can free-use the Online Beijing Map, and choose a tour guide for your exciting trip. In the “Real Estate” part, information about “Apartments for Rent “, “Seeking Apartment”, “Homestay service”, and “Commercial Real Estate” are provided. In the “services” space, information about “Beauty & Massage”, “Health & Fitness”, and “Cleaning” etc. are offered, which help you to solve the daily problems. In the “friends and partners” community, you can make friends to help each other to learn languages. Oh, here is the website: www.foreignercn.com. I hope it can make your life in China easier. Enjoy your good time. Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:53:01 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/fdb9e365-e149-4161-a6a3-82befa9d3279#fd825ec6-8423-48e6-9b87-f0ae5939269f voyna 2007-07-14T10:53:01Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8a192e26-b5bf-4844-862f-8dc7d6cf4d4a#5b5ba0fc-5a51-400f-957a-1fd6790e6019 Submissions are now being accepted for an upcoming book called "V!VA List World: 333 Most Loved Travel Experiences" due to be published in April 2008. Viva Travel Guides are looking for 500-700 word articles and / or photographs about the most amazing travel experiences. Been to a place or had an experience so exhilarating that- if given the opportunity again- you'd conceivably plan your entire trip around it? Know of an exotic nook on the planet that we don't, or traveled a known hotspot like the Taj Mahal in a way no one else has? Can you tell your story in such a way that it takes other travelers there without ever leaving their chairs? If so, your piece may be V!VA List worthy! Please note that payment is in the form of a proportion of royalties after the event, but this is a great opportunity for talented upcoming writers to get their stories published. To find out more information, or to pitch a story idea, please contact: paula@vivatravelguides.com Tue, 29 May 2007 22:01:01 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8a192e26-b5bf-4844-862f-8dc7d6cf4d4a#5b5ba0fc-5a51-400f-957a-1fd6790e6019 Olivia 2007-05-29T22:01:01Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/74742950-c487-49dd-841a-b520a8555d21#4af444e0-35ee-4303-9866-a5da6ceb1807 This is a male 18-29 hip and authentic E-zine. We are trying something incredibly new, and exciting, and we’d like our writers to reflect that in their reviews and articles. We aren’t trying to sell sex, but the other sides of being a young male. We have articles and reviews that we are opening up to fresh and innovative writers that can connect with our demographic. Due to the high volume of interest from a variety of talented writers we are offering you $30 to write a review picked from the topics below. This ensures your spot in our system and shows us your capabilities. Since space is limited please email me if you would like to take this offer, we will send you an official contract to confirm your participation in this project. Within the email you send please also provide your topic of choice from below. Let’s talk reviews! Reviews should be at least 300 words and no longer than 800 words. If you have never used the product or service or watched the movie/TV show you shouldn’t be reviewing it. Pictures would be fantastic (Example: Picture of you in Vegas next to your review of your Vegas trip). Technology/Gadgets • Portable devices (cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players) • Computers Gaming/Games • Video game review • Cheat sheets Sports • The “it” player • Obscure sports Travel • Great winter spots • Where to party! Music • What every guy should have in his music collection • Highlight the independent scene Movies • Movies that will make you piss your pants • B-movies that everyone has to see TV • Write about your favorite show and why • Bring back! Write about a show that was cancelled that they should bring back. Internet • Youtube • What things everyone else is missing out on If you have already written blogs, articles, and essays we might be able to find a category to repurpose your content. YAY! Send it in and we’ll see if it fits! We also accept ghost writers! PLEASE REPLY TO: writereviewblog@yahoo.com Best of luck! Andrea Currie Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:06:18 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/74742950-c487-49dd-841a-b520a8555d21#4af444e0-35ee-4303-9866-a5da6ceb1807 Andrea Currie 2006-11-25T04:06:18Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/c45d021d-1729-4854-9cbb-814d0b81bb29#7fbb67da-ae48-4740-941f-a27ad15eb602 Hi All! I'm soon heading for South America and was wondering if anyone has any leads/contacts for publishing articles on that part of the world. If so, would love to hear from ya! Happy travels, Ashandra-Aah Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:31:29 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/c45d021d-1729-4854-9cbb-814d0b81bb29#7fbb67da-ae48-4740-941f-a27ad15eb602 ShamanZen 2006-11-04T04:31:29Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/9fcb8487-528b-4890-9778-e2abdf052beb#5f9860a2-222a-4dce-8335-a9323a003e81 I don't know of anything else, and I find those you listed expensive. Maybe I'm just cheap, I don't know. I've tried to hard copy of the Writer's Market, and like it. For a while I went through a phase of finding a lot of magazines I liked in newsstands - magazines that weren't listed anywhere... but nothing I ever proposed for them ever worked out, or else they didn't pay anything worth mentioning... maybe Î'm wrong, but I was left with the impression that listed publications were a little more... stable and... honorable. There is also a website somewhere for people who want to share passwords to pay databases. That might be the way to go. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:13:11 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/9fcb8487-528b-4890-9778-e2abdf052beb#5f9860a2-222a-4dce-8335-a9323a003e81 JM 2006-10-13T13:13:11Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/9fcb8487-528b-4890-9778-e2abdf052beb#b670dcea-bac1-41e4-95ea-315d34886a6a Maybe this question has been asked by every new travel writer, but is there a source (preferably online) that lists travel writing contacts and submission requirements for U.S. newspapers? I've read of two: "Editor and Publisher Yearbook" at http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/yearbook/index.jsp This is a searchable database, but access to it costs $695 per year. Seeing as how I only need to do a single, one-time search, this seems pretty steep. There's also "Travel Publications Update" at http://main.travelwriters.com/tpu/about/index.asp Which is only $39 but has 200 newspapers. I don't know if that's U.S. or worldwide. I don't think the online version of Writer's Market has this kind of newspaper info. Anyone tried any of these and what has your experience been? Thanks, Bill Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:35:28 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/9fcb8487-528b-4890-9778-e2abdf052beb#b670dcea-bac1-41e4-95ea-315d34886a6a Bill 2006-10-04T17:35:28Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#cbf26bed-4f43-4a15-9398-36640eb7036e okay.... email me health4lifenow@aol.com with contact information. We can schedule a phone interview 1st to see if the vibe is good to go further. Tami Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:12:28 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#cbf26bed-4f43-4a15-9398-36640eb7036e Tami 2006-02-09T20:12:28Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#722c41cd-b702-4a65-825a-64341b000ecc Interview me. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:05:32 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#722c41cd-b702-4a65-825a-64341b000ecc JM 2006-02-09T14:05:32Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#8bb4fe7a-71fe-4bf0-98f6-30b0167e8666 Depends on the editor really. I have to interview and find the right fit..... looking for someone who engages not just cashes a check.... suggestions? Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:52:05 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#8bb4fe7a-71fe-4bf0-98f6-30b0167e8666 Tami 2006-02-07T18:52:05Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#1b0c2366-c189-4dcb-80c3-0b88383358a9 How much are you willing to pay? ......... Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:29:41 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#1b0c2366-c189-4dcb-80c3-0b88383358a9 JM 2006-02-07T12:29:41Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/0613bca1-fa41-4a99-9832-75689d4a83a7#c9697ada-db5d-4419-8d41-2fa0174d8185 Are you driving alone? Stopping to rest by the side of the road is not a great idea. Especially since the plates on your car will read North American. You are creating a potentially dangerous situation. Bandits roam freely and are quite litterally part of local governments. Border crossings will result in searching you and your car, and reviewing citizenship. I would make sure you have contact with someone at home a couple times of week. Advising your whereabouts. Central American countries are infamous for people gone missing. Especially if you apear clueless and not to belong. Don't talk to strangers should be taken seriously. If this is an adventure you've had your heart set on.... Plan with great detail. Make accomodations prior to leaving the U.S. into Mexico. Give a call number to hotel if you do not arrive on time. Ask hotel attendents for guidance in site seeing. Not trying to freak you out...... Just true. Intense spanish lesson prior to leaving would be a good idea. Sounds like a great adventure, but needs to be done with appropriate planning. Let me know if I can help. Blessings & Light Tami P.S. I was a travel agent for 12 years prior to 9/11. also have central american friends..... Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:39:35 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/0613bca1-fa41-4a99-9832-75689d4a83a7#c9697ada-db5d-4419-8d41-2fa0174d8185 Tami 2006-02-06T22:39:35Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#32dc7572-74ea-47bd-8422-5fd524ad6500 I have been writing on and off again all my life. Started writing my book after diagnosis', wanted my daughter to have a sense of who her mother was. I need an editor to keep me on track. Any suggestions????? Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:02:12 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/8d475d81-69d7-4c07-b202-dbd0daf48d5b#32dc7572-74ea-47bd-8422-5fd524ad6500 Tami 2006-02-02T13:02:12Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/0613bca1-fa41-4a99-9832-75689d4a83a7#e4b94cc8-bc72-4677-b119-411d18b7b6d0 I am in the process of planning a trip from Montreal, Canada to Bocquete, Panama. Originaly I wanted to to it on motorcycle, but now think I'll do it by car. This will require crossing thru (USA of course), Mexico/Belize, Guatemala, El Savador or Hondras, Nicarugua, and Costa Rica. And, my Spanish is extremely limited ... Has anyone driven much of ANY of these countries ... and what advise can you give me regarding border crossings, highway police, stoppinf roadside to rest, etc.. Peace, :D PS: Any publications that would be interested in this story ..? Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:20:57 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/0613bca1-fa41-4a99-9832-75689d4a83a7#e4b94cc8-bc72-4677-b119-411d18b7b6d0 Indigo 2006-01-15T21:20:57Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/a66ab5bd-f4fa-4799-af59-f89420bad3bb#545eee19-ba0b-4e3a-9465-498301591926 Hi everyone. if anyone's interested, I'm teaching a couple travel writing workshops in the upcoming months--a 10-week workshop at Gotham Writers' Workshop and a couple of two-day courses at NYU. For more info, check out my site: www.dfarley.com/blog.html (scroll down, on the left side) Thanks. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:01:50 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/a66ab5bd-f4fa-4799-af59-f89420bad3bb#545eee19-ba0b-4e3a-9465-498301591926 david 2006-01-04T00:01:50Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#a74dc286-b619-49ec-9347-99c59ed603b6 I have, once. Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:34:55 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#a74dc286-b619-49ec-9347-99c59ed603b6 JM 2005-12-14T21:34:55Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#3bf857ea-ceb9-417c-b3f2-4ff12eeb8fd9 Hi Lola D. .... Yes, Siena ... Thank you! My family is from a town called Antey-St-Andre in the Vallee d'Aosta. I stayed there for a month in the house that my grandfather was born in. The house is still in our family, but no one lives there full-time. I'm sure it will be rented out during the Olmpics! Have you ever been to Palio? Ciao for now, :D Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:12:29 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#3bf857ea-ceb9-417c-b3f2-4ff12eeb8fd9 Indigo 2005-12-12T22:12:29Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#28ed39e9-8f7a-4219-9043-e57de7e25e07 Benvenuto Indigo Bucks :) Out of curiosity: where did you spend your month in the Alps? Also, beware before you submit your stuff about the palio: the city's correct spelling is Siena. It's not only the anal-retentive in me that's talking ;) Siena is a very famous place, and an editor is going to appreciate VERY MUCH any effort of being precise when spelling foreign names: it means less job for 'em! Good luck with your nomadic life planning. Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:53:36 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#28ed39e9-8f7a-4219-9043-e57de7e25e07 lola darling 2005-12-09T10:53:36Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#343947c5-9363-4fc6-8a17-b80c995c2670 - the Writer's Guide to the market. Comes out every year. They also have a paid website. Or travelwriters.com. Hope you enjoyed the Palio. Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:00:42 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#343947c5-9363-4fc6-8a17-b80c995c2670 JM 2005-11-25T16:00:42Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#8e8bc03a-aaac-4aa7-a431-f983a00ce105 Hello to all !! I am as new to this TRIBE as one can possibly be! I've just joined tribe.net and quickly found my way to this tribe where I've read with interest the previous postings. I am from Montreal, Canada and - at age 39 - have recently 'retired' from the 'corporate' world as a technology consultant. I have done some traveling recently and have enjoyed it to the point that I would like to pursue a more nomadic lifestyle. One option I have begun exploring, as a means of income while 'nomading', is freelance writing - including travel writing. Two summers ago I spent three months in Italy, including one month in a remote Alpine village (birthplace of my grandparents) where I wrote email journals almost daily as a means of keeping in touch with friends and family - many of whom suggested I look into writing as a career. I have found a couple of resources that I would like to submit some of my writing to and if anyone in this tribe has any suggestions or resources that would also be relavant, I would be very appreciative. Incidently, I also wrote about 'Palio', an amazing 'horse race' / five-day festival which takes place twice every year in Sienna (Tuscany) . If you're ever in Italy at the begining of July or the end of August, I strongly suggest you attend! Ciao for now, Indigo Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:42:01 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/5a4ee724-abdc-43c4-bdbf-f9187627ad7f#8e8bc03a-aaac-4aa7-a431-f983a00ce105 Indigo 2005-11-22T23:42:01Z http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/4418ab41-7d75-4852-a0db-d33359980ff3#e796b98f-a8dd-4a41-8ab0-cac1b600e1da i would hate to pimp what i have done, but whatta hell... did a 13-month expedition and came back this May. in summary: - set up a blog - carried two digi-cams and a PowerBook - wrote a blog entry once in 5 days on the average - published a 40-60 page (average) electronic magazine once in two months that's a lot of writing and shooting photos, as well as editing, page-layout'ing, publishing, and try to promote, all on the road. we tried to solicit support/donations by giving the 6 issues of the electronic magazine subscription. some family members and friends generously signed up, but not much outside the circuit. we are still trying to get the word out after we came back, looking for publishers and further opportunities to write. it's all doable. the support from families and friends did cover some costs, a small fraction of it, and the rest is all self-funded. i would love to do it again. if you are interested in the blog, please check: http://www.onelove.com/gf_blog/ the last entry is from Bali, and i have not update it since mid-May. you can do it, too. Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:50:37 GMT http://travelwriters.tribe.net/thread/4418ab41-7d75-4852-a0db-d33359980ff3#e796b98f-a8dd-4a41-8ab0-cac1b600e1da taro 2005-08-15T20:50:37Z