Linda Ballou's Blog (52)

Lost Angel Walkabout-One Traveler’s Tales bagged the Bronze in the North

American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) 2010 competition in the travel

Narrative/Guidebook category! This awards competition, now in its 19^th year, honors

the “best of the best” in travel writing and photography.

“We were extremely pleased with this year’s (500) entries; they were outstanding, both

in quality of work and range of coverage, “said…

Linda Ballou shares highlights in her new book Lost Angel Walkabout filled with chills, spills, giggles, and squeaks, along with her secrets on "How to Make Travel Writing Work for You." Join her in this fun "Conversation with author Yolanda Renee on blog talk radio.

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Susan Alcorn does for the Bay area what I do for L. A. and surrounds on Examiner.com

We both love to hike and share our favorite outings with other outdoor enthusiasts.

She has written a great book-We’re in the Mountains and Not over the Hill- that you can purchase at her site www.backpack45.com. I was quite pleased to have a kindred spirit read my own book Lost Angel Walkabout. Even more pleased with her response to my…

Lost Angel Walkabout was chosen for the list of top travel writing in 2010

I plan to read every book on the list!

Top Travel Writing in 2010

I didn't realize it when I was growing up in gold country, but I was walking in the footsteps of America's best-loved adventure writer. Over the years our paths have crossed many times. I feel a special connection to a man I never met, but whose actions and deeds inspire me still. I think you will be too!

Complete story featured at…

"Linda embraces life and the adventures it holds!" Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz

One Writer's Journey

For complete review go to

http://pennylockwoodehrenkranz.blogspot.com/2010/11/review-of-lost-angel-walkabout.html

http://http://lindaballoutalkingtoyou.blogspot.com/2010/11/your-life-is-trip-book-giveaway-nov-11.html

Wonderful group of titles including Lost Angel Walkabout -One Traveler's Tales free for the asking at Your Life is a Trip. Check it out…

I am the L.A. Outdoor Travel Examiner for Examiner.com

The articles in this column provide insider tips for great outdoor days in L.A., or that are easily done in a day trip. They will begin with the…

Lost Angel takes a tumble following in the footsteps of John Muir

http://http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/a-taste-of-lost-angel

Reviewed by: Anne Holmes…

I was very proud to rub shoulders with the best travel essayists alive today. Lost Angel Walkabout-One Traveler’s Tales is nestled between Tim Cahill’s, Hold the Enlightenment and Rolf Potts,…

Truly honored to have my book Lost Angel Walkabout –One Traveler’s Tales in the Book Passage Store for the Travel Writer’s Conference in Corte Madera, California,the nexus of the plexus for travel writers and photographers. Proud to say that Tim Cahill, “ America’s Best-Loved Adventure-Travel Writer” and the headliner for this event, gave me an…

Lost Angel Walkabout by Linda Ballou is one of the most beautifully written travel books I have ever read. Linda tells her personal experiences of her many travels in different continents and environs. She is well-known as…

Lost Angel Walkabout—One Traveler’s Tales is a spirited collection of travel narratives recounting the haps, mishaps, and serendipitous adventures that give, travel-writer Linda Ballou, a sense of wonder and delight. Some of the stories like “Falling in the Footsteps…

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, one finds it attached to the rest of the world.”

John Muir…

A good time was had by all at Mary's Book Club in West Hills discussing Wai-nani, High Chiefess of Hawaii, over an authentic Hawaiian meal prepared by hostess Michele.



I offer a discount to book clubs with members of six or more.…