Well, my invitation to Google Wave showed up this morning (if you’re on Wave, here’s how to reach me). Wave is described as an online tool for real-time communication, but I’ve been following its development since this spring, and for me, it represents more than that. Wave has become something of a metaphor for the changes taking place in journalism, and specifically in travel writing.
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Americans drove about 3 trillion miles last year. They flew only 829 billion miles. But you could be forgiven for thinking it was the other way around — particularly if you turn on your TV, pick up a travel magazine or read a blog.
Who’s got the biggest travel blog? It’s hard to tell — really hard, given the vagaries and imperfections of the blog ranking tools. But with a little research, you can generate a somewhat reliable list.
One of the most explosive claims that disgraced guidebook author Thomas Kohnstamm has made in interviews to promote his new book, Do Travel Writers Go To Hell? is that he didn’t visit Colombia while writing a Lonely Planet guidebook about Colombia.
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