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HI Sheila,
Please visit AfricanDiasporaTourism.com and join our mailing list. We need your support.
Thanks,
Kitty
Hi am wondering if anyone knows if there is a list of public relations companies and who they might work for. I am looking to reach out to pr companies that would typically host writers for press trips (I have outlets and can get assignment letters…
Hi might I ask anyone with NATJA what they get from the group? I was a member a couple of years ago and got one press trip but after that there was never another press trip mentioned. I'd love to be enlightened though :-) I did publish a couple of t…
Thanks Lana. Yes, it could happen anywhere. Now however, I am putting together a few bucks so he can replace the stuff he lost. I wrote quite a few articles on the trip and they are here: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-29076-SF-World-Travel-Exam…
How terrible! What a way to end a trip. That's surprising, too, in such a public place. I've always considered Madrid quite safe but just goes to show you can't be too careful. If there's a silver lining, it's that it happened at the end. How unfort…
Thanks Lana, am back now in San Francisco. I really LOVED Madrid, however my colleague got his luggage stolen as we were standing putting money into the subway machine for tickets to the airport. There was a loud alarm going offf at a neighboring ti…
The tourists come here, but it's worth checking out the flamenco show at El Corral de la Morería. You can ignore the tourists and enjoy the passion--in dancers and audience alike. I advise taking a nap and going for the 1:30am show--you're more like…
thanks Rich, am in Madrid now, have only 2 days here. Alas, not much time.
Here is something unusual but great. Spend a week at a beautiful resort with all your meals and accommodations provided for free. The catch? You talk. All day. To Spanish business people who spend top dollar to converse with anglos. It's www.vaughan…
thanks so much!
yes. visit my blog and see in Setúbal Portugal the paradise.
http://portugaldreamcoast.blogspot.com
Hi Sheila,
Can't help you with the hotels, but do have a tip.
If you'd like to experience Madrid like a local, I'd recommend you to check out www.SpottedbyLocals.com/madrid - a cityblog with tips by Madrid locals only.
Enjoy! Bart
thanks David, sounds good!
Sheila. If you have the chance to get out of the city, can I recommend a visit to the village of Cinchon. Can't help with public transport info on this but can tell you it takes about 50 minutes in a car. Here's a clip from one of my Spanish feature…
H, Laurie Armstrong was the PR contact for a long time, a great lady, but she is no longer the contact, although she still works there. It's Angela or Tanya. I am with the Bay Area Travel Writers so we have quite a bit of contact with the SF CVB.
C…
Here you go Peter, from one Scot (now in San Fran) to a fellow Brit: Press Contacts: Angela Jackson, 415.227.2603 ajackson@sanfrancisco.travel or Tanya Houseman, 415.227.2651 thouseman@sanfrancisco.travel
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- I am a published freelance travel writer with over 450 articles published worldwide. Clips are available on request by contacting me at sheila.oconnor@juno.com. I write for the internet, for print magazines and for newspapers.
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Airline lost your luggage? It could be here, in Scottsboro, Alabama
Read my article on where to find your lost luggage, or just a great shopping bargain here:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-29076-SF-World-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d29-Luggage-lost-it-might-be-here
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-29076-SF-World-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d29-Luggage-lost-it-might-be-here
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- At 10:06pm on October 24, 2009,
Tripatini said… - Good evening, Sheila, and welcome to Tripatini! Great to have you with us -- and we think you'll find our site productive as well as interesting and enjoyable.
To get the most out of us, you may want to take a moment to join several of our many groups which you may find of particular interest, such as Media Only, United Kingdom, Golf Getaways, Luxury Travel, Eating/Drinking the World, Backpackers/Hostels, Beach-Bumming, Resorts Corner, our French, German, Italian, and Spanish Language/Culture Clubs, and plenty of others covering many topics and most destinations throughout the world.
FYI, on your profile you'll see a green bar marked "Text Box," which you can turn into a box containing not just text but also photos and even videos about yourself, your interests, your travels, and your work.
Finally, if you would, please be so kind as to spread the word among your travel-interested friends, family, colleagues, associates, and readers. It's fast and easy to use our "INVITE" function above left on the navigation bar to enter e-mails (even your whole list at once!). If you have any opportunity to cover us in any of your outlets, that would of course be most appreciated, and if you're interested in blogging for us, guidelines/rates are available upon request.
Thanks for joining us, Sheila; we wish you an outstanding rest of 2009 and look forward to seeing you online.
Cheers!
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