The Right Way to Travel
Edited by Lori Appling in Arlington, VA
"Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have." -- Unknown
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Today:
*** Free International Calls, Here's How...
*** Success Story Contest: Win a Trip to Florida this Winter
*** Practical Writing Prompt of the Week: Your Favorite Restaurant for Travel Post Monthly
*** Writers Wanted: Copyeditor and Copywriter
*** More Opportunities and Resources for Writers
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*Highly Recommended*
HOW TO MAKE A SIX-FIGURE INCOME TRAVELING THE WORLD
Learn travel secrets designed to fund your vacations and make you $100,000 or more a year as you explore the world like a VIP.
Last month, five savvy, sophisticated travelers met for a special round-table discussion about the three tools they use to consistently fund and profit from their vacations. To find out how you can get your hands on a recording of their conversation, visit:
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Listen today, and you'll receive $500 off our Lucrative Traveler's Conference in February. Add that to the Early Bird Discount, and you'll save a full $1,000. Visit:
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Dear Reader,
Here's a tip for you if you ever need to call outside the U.S...
There's a company - FuturePhone.com - that's giving away free international calls for the next three years. You don't have to change your phone service or sign any kind of contract.
You just dial their bridge number in Iowa (712-945-1111), press 1 for English, and then dial 011 and the international number you're trying to reach. You'll only be charged the normal long-distance fee to Iowa. (And if your cell phone plan includes free long distance, even the call to Iowa is free.)
I've used this number a half-dozen times from three different states calling two different countries and I haven't had a problem or seen a charge on my cell phone bill yet. And I'm not the only one who's discovered this freebie - it was also featured in the New York Times and on ABC News.
Eventually, FuturePhone is going to add a recorded advertisement you'll have to listen to before you can dial the international number you're trying to reach. But right now, there isn't one. Simply dial
712-945-1111 and listen for instructions.
They plan to keep the service in place through 2010. So if you've got friends outside the U.S. or you need to speak with the tourist board in Dublin or a hotel manager in Peru, you'd do well to keep this number in your address book.
And speaking of travel tips, here are a few more I've mentioned recently, just in case you've missed them...
** How to find the best hotel deals:
http://tinyurl.com/yxcqtg
** How (else) to use a quart-sized Ziploc bag:
http://tinyurl.com/y54lc9
** Why every traveler should pack a straw, a pillow case, and a garbage bag twist tie: http://tinyurl.com/y2al6c
** Why you should pack Vaseline and tea tree oil in an old contact
lens case: http://tinyurl.com/tr69d
And if you have a tip to share, I'd love to hear it:
lori@thetravelwriterslife.com.
Stan Sinberg, one of our expert freelance travel writers, sent me one on getting flights overseas for less than $20. ITWPA members can find his tip archived on the ITWPA website at www.itwpa.com. January's password is at the bottom of each twice-monthly ITWPA Insider issue (Stan's dedicated newsletter for ITWPA members only).
Steenie Harvey also gave us a good travel tip for writers -- she said that when you're traveling, don't just look for one story idea on each trip, look for 3-4. Is the hotel a great destination for budget travelers? If so, write it up for a budget travel publication but also ask if they have any interesting ghost stories about the place or if they do anything special for Valentine's day or other holidays.
You might be able to turn the same hotel into a special event or holiday article.
Both Stan and Steenie will be with me in Fort Lauderdale, FL. next month for the Lucrative Traveler's Conference. I'd love for you to join us.
Million dollar couple, Gary and Merri Scott, will be there too. Last year most of our attendees admitted that they came to learn more about travel writing and photography then they did about import/export. But Gary and Merri's simple Suitcase Exporting plan (that's importing products small and cheap enough to fit into your suitcase) left everyone excited about shopping for products on their next trip and selling them back home.
Here's what a few of last year's attendees said about their experience...
"There's so much good information here. I appreciate the realistic information and I would recommend this workshop to anyone." -- Pat O., Camarillo, CA.
"Unlike many workshops that have some fluff or dead space, this one was full from start to finish of specific, detailed, and useful information... I'd recommend it to anyone" -- Darlene W., Prescott AZ
"This workshop covered all the nuts and bolts that give beginners a way to start, and gives experienced writers' more ideas on how to improve. I was skeptical at first, but then was very pleased with the depth and breadth of the content." -- Juanita Ruth One, Baltimore MD
"I mainly attended this workshop because although I enjoy traveling, I also enjoy finding new business opportunities. This is the only workshop that combines the two. I was also particularly interested in hearing the Scotts because of their reputation and I was very interested in learning more about their way of life... I would recommend this experience to others because it gives those thinking about one of the three paths of Lucrative Traveler evidence that it can be done. It demonstrates that you can come from a variety of backgrounds and still be successful." -- Blake Box, McAllen TX
To find out more, about funding your travels and even how you can earn the money you need to fund your first trip, visit:
http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/tpi/details
You'll save an extra $500 by listening to our Fund Your Travels teleconference first: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/call/twfr
And before you click away, don't forget to scroll down for the rest of today's issue. I'm looking for a new freelance writers to help me out with a couple projects. Read on below for details.
And, as always, keep me up-to-speed on your travel-writing or photography success. If you have a story to share, send me a quick note at lori@thetravelwriterslife.com.
-- Lori
Lori Appling
Director, AWAI's Travel Division
P.S. Know a friend or two who'd enjoy the freedom and independence of a writer's or photographer's life? They, too, can sign up to receive this free e-letter here: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com.
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Success Story Contest: Win a Trip to Florida this Winter
If you've taken The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program... the Turn Your Pictures into Cash Program... or you have attended one of our workshops, you could win a complimentary trip to our Lucrative Traveler's Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida next month.
To enter, send an email with a BRIEF explanation (no more than 350
words) about how you've used our programs to find success. We'll pick the two best stories and send both winners to our upcoming workshop for free (airfare included).
Entries must be submitted by January 31, 2007 to
tbraithwaite@awaionline.com.
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PRACTICAL WRITING PROMPT OF THE WEEK
Eat out lately?
The Travel Post Monthly is looking for dining recommendations and hotel pieces in particular, so if you know of a place you can write up this weekend, send it their way. You'll find a link to the writer's guidelines and submission instructions at the bottom of the main page:
http://www.travelpostmonthly.com
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WRITERS WANTED:
COPYEDITOR WANTED: If misspellings drive you nuts... if you'd rather eat raw lizard than see a typo... and if you're not just an editor but you're also a good writer that can help our photographers explain highly technical information in such a way that the average reader can understand it -- we're looking for you. Send a brief email of introduction with some samples of your writing to lori@thetravelwriterslife.com. Put "Copyeditor" in the subject line.
COPYWRITER WANTED: We're also looking for a few good copywriters (that is, writers that can write marketing copy). Send your samples to lori@thetravelwriterslife.com with "Copywriting Samples" in the subject line.
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