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Robb Report Travel Issue – Adventures in Space

My Robb Report feature on the future of space tourism is a cover story in the annual Travel Issue.

The word is out…look for FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA at a cinema near you!

As online video calls become an everyday activity, a country raised on television is learning how to make good TV at home.The Wall Street Journal

And I got a shameless plug for For All the Tea in China into the TV segment!

Best book on corporate espionage ever written,” – The Wall Street Journal. (ok, so I said it in WSJ, but if we ever redesign the paperback…)

““For All the Tea in China” is a delightful read — intrigue, suspense, eccentric characters, dastardly deeds, treachery, exotic locales.”  - Los Angeles Times

Travel sized beauty products at hotels are pleasantly-scented parting gifts or is the bathroom sink the new billboard?for The Wall St. Journal.

More of that pretty smelling stuff please? I appeared on television and radio  

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Hawaii Honeymoons – BRIDES Magazine

Hawaii offers celebrity sizzlers, classic experiences, an inn crowd, and hot bikinis for BRIDES Magazine.

The most beautiful road trips in America, you ask?

I answered for Travel+Leisure.

My picks were then picked up by BBC News, MSNBC, and Yahoo Travel. (miles and miles of ink)

When the crowns come off, where do royals let down their hair?  I write about some royal vacations worthy of a King in  Travel+ Leisure

( BBC and MSNBC)

Sarah Rose from Benjamin Halstead on Vimeo.

Shark Diving – National Geographic Traveler

NGT SharksA dive with sharks near Costa Rica’s remote Cocos Island offers lessons for living – for National Geographic Traveler

This is a dream come true – the paperback of FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA is now available in your local Costco.

In fact, it’s a featured non-fiction title in March’s Costco Connection Magazine:

This well written history is fun to read, and I’m sure you, like me, will never look at a cup of tea the same way.

— Joshua Lilly, Inventory Control Specialist, books

I am happy to speak to schools or book clubs, by phone, skype or in person. Just ask!


Chef Stories

I’ve gotten some great food gigs recently:

Martin Picard for Men’s Journal

Cosmopolitan Chefs in Vegas:  Jose Andres, Scott Conant, Bromberg Brothers, David Myers and Costas Spiliadis for Private Clubs Magazine.

If There’s Smoke, There’s Chicken – ISLANDS

My favorite food in Hawaii? A tough choice, but if I smell barbecue I always stop to see if it’s Huli Huli chicken.  – ISLANDS Magazine

The Top Roadside Attractions – Travel + Leisure

Take a detour. Get out of the car. Stretch your legs. And get inspired by America’s Top Roadside Attractions. – Travel + Leisure

(and MSNBC)

The Best of 2010 lists are starting to arrive and  For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World’s Favorite Drink and Changed History is on them:

Editor’s Choice Pick for 2010 – Booklist

Best Business Book 2010, History and Biography – Strategy+Business Magazine

Top 5 Gift Books for Moms, 2o1o – Travel Savvy Mom

Bits, Pieces – AOL Travel and more

I’ve been doing some work online:

Mostly as a contributor to AOL Travel.

Read about the 10 under 10: Best Boutique Hotels Under 10 Rooms

Or the Best Bars with a View.

Or the Best Beach Bars Around the World

Or the Best Places to Unplug.

And a few other things, here and there and everywhere.

Costa Rica – The Adventure Honeymoon

Tropics of Taste – The Designer Honeymoon

Cover: Costa Rica – Endless Vacation

cropped EV coverMy Costa Rica feature made the cover of fall’s ENDLESS VACATION

The Best Whale Watches – Travel+Leisure

I followed Ishmael’s footsteps: go whale watching, from the banks of Cape Cod to the tropical shores of Hawaii – Travel and Leisure.com

Missed my book release party? You can watch it on the new original series Girls Who like Boys Who Like Boys on Sundance Channel, debuting in December.

The plot: I’m a writer, dating in NYC while my best friend, author Joel Derfner, is marrying his long term boyfriend. And it’s all true…

I’m hoping it will sell a lot of books. Have you bought FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA yet?

You can watch the promos HERE

Canada for Adrenaline Junkies – Men’s Journal

There are all kinds of ways to get your thrills when the ice melts in the Canadian North. – Men’s Journal.

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A new book about how tea forged historical relations between China, India and the West, says that industrial espionage in the 1800s shaped the world much the way it does today. – Fast Company

Belfast – Bon Appetit Magazine

I went to Belfast, Northern Ireland, ate in 13 restaurants in 3 days – and these were worth writing home about.  – Bon Appetit Magazine.

Rodeo, Hawaii Style – American Way Magazine

Surfing might be the state’s best known sport, but Hawaii’s teen cowboys are rocking America’s most competitive rodeo – American Way Magazine.

Blockbuster Hotels – BRIDES Magazine

Five movies, five scene stealing hideawaysBRIDES magazine

The 10 lb pack – Men’s Journal

Catalyst Backpack

10 lb pack - 3

10 lb pack - 2

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