Meeting of Online Travel Minds at M. Silver and Associates in NYC

It was a pleasure sitting in the conference room of M.Silver PR this morning, six of the best online travel publishers as company. It was a face to face of those who love traveling and getting the word out. Some were old friends like the charming and decent dude Johnny Jet; the Jetster has always done me great! Hard working and thinking Tim Leffel the engine for this meeting another old bud was there. The maestro and online pioneer, Sean Keener was also in the mix. Of course my oldest pal and big boss Max Hartshorne was across the table.

I finally got to meet Greg Hubbs; his dad Clay was the first man to publish my very first article years ago. New also to me were Mike Richards and the Hobo, Andy Graham and great to do so. All of the sites are as different and diverse as the people I met, the common ground being travel. For us old timers it was an amazing feeling as we all recalled the days when online was travel publishing’s bastard child. That has changed and this prodigal son felt right at home! Check out the links and thanks to M.Silver for understanding that changes are constant.

Transitions Abroad, Remembered

It was sad to learn that Transitions Abroad will no longer have a print edition; TA has a place in my heart forever. The first travel article I wrote was published in Transitions Abroad, self- cruising the Shannon River. I was so green and only knew that I loved to travel and wanted to write, TA gave me the chance. I will never forget the excitement when Clay Hubbs contacted me a bit later to see if I was interested in being the contributing editor for independent travel. I was for a few years and remember when TA went into stores like Barnes & Nobles, god was I jazzed! I also met a guy named Max Hartshorne when he pulled a stint as a managing editor there, Max and I have been connected for years after with GoNOMAD.com. I have also met several TA writers over the years such as Tim Leffel. For those reasons alone I am grateful for my experience with Transitions Abroad.
I just purchased the new TA yesterday at B&A not knowing it was the last, not till I read World Hum tonight did I know. The founder Clay Hubbs passed on awhile back and I just hope he realized what Transitions Abroad meant to those he touched it certainly touched me. Fortunately the online version remains, as it should, I hope it keeps a worthy tradition for the future. I am sure it will.
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/
http://www.worldhum.com/