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: A confident Read More…
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Wanderlust and Lipstick Book Review
Karla Mass of McClatchy News did a great job on this review, if I do say so myself. The review ran in 31 newspapers across the country this past weekend including this one in the Bellingham Herald. Below is the review. Tomorrow, I’ll post the Q&A. __________________________________ Most books I’ve read on travel fail to Read More…
Bhutan Books
In preparation for my trip to Bhutan in April, I’ve been accumulating books for the trip. Even though my pile of travel-related reading materials is stacked high already, I can’t wait to dive into these as well. Here’s what I’ve got: The Lonely Planet Guide to Bhutan Bhutan: Himalayan Mountain Kingdom by Francoise Pommaret Beyond Read More…
Fall West Coast Tour
Yeah – my plans are starting to firm up for my West Coast book tour. I have a few venues booked north of Seattle and also in Eastern Washington in early October and I then head south in mid-October. Please stop in at any one of these locations and say hello. Let me know that Read More…
Summer Reading for Travelers
I’m particularly overwhelmed with travel-related books right now. Seems my stack keeps growing and my reading time is not increasing at the same rate. Perhaps it has something to do with Seattle summers. Even though the days are SO long (it’s getting light out sometime in the four o’clock hour and is light until about Read More…
Rubbing Elbows with a Travel Guru
Last week, I had the very special opportunity to see Tony Wheeler (co-founder of the Lonely Planet Guides) speak in Seattle. Following his presentation, I was invited to a private reception at Wide World Books & Maps. Tony and Maureen Wheeler have created one of the largest and widely read set of guidebooks considered by Read More…
Wanderlust and Lipstick Hits USA Today
In case you missed it in Friday’s edition, Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling Solo was reviewed in USA Today’s Destination section! Wanderlust and Lipstick was listed as one of only two other recommended books for women traveling solo. Jayne Clark, USA Today’s travel editor calls it, “…a sort of you-can-do-it primer Read More…
Kindred Spirits
Earlier this year, I visited a dear friend and my very first traveling companion, Helen, in Washington, D.C. During that trip, she introduced me to another fellow traveler and, she then introduced me to her friend, Meg Peterson. That’s how it goes in the world of travel: kindred spirit begets kindred spirit begets kindred spirit. Read More…
Become a Global Citizen
Elizabeth Kruempelmann knows a thing or two about being a global citizen. She currently lives in Germany and often moves around the world with her husband. Drawing from her experiences, Elizabeth wrote a book about how you, too, can create an international life and career. Her book is The Global Citizen: A Guide to Creating Read More…
The Envy of Farewell
“It’s an odd feeling, farewell. There’s some envy in it. Men go off to be tested for courage and if we’re tested at all, it’s for patience, for doing without.” This quote is from Meryl Streep’s character in Out of Africa and refers to her husband regularly going on safari (and war) and leaving her Read More…