As I wait in Dubai for my Iranian visa application to be processed, I’ve been watching the events portrayed in the international media of Iran’s elections and subsequent demostrations with a certain amount of frustration.
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What a great Webinar this was! We had people signing-in to listen from Mexico, Brazil, UK, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Australia, USA, Indonesia, Vietnam. Truly global.
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Tom Hall of Lonely Planet was involved in our recent travel publishers Webinar. This is a written account of what he had to say.
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Adrian Phillips of Bradt guides was involved in our recent travel publishers Webinar. This is a written account of what he had to say.
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When I was a kid, it was still very common to hear people talk of ‘pane e companatico’, meaning essentially ‘bread and whatever goes with it’.
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The validity of a campaign run by UK based Survival International is called into question by India based responsible tourism companies Barefoot and Travel to Care.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about guidebooks recently. When I say a lot, I mean all day, every day, for the past four months.
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This is the legend of Konjic and how it came to be the major settlement of northern Herzegovina. Tim Clancy also acknowledges the neglected Neretva River.
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I’ve been commissioning a lot of longterm expats on the guidebook project I’m currently working on. For this type of work, this is the ideal vantage point.
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I’ve just returned from a journey that extended overland from Delhi to Lahore and up the Karakoram Highway to the ancient Silk Route outpost of Kashgar in China.
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Monthly Archives: June 2009
What’s really happening in Iran right now?
As I wait in Dubai for my Iranian visa application to be processed, I’ve been watching the events portrayed in the international media of Iran’s elections and subsequent demostrations with a certain amount of frustration.
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Leading Travel Publishers take your questions
What a great Webinar this was! We had people signing-in to listen from Mexico, Brazil, UK, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Australia, USA, Indonesia, Vietnam. Truly global.
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Tom Hall talks about Lonely Planet
Tom Hall of Lonely Planet was involved in our recent travel publishers Webinar. This is a written account of what he had to say.
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Adrian Phillips talks about Bradt Guides
Adrian Phillips of Bradt guides was involved in our recent travel publishers Webinar. This is a written account of what he had to say.
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Pane e companatico: bread in Tuscany
When I was a kid, it was still very common to hear people talk of ‘pane e companatico’, meaning essentially ‘bread and whatever goes with it’.
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Who do you trust for your information?
The validity of a campaign run by UK based Survival International is called into question by India based responsible tourism companies Barefoot and Travel to Care.
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In defence of guidebooks
I’ve been thinking a lot about guidebooks recently. When I say a lot, I mean all day, every day, for the past four months.
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Konjic, Bosnia & Herzegovina: A legend & a slice of reality
This is the legend of Konjic and how it came to be the major settlement of northern Herzegovina. Tim Clancy also acknowledges the neglected Neretva River.
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Do expat’s offer the best local tips?
I’ve been commissioning a lot of longterm expats on the guidebook project I’m currently working on. For this type of work, this is the ideal vantage point.
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Travels in a troubled nation
I’ve just returned from a journey that extended overland from Delhi to Lahore and up the Karakoram Highway to the ancient Silk Route outpost of Kashgar in China.
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