Travel Blissful recently got in touch with David Stanley, the author of Moon Handbooks South Pacific, Moon Fiji, and Moon Tahiti, published by Avalon Travel Publishing of Berkeley, California. Today, David shares his experiences on guidebooks, travels, the future of tourism in the South Pacific and tips for aspiring guidebook writers.
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Go to Nicaragua: Interview with Joshua Berman
Travel Blissful recently contacted award-winning guidebook author, writer and editor Joshua Berman to learn more about his recent project – Moon Nicaragua. Joshua’s previous credits include Moon Belize and Living Abroad in Nicaragua.
Hotel Heaven: Confessions of a Luxury Hotel Addict
Disclaimer: I received a review copy of Hotel Heaven: Confessions of a Luxury Hotel Addict by Random House. Hotel Heaven: Confessions of a Luxury Hotel Addict will transport you to far-flung destinations, deluxe hotel suites, stylish hotel lobbies, and glamorous jet-set life, where you sip cocktails with multi-millionaires, share lifts with movie stars and eavesdrop [...]
Trekking Kilimanjaro: Interview with Henry Stedman
Disclaimer: I received a review copy of Kilimanjaro: The trekking guide to Africa’s highest mountain by author Henry Stedman. In 2001, Bruno Brunod from Italy ran up Kilimanjaro in 5 hours, 36 minutes and 35 seconds. Definitely nothing for the average trekker, I think, and continue reading the fully revised and expanded Kilimanjaro: The trekking [...]
Travel Rants’ Editor Shares Blogging Tips and Travel Thoughts
Today, Travel Blissful talks about blogging and traveling with Darren Cronian from Travel Rants, a popular site for travel consumers.
California’s First Stop For Wine Lovers: Family-Run San Antonio Winery
Especially aimed to all lovers of wine and good food, today’s first post takes you to Los Angeles’ only working winery. With a welcome as warm as the sun-baked hills of Tuscany, San Antonio Winery offers the atmosphere of a European wine estate and quality wines made from grapes grown on the owners’ vineyards in [...]
No Man’s Lands: One Man’s Odyssey Through the Odyssey
NPR correspondent Scott Huler’s fifth book No Man’s Lands: One Man’s Odyssey Through The Odyssey hit the book stores in April and received rave reviews from the press. Following the author’s travel adventure as he aims to repeat Odysseus’s every step, No Man’s Lands teaches us that we can plan how our journey begins, but [...]
The Sky is the Limit at JetCombo.com
Imagine traveling anywhere in the world without the hassles of long delays, flight cancellations or inconvenient layovers. George Khairallah and Michael Thomas, seasoned technology and travel service experts, have created a revolutionary way to fly that taps into thousands of underused airports in the US. JetCombo.com allows travelers to combine both commercial and private jet [...]
Ruinair: Interview with Bestselling Author Paul Kilduff
After enjoying number one non-fiction bestselling success in its first seven weeks of publication, Ruinair continues to sell strongly. The Dublin-born�author Paul Kilduff�finished novels such as Square Mile, The Dealer and The Headhunter before he�decided to�write this travel book�about�the cheap Irish airline. “Kilduff travels to places he never knew he wanted to go that are [...]
Become One of the Locals with Vumber
Being a tourist is not always fun. Imagine you are abroad and want to get in touch with a new acquaintance, but not reveal your outside area code, or your real phone number. The solution is called Vumber, a virtual phone number that links to your current phone line. Use Vumber’s two-way disposable phone number service [...]
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