Write
Samples of writing I have done for a variety of print and web outlets:
Print Articles:
National Geographic Traveler, May/June 2008
Goods to Go: Handmade in China
Transitions Abroad, July/August 2007:
The Couchsurfing Project, Riding the Waves of Participatory Travel
Transitions Abroad, January/February 2007:
Geocaching: Global Hunts Lead Travelers to Treasured Locations
Comunes of Italy Magazine, March/April 2007:
Coming Home to Sant’Arsenio, Salerno
Web Articles:
Three Percent, May 2008:
Book Review: Hotel Crystal
National Geographic Traveler, May/June 2007:
Miami Road Trip, Sudden Journeys Feature (more here)
Gadling
Between August 2005 and December 2007 I was an occasional contributor to Gadling, part of AOL Travel. I wrote book reviews, conducted author interviews and penned several features:
China: I completed a 20-part series about my 2007 summer travels in China. Chinese Buffet included dispatches from Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Xi’an:
Books: Most of my writing for Gadling was focused on news and reviews for books related to travel. In October 2005 I created One for the Road, a daily book suggestion segment that I wrote periodically during my time as a contributor. I suggested travel titles each day, and reviewed some books in greater detail. Here are some examples:
Guide Books:
Insider’s Guide to Beijing
Eyewitness Travel’s Top Ten Beijing
Moon’s Take a Hike New York City
Lonely Planet NYC Guide
Pauline Frommer’s NYC
50 Best Girlfriend Getaways
Rough Guides 25
Globetrotter’s Logbook
Mundane Journeys
Travel Narratives:
Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox
Red, White and Drunk All Over
The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2007
Children’s Books:
Uncommon Traveler
Adventures of the Treasure Fleet
Lightship
Fiction:
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Q&A’s: I also conducted author interviews as part of our Talking Travel feature:Mark Ellingham, Barbara Sjoholm, Irina Reyn, Ingrid Emrick, Brad Olsen, Beth Whitman, Dean Cycon, Eric Nuzum, Michelle Waitzman
Short Series: I wrote several short features regarding different locations and events:
National Geographic Bee, Washington DC, May 2007
Postcards from Portland Series, December 2005
Postcards: One, Two, Three, Four, Five
NYC All Day, October 2005:
1. Tri-State of Mind
2. Shopping on Canal Street
3. A Few of My Favorite Things
4. Flatiron Building
5. Paley Park and Other Great Spaces
6. Latest Favorite Restaurants
New Jersey Series - September by the Shore, 2005:
Sea Isle, Point Pleasant, Bay Head, Atlantic City, Asbury Park
Web Articles: Written Road
I was an occasional contributor to Written Road during 2005 and 2006. In September 2006, I did a series about my European backpacking trip, focusing on my interests in bookstores, reading and writing. I also did several book reviews, in addition to many general interest pieces on events and news related to the travel publishing industry:
Travels in Europe Series:
1. One Writer’s Perspective
2. Guidebooks
3. Reading on the Road
4. Bookstore Browsing
5. Journal Writing
6. Going Gadgetless
7. Writing on the Road
8. So Now What?
Book Reviews:
Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik, September 30, 2006
Belonging, July 21, 2005
Avoiding Prison and Other Noble Travel Goals, May 20, 2005
Educating Alice , April 30, 2005
80 Dates Around the World, April 22, 2005
Web Articles: BootsnAll
In 2006 I wrote for the Eurail Blog for six months while backpacking through Europe. In late 2005, I also wrote briefly for the Viva Las Vegas Blog (now called Las Vegas Louge), covering Vegas Books and Things to Do in Las Vegas.
Coverage of Stories & Mentions Elsewhere:
2007: Shelf Awareness, Danwei and City Weekend Beijing Magazine
2006: Gridskipper; Bookstore Tourism; BlogHer, and World Hum (photo credit)
Photos: Several of my pictures were selected to be used in Schmap Travel Guides for Baltimore, Melbourne and San Diego (Coronado Island; Gaslamp Quarter; Balboa Park)
