A Writing Tool in Your Pocket
Saburo's Sushi House in Sellwood, Oregon, is known for its colossal portions. Their California rolls are three inches across... and fresh salmon sashimi is a whopping four inches long, per piece. Bonnie, the newest member of our Travel Division team, wasn't carrying a ruler last time she ate there. But she did have a dollar [...]
How to Shave Your Legs with Paper
You'll get past airport security a lot faster if you shave with paper. Paper shaving cream, that is. We all know that you have to carry your liquids in a quart-size Ziploc bag in order to get through airport security these days. But did you know that there are companies out there now turning traditional [...]
Photo Tip: Unleash Your Inner Photo Genius
Artists of every persuasion -- painter, writer, sculptor, photographer or any other creative type -- all ride the roller coaster up and down when it comes to creativity. And photographers, just like other artists, go through more- and less-productive periods. It's those less-productive times I want to talk about today. Let's call it "photographer's block." [...]
Three Things I Didn't Know I Didn't Know
From Santa Fe's Ultimate Photography Workshop Attendees When I read through the list of things each attendee sent me from Santa Fe, I found a few themes visited again and again. With those in mind, I've pulled out just a few comments here and included my advice for shooting for a magazine as well as [...]
Four Key Writing Tips from an Airline Magazine Editor
Writing for airline in-flight magazines is not only fun and rather glamorous (I mean, you should see the look on people's faces when you tell them you write for these magazines -- they're genuinely impressed)... But it can be really lucrative, too... Here are four tips I gleaned from Ann Silva, editor of ExpressLane Magazine [...]
November Photo Challenge Winners
Last month's photo challenge theme was "A Season for Family." Since there was a monthly winner in September and a grand prize winner in October, both got to pick the winners this month. Read on below to see what they each had to say about the images they picked ... ** First Place goes to [...]
3 Myths about In-flight Magazines
In-flight magazines represent the Holy Grail for a lot of travel writers. They pay well. They provide beautiful clips. And getting your by-line in one immediately elevates you to pro.
How to Get a Rental Car Upgrade for Nothing
I was thinking about you last week when I was in South Florida. I had to rent a car to get from the airport to my hotel and I had heard that if you simply ask for a free upgrade at the rental-car counter, you're likely to get one. I tried it. And sure enough, [...]
