Archive for June, 2008
Ten Travels (and their Tales) that Made History

Photo by guldfisken.
The Traveler’s Notebook published an article of mine called Ten Travels (and their Tales) that Made History.
It is about my favorite old travel books. I read a lot of books about world exploration, and it was nice to put that to use in this piece. Every book I mention is over 100 [...]

Why Go Photo

Why Go is a travel blog that is part of the extensive BootsnAll network of travel blogs. They do one post a day, featuring either a photo or a quotation. Today, they chose one of my photos. Check it out. It is from a parade I saw while staying in Cuenca, Ecuador.

Travel Writing for Beginners

I have been getting a steady stream of emails from people wondering how to break into travel writing. Just so you know, I haven’t been doing this long. I don’t make big bucks. However, most of my submissions do get accepted, and I do get paid. Maybe I will develop a FAQ page on this [...]

Photo Book Feedback

I have been watching the sales numbers on my photo book. I know where some of them have gone, but I am curious about the rest. If you buy a copy, I would love it if you would leave a comment here or send me an email. Let me know what you think!

Gadling Photo of the Day

I just found out that a photo from my Flickr account was chosen as Gadling’s Photo of the Day a couple days ago.
It is a photo I took in an outdoor market in the Sacred Valley of Peru.
Jeremy Kressmann of Gadling says:
“The bright colors of the vegetables on the tarp along with the movement of [...]