tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post8146755449788152677..comments2023-10-26T17:06:56.408+04:00Comments on cool travel guide: In print and onlineLara Dunstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-42813265573533206942009-10-23T13:00:50.343+04:002009-10-23T13:00:50.343+04:00Hi Heather
There were lots of writers on that boo...Hi Heather<br /><br />There were lots of writers on that book - surely there are credits somewhere? I haven't seen the book yet. I wrote 6 pieces, and it was a nightmare of a book to work on actually - there was no brief, for starters, and the two author-editors were probably two of the most inexperienced I've ever worked with.<br /><br />As far as I know, they definitely didn't go to all the places in the book - it's not really a guidebook as such, rather an inspirational travel book, which is essentially researched from the desk, in the same way that travel magazines and newspaper travel supplements put together top 100 type-lists or best hotel overviews. So, my understanding is that they came up with the list from research and then commissioned various writers to do pieces. They hadn't done any of the ones I wrote.<br /><br />For instance, we had just stayed at Kangaroo Island, Australia, which they wanted a piece on. As I was originally told it was an eco-themed book, I pitched something focused on the eco-lodge we'd just stayed at, Southern Ocean Lodge, acclaimed as one of Australia's most cutting edge eco-resorts, which is winning awards for its environmental initiatives. They gave me the go ahead but when I submitted it, they decided they wanted the focus on some little B&B I hadn't stayed at, and not on the award-winning resort because it was too expensive. As I refused to write about a place I hadn't stayed at, they were going to rewrite the piece - neither of them had been to KI of course nor the nondescript B&B they wanted me to write about. You can read my original review of SOL on www.i-escape.com.Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-27797882711432185172009-10-23T03:09:26.094+04:002009-10-23T03:09:26.094+04:00I loved the clean breaks book so much that I'v...I loved the clean breaks book so much that I've got a review and giveway still running for a little longer<br />http://www.heatheronhertravels.com/book-review-clean-breaks-richard-hammond-jeremy-smith/<br /><br />I did wonder how even two well-travelled journalists could cover all the wonderful places in the book - now it seems there were a few more of you - don't tell me the Lebanon Mountain Trail was yours?Heather on her travelshttp://www.heatheronhertravels.com/noreply@blogger.com