There are many good reasons to get on a plane or pack up the car. But travel writer Pico Iyer makes an ironic case for not. His The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere, is a tiny book I read in one sitting this weekend, and it gave me pause. Quite literally....
Quests are in fashion. Tough Mudders. Ironmans. Mt. Everest. The Appalachian Trail. Running a marathon in every state. It seems more and more of us are using our travel and leisure time to test our limits–our physical and mental toughness–with outdoor...
“Can we change Arabian Sea to Persian Gulf?” the copyeditor asked. A simple question, right? Not so simple, it turns out. The body of water was labeled on an illustrated map of the UAE within a story on Abu Dhabi I was editing. I did a little search to get...
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I am a freelance content strategist, editor and writer with a focus on business travel. In my free time I write fiction. And woven through it all, I am a parent, wife, reader and runner.
Contact me at nancybranka@gmail.com.
I am a freelance content strategist, editor and writer with a focus on business travel. In my free time I write fiction. And woven through it all, I am a parent, wife, reader and runner.
Contact me at nancybranka@gmail.com.
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