WRITING — TRAVEL
Globetrotters Weekly News — Sept 15
Sleepy September? Awaken! Featured writers, monthly challenge submissions and exciting new writers!
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Hello Globetrotters!
How is your week going so far? Hope all is whipped cream with cherries on top!
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Speaking of food, we have lots of great foodie stories for you to indulge in, but first…
Is it just me or has it been a sort of sleepy, lethargic month so far? Is September just like that? Sleepy September? Yes I think so!
At this very moment I’m feeling so incredibly sluggish — like I need some toothpicks for my eyes and tacks for my bum! Going back to bed sounds pretty good at this very moment.
But no! Awaken!
These newsletters are my way of reaching out to everyone in our little travel community. It’s my way of bringing everyone together and sharing our love of writing and reading travel stories.
So, to pique your travel story reading interest and boost our community factor, I’ve lit a campfire… s’mores anyone?
While enjoying the gooey sweetness… in our minds if nowhere else… how about I feature three of our best and most lovable writers! Yes! Here they are: Adrienne Beaumont, Osan Fernando and Simon Whaley.
I believe I will do these features more often. I love promoting the work of our talented writers.
Adrienne Beaumont
She’s one of our editors, and also one of our best and most prolific writers. Adrienne’s a top travel writer and is responsible for some of the most read stories on Globetrotters. She also helped put this pub on the map when it was just starting out!
Whether it’s writing about Pompeii, her not so pleasant experience in Israel or how to save money of airfare she always has something interesting and engaging to add to the mix. Check out her Spotlight Story: “Globetrotters Writer Spotlight — Adrienne Beaumont” as well as these latest travel stories:
- “Hotels vs Hostels. Which do you choose?”
- “The A to Z of My Favourite Travel Destinations — F is for Fès, Morocco”
And of course she always gives back to our community by reading, commenting, helping writers, providing story recaps and featuring her favorite stories to read.
Osan Fernando
She’s a dentist! She also provides a wealth of fun and interesting stories for us to read. With currently 2.7k views, her most read story is: “California — Yellowstone National Park — California In Seven Days”.
Osan always provides us with fun Monthly Challenge submissions and other beautiful stories as well as her Spotlight Story: “Globetrotters Writers Spotlight — Osan Fernando”.
- “Strawberry And Mulberry-Filled Stories”
- “Celebrating Thanksgiving Day And Lighting Of The Christmas Trees In New York”
- “10 Interesting Places In South Korea You May Want To Visit”
Simon Whaley
I thoroughly enjoy the stories by Simon Whaley. He offers a great mix of fun and interesting. The story that first endeared me was: “Wordsworth’s Lake District”. I’m a huge fan of William Wordsworth.
Here are a few other great stories to check out as well as his Spotlight Story: “Globetrotters Writer Spotlight — Simon Whaley”.
- “Church Stretton — Shropshire’s Little Switzerland”
- “Travel Writers Have Disastrous Trips Too”
- “48 hours in Plymouth. Plymouth City Break”
Story Recaps
Our latest story recap was put together again this week by Jillian. Thanks Jill! ❤️ This is a great resource for catching up on stories you may have missed.
“Globetrotters Stories 4 September — 10 September”
September Monthly Challenge — Food!
Reminder that this month’s challenge is headed up by Jillian: “Globetrotters September Monthly Challenge — The Harvest and The Food”. See her latest contribution: “Every House Has a Grape Vine In Bulgaria”.
Here are the challenge stories published in the last week. I do think some of our writers were going a little Fear Factor on us with talk of tripe, tendons, organ meat and fish eyeballs 🤢🤮😆🤣:
- “Fishing for Food: The Delicious Food of Italy” by Jit Yih
- “Cooking With No Electricity. How do you bake in rural Africa?” by Melissa Morris
- “Searching for Tim Ho Wan. The ups and downs of eating Michelin-Starred dim sum in Hong Kong” by Nishan Fuard
- “Sippin’ Port in Porto and the Douro Valley” by Shelley Rohm
- “Mooncake for Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration” by CatHERine
- “Eating My Way through Transylvania” by Jasmine Ann Smith
- “9 Awesome Bites Of Fukuoka Captured By My Lens” by Osan Fernando
- “Fish Eyeballs in Taiwan. There are some foods I’m reluctant to try when traveling” by Valerie Delzer
- “Tripe, Tendons, and Organ Meat. Rome’s Testaccio market doesn’t pander to tourists” by Susan Nanfeldt
And last, but certainly not least, I contributed one of my own foodie stories: “A Celebration of Food on Globetrotters” by JoAnn Ryan
New Writers
Our new writers added this last week. A big welcome to all!
Marci Renée, Ingrid H. Turner, Elke Van Hoye, Casey Lawrence, Brett Jenae Tomlin, Markdomain, Sheila Tracy, Ari Love
- We do love for you to introduce yourself to everyone at Globetrotters through our Writer Spotlight Stories series. Check it out if you haven’t yet!
Our latest Spotlight Stories:
- Susan Nanfeldt: “Globetrotters Writer Spotlight — Susan Nanfeldt”
- Simona Toma: “Globetrotters Writer Spotlight — Toma Simona”
- Brett Jenae Tomlin: “Globetrotters Writer Spotlight — Brett Jenae Tomlin”
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Questions, feedback and suggestions are always welcome!
Happy traveling and reading to you!
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