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Let Your Kids Play With History in Washington, D.C.
by Bonnie CatonPink cherry blossom petals coat the surface of the Potomac and flower beds thick with tulips brighten the corners of the city. It’s springtime in Washington, D.C., and even if you never left the underground metro system, you’d know it. The trains that are usually filled with adults in business suits and military…
Railway Outings in York, England
by Paula GriswoldThe British Rail Museum (BRM) in York, England, sits behind the York Railway and Bus Station, just outside the medieval city walls. The wealth of its exhibits is staggering. Over 100 locomotives, including a 15 by 93 foot long Chinese locomotive and the bright blue Mallard (the world’s fastest steam engine, clocked at…
Going Wild in Costa Rica
by Susann DobsonShe won’t hurt you … she’s just very friendly, especially with children. The awaiting guide alerted us as we strode up from the beach and an adult squirrel monkey leapt into my daughter’s arms, startling us all.We’d just spent an exhilarating hour coursing across the Golfo Dulce, seated in a covered panga (water taxi).…
Summer Fun in Huntington Beach, California
by Michael HendersonBasking in the hot sun, drifting in and out of dreamy snoozes while relaxing on the white sand beach, cooling in the Pacific waters as the kids build their fairytale sandcastle—this is the antithesis of the daily grind. This is Huntington Beach, California, also known as Surf City U.S.A., where the warm sun…
An Homage to My Father in Anchorage, Alaska
by Francesca GrayCool white icebergs with depths of turquoise floated all around us as we made our way through the icy waters aboard the MV Ptarmigan. The five of us hugged our jackets in closer to keep out the cold wind. We had come to Anchorage, Alaska to pay homage to my father, who had…
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Four Photo Contests
If you’d like to get your photos published, one virtually painless way is to submit them to photo contests. Some contests accept thousands of submissions before they choose a winner… but if your shot takes first place, you could win an all-expenses-paid trip, a professional digital camera, your photo on the cover of a popular…
Photo Tip: Alarm Set, Camera on Nightstand
Last week, when I woke up on my first morning in Quito, Ecuador, I pulled back the curtains on my hotel room window and looked out to see… an absolutely stunning view of the sunrise over the valley below. And I promptly kicked myself. I could have been up 20 minutes earlier and captured it…
How Writing Free Articles Can Help the Beginning Freelance Writer
I’ve just finished an analysis of the 93 articles I’ve had accepted for publication, and I found something very interesting. I noticed that a total of 64 (or 69%) are paid articles, while the remaining 29 are gratis. At first glance, the high number of freebies may look dismal. In fact, they’ve paid off in…
FEATURED PUBLICATION: MyMidwest Magazine
by Roberta Beach Jacobson in Karpathos, Greece MyMidwest Magazine (http://www.mymidwestmagazine.com) is the lively and colorful bi-monthly in-flight magazine for Midwest Airlines. Most of what you find in its 116 pages is written by freelancers, which means your story stands a good chance of getting in. That said, be sure that any travel story you propose…
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