The World’s Best April Fools Pranks
If you’re in France today, watch out… you may have a fish on your back. April Fool’s Day in France is called “Poisson d’Avril,” or “April’s Fish.” All day, people stick paper fish to the backs of friends, family, and colleagues. In Iran and Scotland jokes run for two days — April 1st and 2nd.…
April’s Photo Challenge Theme: April Showers
If it’s raining outside, grab your camera and get ready for this month’s Photo Challenge. Scroll down for details… — Lori Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publishing P.S. Tomorrow’s the first day of April, and with it comes our one-day April Fool’s Day Sale. Don’t be a fool and miss it… keep an eye on…
Morocco Attendee Photos: Reports from the Photography Expedition
Morocco attendee photos: Check out these photos that our attendees took while in Morocco…
Hot Travel Destination: How to Predict the Next One
Hot travel destination: Read on for Stan Sinberg’s tips and tricks for predicting the next vacation hot-spots…
Camera Aperture: The Equivalent of a Pirate’s Eye Patch
Camera aperture: Check out our latest photography lesson on camera aperture…
Supplement Your Income: This Reader Writes… Travels for Free… Loves Life
Dear Reader, I met Sandra Kennedy when she came to the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in Buenos Aires back in 2005. She barely said a word while she was there. And during workshop peer reviews, she didn’t even read her piece aloud. But she was listening and observing. And less than four months later, using…
Bootsnall: Land a Paid Gig on Bootsnall.com
Bootsnall: Online travel community, Bootsnall.com, is starting up a new program, called the Bootsnall Travel Writers Platform and they’re looking for writers. If you can blog about an area you know well, you’ll get paid.
Unique Travel Articles: One Writer’s Story on the Travel Fast-Track
When writing a travel article, be sure to tell the editor something he or she doesn’t already know. Make your travel article a unique one by asking yourself a few simple questions: Is the idea behind the article unique? Am I sending it to the right publication? Is my idea specific? Read on for more…
Iguazu Falls
By Philip GriffithHuge torrents of brown, muddy, foaming water cascade over the precipice and freefall 90 metres, thundering onto the rocks below. A plume of white spray fills the air. The spray building higher and higher is mesmerizing. The noise is deafening. We shout at each other and we are only centimetres apart. The spray…
Arica, Chile: A Great and Economical Beach Getaway
By Marianne GraffAs the sun slowly sets, there is plenty of time to relax and listen to the waves crest, break and wash up along miles of sandy beach, as birds wing across a fushia and tangerine sky and the flaming honey ball of the sun drips down towards the indigo waves off the coast…
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