Archive for the "Travel Books" category

Wanderlust in the News

December 4th, 2007

In case you haven’t been monitoring the internet for this kind of stuff, I had to share what others are saying about Wanderlust and Lipstick. Oh, and about me, too. This was too good not to share.

Vagabondish said I was “no demur, delicate flower” in the nicest possible …

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On the Nightstand: San Francisco Food Lover’s Pocket Guide

November 14th, 2007

On my recent visit to the Bay Area, I took along the San Francisco Food Lover’s Pocket Guide. This was a great little resource for trying to determine where to begin a culinary exploration in …

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On the Nightstand: Rum & Reggae’s Puerto Rico

October 23rd, 2007

Who wouldn’t love a guide book series called Rum & Reggae?

Even if you’re not a big fan of either, the title alone reads “fun”. And that’s exactly what I thought when I received a copy of …

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On the Nightstand: A Kitchen Safari

October 17th, 2007

A Kitchen Safari: Stories & Recipes From The African Wilderness is a beautiful cookbook released by the Conservation Corporation Africa. CC Africa is a luxury safari company and overseas more than 40 camps …

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Female Nomad Surfing in Her Own Way

October 12th, 2007

Last week at the monthly meeting of us Wayward Women (I swear that’s what our little group of traveling women is called), Rita Golden Gelman, author of Tales of a Female Nomad, spoke.

Rita hasn’t had …

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On the Book Shelf: Rough Guides to India

September 28th, 2007

For the last month or so, I’ve been dedicating at least a portion of every day to researching India for my next book, Wanderlust and Lipstick: For Women Traveling to India.

The folks over at Rough Guides were kind enough to send me some of their new releases to not only …

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Smart Packing Tips and More

September 24th, 2007

I received an e-newsletter from my friend, Susan Foster, last week. Susan’s the author of Smart Packing for Today’s Traveler and a fellow Northwesterner.

Susan Foster

As the true expert in packing, …

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Where to Go When

September 17th, 2007

I have a couple of favorites with regards to guide books. The Eyewitness guides from DK is one series that I love because of all of the photographs. While I consider my own photography to be glorified snapshots, I love to take as many as possible (especially since digital photography …

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Maiden Voyage, With the Kids

September 4th, 2007

Tania Aebi is one of my heroes. I read her book, Maiden Voyage, probably 20 years ago. It’s the story about her round the world solo travels in a sailboat. She was the first …

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Q&A from McClatchy News

August 23rd, 2007

This is the Q&A that ran along with the McClatchy Review that I referenced yesterday. This ran in 31 papers across the country including the Bellingham Herald:

By KARLA MASS
McClatchy Interactive

Beth Whitman, author of “Wanderlust and Lipstick,” provides enlightening answers to some sticky travel questions:

Q: Describe a confident traveler?
Whitman: …

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