Ormiston Gorge: Jewel of the West McDonnell Ranges
By Claudia RileyA Perentie lizard moves ponderously across the riverbed, its forked tongue flicking in and out, tasting the air, looking for food. The quiet whir and click of digital camera shutters is the only sound on a breathlessly hot afternoon as tourists capture memories of a day out in the Australian bush. Ormiston Gorge…
Mastering Motion in a Photograph
There’s a trick to taking good people photographs. Because there’s no such thing as a composition “rule” in photography, it doesn’t work on EVERY photograph. But if you use this tip, I’m sure your action shots will improve. Scroll down for details… Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publishing P.S. I got a couple calls about…
May Photo Challenge Theme: Silhouettes and Shadows
Here’s this month’s Photo Challenge Theme… Remember, every month, first-, second-, and third-place winners are automatically entered into the Grand Prize Photo Challenge — coming up in October — for a chance to win $2,000 (just in time for holiday shopping season). Read on for details and this month’s theme… Lori Allen Director, Great Escape…
Where to Get Published: Wend Magazine
Wend Magazine’s new section, called “Feast,” is about the kind of adventure we all experience when we travel — eating on the road.
Hold On to Your Panama Hat… This is One Exhilarating Ride
By Mary Anne LonzeIn Ecuador, Most travelers hop on the 40-minute commuter jet from Quito to the coastal city of Manta, but we chose the more adventurous 7-hour overland route. Through the Andes mountains. In a taxi. After all, why come this far and take the easy way out? As the crowded city streets dissolved…
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.
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