Low Cost Laguna Beach: Five Secrets the Locals Won’t Tell You
Laguna Beach. What’s not to like? Pristine white sandy beaches. Alluring hidden coves. Tide pools begging for exploration and cliff-hugging Heisler Park. A touch of the Mediterranean on the Southern California coast. While the Laguna sunsets are free, this upscale town IS pricey. If you don’t want to blow your budget, taste the good life…
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Budget Travel – 10th Anniversary Special Issue
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Budget Travel – 10th Anniversary Special Issue
Photo Tip: Paint With Your Camera
Since this is the first month of our “new year” for the photo challenge, I want to quickly recap a few fundamentals — basics you should be thinking about every time you snap a photo. First, get in close. Literally. Get closer to your subject. Fill the frame corner to corner and edge to edge…
FEATURED PUBLICATION: NWA World Traveler
Insider Travel Tips to Help You Make the Most of Every Trip By Jackie Flynn in Waterford, Ireland NWA WorldTraveler magazine is the monthly in-flight magazine for Northwest Airlines. Although NWAWT doesn’t publish Writer’s Guidelines, according to editor, Olivia Herstein, this is not intended to discourage new writers. Some of the Features section stories are…
What Christopher Columbus Can Teach Us about Travel Writing
Editors change things. Usually for the better. But sometimes they introduce errors.
FEATURED PUBLICATION:Transitions Abroad – Travel Writing Contest
A By-Line and Up to $500 through Transitions Abroad’s Contest Started in 1977 by international college studies advisor Clay Hubbs, Transitions Abroad is a magazine for travelers who like to live and work, study, or volunteer abroad. Folks who like to really experience a place and get a feel for its people. The editors like…
Drum Roll for Our Photo Challenge Winner
AND THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER IS… The grand prize goes to [insert drum roll here] THE SAINT’S RED by Cam2Yogi (See it here: http://tinyurl.com/326uww) I am so pleased to present to you this year’s grand prize winner, The Saint’s Red. I asked all the staff for their thoughts and comments on those photos that were…
True or False? Cayenne Pepper Keeps Your Feet Warm
Here’s something I didn’t know: When you’re cold, you can put a little cayenne pepper in your shoes, and it’ll keep your feet warm. At least, that’s what one local attendee said during our lesson on chile peppers today…
Rule of Thirds: Advanced Thirds
The rule of thirds entails dividing your photos into three equal sections, placing the photo’s subject on one of these three lines to create a more powerful focal point in your photo. Taking this technique a step further, "Advanced Thirds" also takes into account the motion of the subject in the photo; creating a stronger shot when…
Part 3 — Travel Insurance: Where to Find the Best Buy
Today, let’s assume that you’ve determined that you do, in fact, need travel insurance and that now it’s time to buy. Where do you start?
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