Besides traveling, one of the best things for a travel writer to do is to read other writers. I love getting other authors' insights on new and familiar places, and almost always learn something new, whether it is about the place itself, or a new perspective on somewhere I am familiar with. And the best …
Next Book Project Announcement
What do Katmai National Park in Alaska, Pompeii in Italy, and Mt. Tambora in Indonesia all have in common? You’d be correct if you said they are all places I’ve traveled to in the last couple of years, and ahead of the game if you said they just might be featured in my next planned …
From the Writer’s Desk
It’s hard for me to believe, but it has been two years now since the publication of Misspelled Paradise. It seems like a good time to give a few updates on the book, my traveling, and my writing. Misspelled Paradise is still consistently in the top 50 books about Colombia on amazon.com (and frequently in …