A Trip to the Mayan Underworld… and Back
By Mark CampbellThe skeleton was on its back. I wondered how the woman would have felt as she was led—willingly? fearfully? proudly?—through the black cavern and sacrificed to appease Chac, the god of rain. “Actun Tunichil Muknal means cave of the stone sepulcher,” our guide had explained as we stood before the dark hourglass mouth…
Pleasant Surprises in Bogota, Colombia
By Ifang HsiehA few years ago, my colleague returned from her business trip to Bogota, the capital city of Colombia, and mentioned that she was accompanied by at least one bodyguard whenever she ventured out of the hotel. My recent visit was unplanned, and in place of a bodyguard, I spent a day touring the…
Fez Goes Global in Song at The World Sacred Music Festival
By Anita Breland and Tom FaklerBoujloud’s blue and green tiles glint in the setting sun. Place Pacha el-Baghdadi, the immense square outside the ancient medina gate, swarms with people jockeying for position along its brick ramps to view a free concert. In Fez, Morocco’s third-largest city, crowds stream through the gate, which serves as the…
Adventure, Archaeology Found in the Lost Castle of Alara
By David Elliott There can’t be many places left on the planet where you can act out your cherished Indiana Jones fantasies, but Alara castle in southern Turkey is one of them. It is not signposted, despite being just a five-minute drive inland from the modern coast road connecting the large resort towns of Alanya…
Where to Get Published: Coastal Living
Coastal Living is a print and online magazine geared toward beach lovers and coastal property owners across North America. Articles touch on destinations along the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf shores of the continent, and, on occasion, cover the Great Lakes and the Caribbean, as well.
Featured Publication: GoNOMAD
GoNOMAD.com, is a widely-recognized online travel magazine that welcomes stories from newbie freelancers and offers great exposure for your writing. Keep reading for details on breaking in…
Photo Tip: Five Hot Microstock Photo Trends
Last week I sent you three big, approachable microstock websites where you can start selling your photos for extra cash in your spare time. If you missed that issue, you’ll find it in our e-letter archives, here: Three Hot Microstock Sites. To get you started in the right direction, today’s photo tip is a great…
Microstock Photography: A Quick and Dirty Startup Guide
“Microstock photographers are reporting record earnings across all top agencies.” — MicrostockDiaries.com Yesterday I promised I’d send you get-started tips for breaking into stock photography. Selling your photos as microstock is the perfect way to make extra cash doing something you love. The time commitment is low, the overhead is small (or next to nothing…
Featured Publication: Three Hot Microstock Sites
Today’s Featured Publication gives a short profile of three microstock sites where you can start selling your photos for cash. In a survey of 550 designers, art directors, and other photo buyers at Photoshelter.com, 60% said their photography budgets will remain the same or increase in 2009. And our very own Shelly Perry (editor of…
A Mini Photo Studio in Your Recycling Bin
Yesterday, I gave you some quick and dirty ways to get started taking professional-quality photos right away. If you missed it, you can read it here. The point is: you don’t have to travel to start selling photos. And you don’t need any fancy equipment to get started, either. Here, below, professional photographer Jani Bryson…
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