Tripatini2024-03-29T11:56:23ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringboldhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2337977716?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://frugalnomads.ning.com/group/mediacorner/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=0grjfkswgnx43&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSeeking editor/writer with good Spanish for corporate travel/tourism blogtag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2021-09-08:3169359:Topic:7882342021-09-08T06:15:42.111ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
<p>Our company is seeking a part-time editor to handle the English-language blog of a major travel/tourism client, which involves writing (and sometimes proposing) four or so original posts in English and translating about an equivalent number of posts from the Spanish blog. Native English speaker required, as well as very good Spanish for purposes of translation as well as dealing with client contacts. For more details, please write to me at…</p>
<p>Our company is seeking a part-time editor to handle the English-language blog of a major travel/tourism client, which involves writing (and sometimes proposing) four or so original posts in English and translating about an equivalent number of posts from the Spanish blog. Native English speaker required, as well as very good Spanish for purposes of translation as well as dealing with client contacts. For more details, please write to me at <a href="http://dappell@tinkle.lat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dappell@tinkle.lat</a>.</p>
<p></p> Fodor's Travel Seeking Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro Writerstag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2020-07-14:3169359:Topic:7373442020-07-14T18:24:58.001ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
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<p>Fodor's Travel is looking for writers for the upcoming edition of our Croatia guidebook, specifically concerning the following regions:</p>
<p>-Split and Central Dalmatia</p>
<p>-Zadar and Northern Dalmatia</p>
<p>-Kvarner and the Northern Adriatic Islands</p>
<p>-Istria</p>
<p>-Zagreb and Inland Croatia</p>
<p>-Slovenia</p>
<p>-Montenegro</p>
<p>Fodor's is a leading guidebook brand for American travelers with more than 300 titles covering most corners of the globe (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.fodors.com/">www.fodors.com</a>).</p>
<p>If you are working in the above areas, or know any reporters/writers who are currently living there, please be in touch. Feel free to pass this request on to friends, colleagues, and journalism listservs. Please note that we hire journalists who have local expertise, i.e. most writers work in the specific country/region or live there at least part of the year. We're looking to make assignments now and assignments are due back by the end of September.</p>
<p>If interested, please send your resume and clips addressed to Amanda Sadlowski at asadlowski@fodors.com. Clips demonstrating experience writing restaurant, hotel, or site reviews are especially valuable. Please include a few lines about your topical expertise. </p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Amanda </p>
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</div> Tour Networktag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2019-10-16:3169359:Topic:7221852019-10-16T12:13:21.731ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
<p><a href="http://ezylinc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://ezylinc.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ezylinc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://ezylinc.com</a></p> 6 best Indian travel bloggers every travel lover should followtag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2019-10-06:3169359:Topic:7219122019-10-06T12:18:21.968ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://cdn.checkfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shutterstock_268004744-2.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://cdn.checkfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shutterstock_268004744-2.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> <br></br> There is a big difference between a traveller and a tourist - for one thing, a tourist only views a place, but a traveller lives the place, breathing it like air and getting lost in its essence. The best travel bloggers not only visit new places and take dreamy pictures but make every moment memorable through…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://cdn.checkfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shutterstock_268004744-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.checkfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shutterstock_268004744-2.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a><br/> <br/> There is a big difference between a traveller and a tourist - for one thing, a tourist only views a place, but a traveller lives the place, breathing it like air and getting lost in its essence. The best travel bloggers not only visit new places and take dreamy pictures but make every moment memorable through the little incidents and simple ways they take in each new destination. Over the years, I've followed a number of such bloggers from the increasingly travel-mad country of India, and here are the half dozen I've found to be the most inspiring:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/6-best-travel-bloggers-india" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read post</a></p>
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<p></p> Historical Restorations & Traveltag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2019-06-03:3169359:Topic:7130792019-06-03T23:35:49.522ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
<p>Historical Restorations by travellers (UK et al) and travelers(USA).</p>
<p>The Top Travel Club has entered into a fundraising campaign with <a href="http://www.LincsAviation.co.uk">www.LincsAviation.co.uk</a> to help get their WW2 Avro Lancaster, Just Jane, flying again.</p>
<p>The Club uses the term ‘transactional giviing’ where a charity, non-profit or project enters into a commercial arrangement to raise funds rather than just rely on donations.</p>
<p>In this campaign The Club is…</p>
<p>Historical Restorations by travellers (UK et al) and travelers(USA).</p>
<p>The Top Travel Club has entered into a fundraising campaign with <a href="http://www.LincsAviation.co.uk">www.LincsAviation.co.uk</a> to help get their WW2 Avro Lancaster, Just Jane, flying again.</p>
<p>The Club uses the term ‘transactional giviing’ where a charity, non-profit or project enters into a commercial arrangement to raise funds rather than just rely on donations.</p>
<p>In this campaign The Club is offering their family memberships for $49usd (reg. $98usd) and will donate $25usd to help get Just Jane into the air again.</p>
<p>The Club does not sell travel or earn any fees or commissions for any of their services to the travel industry. Members Go-Direct & Save and with the ‘JJ’ campaign the donors can easily recover their membership fees and donations….simply book one hotel night or to save oodles of dosh…they can book a tour for family and friends.</p>
<p>Our Affiliate Manager will handle our simple no cost set up and for any further information I can be reached by email when we can arrange a Skype session.</p>
<p>Let’s Reach for the Sky. <br/>Tony Humphrey, tony@thetoptravelclub.com Vancouver,BC</p> Media trip to Italytag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2019-05-07:3169359:Topic:7097022019-05-07T18:55:27.056ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
<p>We are starting to kick off our planning for our 10-day trip to Austria and Italy trip in September.</p>
<p>Although, it is a sponsored trip, we are only getting sponsorship in Austria, and have planned to also visit Italy while we are there, since we only have 3-days planned for Austria.</p>
<p>However, I am finding myself a little stumped at finding an official tourism site for Italy, where they have a media area.</p>
<div class="text_exposed_show"><p>I've come across,<span> …</span></p>
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<p>We are starting to kick off our planning for our 10-day trip to Austria and Italy trip in September.</p>
<p>Although, it is a sponsored trip, we are only getting sponsorship in Austria, and have planned to also visit Italy while we are there, since we only have 3-days planned for Austria.</p>
<p>However, I am finding myself a little stumped at finding an official tourism site for Italy, where they have a media area.</p>
<div class="text_exposed_show"><p>I've come across,<span> </span><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.italia.it%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2sJTEVaqJUkZlW6TdoCINoXhQlQbhL7lFASokTf8Bii4blaz_Xb-eGm80&h=AT1VXPjVW86RNoUUTJgk1I9NW2-ZnsB0liH2Y-N2r7l6PCy99ZHLaK7ys532zwNpMmF4kRvV_mPZx1hGC2YVn0eCSQ-m2WwF6esF_NQXv6T3CeNIf4B0TwG7-X4fT_LqfiXoKaiFQGRuhwwiEunK8T3w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">www.italia.it</a>, but no where do they have any mention of media assistance. We reached out to the email under a single page with a press contact, but no response.</p>
<p>I also can't find a tourism site for Rome, Venice or Florence. Just seems odd.</p>
<p>Does anyone have anything they've discovered and I'm just missing it? Thank you!</p>
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<p>We are starting to kick off our planning for our 10-day trip to Austria and Italy trip in September.</p>
<p>Although, it is a sponsored trip, we are only getting sponsorship in Austria, and have planned to also visit Italy while we are there, since we only have 3-days planned for Austria.</p>
<p>However, I am finding myself a little stumped at finding an official tourism site for Italy, where they have a media area.</p>
<div class="text_exposed_show"><p>I've come across,<span> …</span></p>
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<p>We are starting to kick off our planning for our 10-day trip to Austria and Italy trip in September.</p>
<p>Although, it is a sponsored trip, we are only getting sponsorship in Austria, and have planned to also visit Italy while we are there, since we only have 3-days planned for Austria.</p>
<p>However, I am finding myself a little stumped at finding an official tourism site for Italy, where they have a media area.</p>
<div class="text_exposed_show"><p>I've come across,<span> </span><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.italia.it%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2sJTEVaqJUkZlW6TdoCINoXhQlQbhL7lFASokTf8Bii4blaz_Xb-eGm80&h=AT1VXPjVW86RNoUUTJgk1I9NW2-ZnsB0liH2Y-N2r7l6PCy99ZHLaK7ys532zwNpMmF4kRvV_mPZx1hGC2YVn0eCSQ-m2WwF6esF_NQXv6T3CeNIf4B0TwG7-X4fT_LqfiXoKaiFQGRuhwwiEunK8T3w" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">www.italia.it</a>, but no where do they have any mention of media assistance. We reached out to the email under a single page with a press contact, but no response.</p>
<p>I also can't find a tourism site for Rome, Venice or Florence. Just seems odd.</p>
<p>Does anyone have anything they've discovered and I'm just missing it? Thank you!</p>
</div> How should the travel media respond to Brunei's barbarism against gays?tag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2019-04-06:3169359:Topic:7066752019-04-06T16:41:07.866ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
<p><br></br><br></br><br></br><br></br><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Isis-forces-public-to-join-in-stoning-15-year-old-boy-for-homosexuality.jpg" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Isis-forces-public-to-join-in-stoning-15-year-old-boy-for-homosexuality.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="410"></img></a> <br></br><br></br>Many voices in the civilized world have been speaking out in horrified outrage at Brunei's new edict decreeing death by stoning for gay sex, and numerous individuals and institutions joining a boycott. Should travel writers, bloggers, and others in the media join as well by not…</p>
<p><br/><br/><br/><br/><a href="https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Isis-forces-public-to-join-in-stoning-15-year-old-boy-for-homosexuality.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Isis-forces-public-to-join-in-stoning-15-year-old-boy-for-homosexuality.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="410"/></a><br/><br/>Many voices in the civilized world have been speaking out in horrified outrage at Brunei's new edict decreeing death by stoning for gay sex, and numerous individuals and institutions joining a boycott. Should travel writers, bloggers, and others in the media join as well by not covering Brunei nor other entities associated with it such as the nine luxury hotels in the West owned by its sultan, such as London's Dorchester, the Plaza Athénée in Paris, and the Beverly Hills Hotel? <br/><br/><br/><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/brunei-boycott-brands-universities-people-taking-action-2019-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.businessinsider.com/brunei-boycott-brands-universities-people-taking-action-2019-4</a><br/><br/></p> Affable Affiliates Affiliatingtag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2019-02-11:3169359:Topic:7013282019-02-11T17:00:52.737ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1028078504?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1028078504?profile=RESIZE_710x"/>A new affiliate program has been introduced by The Top Travel Club offering excellent direct booking savings for travellers and a very attractive earnings package for new affiliates. Full info onsite for registrations.</a></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1028078504?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1028078504?profile=RESIZE_710x"/>A new affiliate program has been introduced by The Top Travel Club offering excellent direct booking savings for travellers and a very attractive earnings package for new affiliates. Full info onsite for registrations.</a></p> Hanoi art tours- Very special and unique triptag:frugalnomads.ning.com,2019-01-19:3169359:Topic:6984152019-01-19T03:36:30.569ZTrevor Claringboldhttps://frugalnomads.ning.com/profile/TrevorClaringbold
<p><font size="2">Depart from hotel at 08.30 AM and start our full day of Art Tours, first will stop over at the Museum of National Fine Arts. It has received many high ranking delegations of different countries, the Museum has sent many traveling thematic exhibitions to other nations to introduce to international friends the typical culture, heroic history of Vietnam. At the same time, it has linked local people with painting, photograph, and sculpture collections of international artists. The…</font></p>
<p><font size="2">Depart from hotel at 08.30 AM and start our full day of Art Tours, first will stop over at the Museum of National Fine Arts. It has received many high ranking delegations of different countries, the Museum has sent many traveling thematic exhibitions to other nations to introduce to international friends the typical culture, heroic history of Vietnam. At the same time, it has linked local people with painting, photograph, and sculpture collections of international artists. The Museum has created chances for local art lovers to enjoy and learn about different fine arts school and tendencies of the world. <br/> <br/> Next stop will be at the home/ studio of the famous <a target="_blank" href="http://vietnampathfinder.com/Vietnam_Tours-Vietnam_Travel-e-KnowingVietnam_1292-Hanoi_Art_Tours,_A_uqiue_style.html" rel="noopener">artist Pham Luc</a>, Pham Luc was born in central part of Vietnam in 1943 and had served as army artist in over 30 years during the Vietnam war. Pham luc art works are outstanding with his master skill, he is famous with " Rice Sack Painting". Pham luc art works has participated in many art exhibitions in Vietnam and foreign countries such as Russia, Japan, France, Italy, Poland, Czech and so far in the USA. His paintings have been collected by the Vietnam’s fine art museum and many foreign people, He is specializing in motherland, love and war subjects ( Pham Luc is the first and only artist in Vietnam who has his own collector club, some over 200 local vietnamese art collectors have been collecting his art works till date).<br/> <br/> Continue our visit at one of</font> <font size="2">the biggest art galleries such as: <b>Viet Fine arts or Green Palm or Apricot or Thang Long (just one of them).<br/></b> Tour ends at 12.00 (Noon) and transfer back your hotel. (or you also can request to drop off at any fine local restaurant in town)</font><br/>View more at: <a href="https://vietnampathfinder.com/promotions/400/Hanoi-Art-Tour-">https://vietnampathfinder.com/promotions/400/Hanoi-Art-Tour-</a>(Half-Day).html<br/><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/804907761?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/804907761?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p>