By Max Hartshorne TPM – What is the #1 mistake you see in queries? Max – The pitch doesn’t get right to the point by identifying where they want to write about. Or worse, they want to submit a generic, non-specific essay on why their traveling is more interesting than everyone else’s. TPM – Give […]
By Tonya Hennessey ITWPA Member As you pass under the golden bull, you enter a barroom straight out of California’s Gold Rush. Taxidermy abounds. A huge, rectangular mirror embellishes the majestic wooden bar, throwing off glints of light. The coatrack by the door draws your attention to the curated 19th-century photographs that hang throughout. This […]
By Jessie Lea Pingle The first time walking into Ginny & Jane E’s Bakery Cafe is almost overwhelming. Is it an antique store? A cafe? A funky art museum? A bookstore? The answer: yes. Owned by two sisters, Ginny and Jane, the brightly colored building fit in perfectly with the unique and laid-back beach town […]
By Carolina Rocha With a population of roughly 1-million people, Mandalay is the second biggest city in Myanmar. About 70% of the population practices Buddhism. Popular destinations are the Buddhist temples that have survived time’s ravages. There is much more to see in the city and surrounding countryside. “Try my 48-hour experience. It’s how I […]
By Marie Kimber ITWPA Member We have several unique animals here in Australia, none more widely known than our kangaroo. They are the world’s biggest marsupials — their young complete their postnatal development within their mother’s pouch before braving the world outside. You could say we hold this creature in high esteem, making it a […]
By Jan Schroder TPM – What grabs your attention in a query? Jan – When a writer has demonstrated some knowledge of the topic and our site. For example, if you look at The Travel 100, you’ll see we have a category devoted to River Cruises. That means I’d be especially open to any pitches […]
by Marilou Trias Naples Italy is a city rich with cultural places, monuments, and abundant in history and artistic interest. There’s the neighboring Mount Vesuvius, still an active volcano, that very famously destroyed the nearby Roman city of Pompeii. Traffic in Naples is, at best, described as pleasurable chaos. Neapolitans say that traffic lights are […]
By Julie Diebolt Price ITWPA Member Traveling cross country by train conjures up visions of the famous luxury train in Europe, The Orient Express. While murders on the Orient Express are puzzles to be solved in books and films, the most worrisome fear on a train in the United States is that a drunk passenger […]
The simple garden was created to honor Haeng Ung Lee (Eternal Grandmaster H.U. Lee), the founder of the American Taekwondo Association, ATA. Little Rock Arkansas is the international headquarters for ATA. The garden was a gift from ATA and serves as a symbol of friendship between America and South Korea.
Just getting to Lajitas Golf Resort is an adventure. Leave Alpine Texas, drive east to Marathon, then motor south on 385 to Big Bend National Park. Stop at Chisos Basin Lodge.
