Sunday, 16 March 2008

AP and Chicago Tribune review new edition of "The Practical Nomad"

It's always fun to get good news from back home while travelling. In my case, the news that's reached me here in Sana'a, Yemen (a delightful place to visit, if you ever get the chance, with the first high-speed Internet connection we've had in weeks) is of a couple of... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Sunday, 26 August 2007

4th edition of "The Practical Nomad" available for pre-ordering

I'm delighted to announce that the newly revised and updated 4th edition of "The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World" is now available for pre-ordering. You can order it now through your local independent bookstore or online from Powells.com or any of the other usual suspects, and... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007

We're off on a trip around the world!

I leave tomorrow with my partner Ruth Radetsky, who is taking a sabbatical from her job teaching high school, on a year-long trip around the world. We're headed for Silver Bay (New York, USA), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Recife (Brazil), Lisbon (Portugal), Aleppo (Syria), Istanbul (Turkey), Doha (Qatar), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Addis... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Friday, 12 January 2007

Avalon Publishing to be acquired by Perseus Books

Avalon Publishing Group -- which includes the publisher of my Practical Nomad books, Avalon Travel Publishing -- has announced that they are to be acquired by Perseus Books Group . This should have no affect on readers or buyers of my books, and hopefully will have little effect on me... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Friday, 24 March 2006

Sacramento Bee review of "How To Travel Around the World"

Writers aren't usually notified when our books are reviewed or mentioned in print. So I only I just received a clipping in the mail of a very nice review of The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World in the 23 October 2005 edition of the Sacramento Bee by... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Thursday, 23 February 2006

BellaOnline review of "The Practical Nomad"

Most book reviewers focus on new first editions. It's hard to get them to notice a new edition or an established "backlist" title that wasn't just published. So my thanks to Kimberly Button, Budget Travel Editor for BellaOnline ("The Voice of Women"), for her new review of the 3rd edition... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Monday, 18 April 2005

"The Practical Nomad" gets honorable mention from BATW

The 3rd edition of The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World has won an honorable mention from the Bay Area Travel Writers as one of the best travel books published in 2004. Entries in the BATW contest for travel writing by high school seniors in the San Francisco... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Sunday, 25 July 2004

"How to Travel Around the World" reviewed in the Chicago Tribune

The 3rd edition of The Practical Nomad: How To Travel Around the World (February 2004) is reviewed today in the travel section of the Chicago Tribune (registration and cookie acceptance required): THE RESOURCEFUL TRAVELER By Toni Stroud Tribune staff reporter Travel reference The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Thursday, 5 February 2004

Newly revised and updated 3rd edition of "The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World" now in bookstores

Worldwide retail and wholesale ordering information (In stock as of today for immediate shipping from all major USA bookstores and distributors -- ask your local bookstore to order a copy) Reviews of previous editions Reader feedback Booksignings and other author events (more to be announced) PracticalNomad.com If you've pre-ordered... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Sunday, 18 January 2004

New book. New events.

This week for my birthday I received the first advance copy of the 3rd edition of The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World (grin) along with the news that by the time printing and bindery work is completed and the books are shipped first to distributors and then... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Monday, 10 November 2003

Lowell Thomas Award for PracticalNomad.com article on travel and privacy

I was notified today by the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation that my article, Total Travel Information Awareness , as first published on this Web site ( PracticalNomad.com and Hasbrouck.org ) has been selected as the bronze medal winner in the "Travel News/ Investigative Reporting" category of the 19th... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Monday, 20 October 2003

Motionsickness Magazine promotion

Motionsickness Magazine is currently offering a steal of a deal, as follows: for US$20, you get a copy of The Practical Nomad Guide to the Online Travel Marketplace , including shipping in the USA (regularly $17.95 plus shipping) and a one-year (6 issue) subscription (regularly $15) to the most excellent... (...Read Entire Entry)
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3rd edition of "How to Travel Around the World"

Today Avalon Travel Publishing and I put I put the final touches on the cover copy for the 3rd edition of The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World . It looks loverly, if I do say so myself. Most of the changes from the 1st to the 2nd... (...Read Entire Entry)
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Around-the-world airline tickets from Airtreks.com