TravelWorld International Magazine Summer 2024
The magazine written and photographed by North American Journalist Association members The magazine written and photographed by North American Journalist Association members
Letter from the Editor TravelWorld International Magazine is the only magazine that showcases the member talents of the North American Travel Journalists Association SUMMER 2024 travelworld INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE As the NATJA Conference location was Galveston,Texas this year, NATJA writers have a lot to say about their experiences in Texas! Two stallwart NATJA members and best travel buddies (also comedians), Terri Marshall and Vanessa Orr, share their search for "the weird and wild in Texas Hill Country" along their road trip enroute to the conference destination. Hilarious story! Beyond this and some other great Galveston stories, we have the usual plethora of fascinating articles from our NATJA members. There is a history of pirating around the Carribean with fabulous photography from Rich Grant, also a presesntation of humanity in Uganda by another great photographer, Dennis Garrels. Laura Watilo Blake shares Missouri's Must-Do Road Trip around the Lake of the Ozarks and Sue Davies explains why she and her wife Reggie are in love with Singapore! Two unique and special stories are Mike Howard's clever analysis of expensive versus cheap vodkas and Sandy Bornstein's openness in sharing her journey of grief after her fellow traveler, husband and love of her life recently passed away from brain cancer. It's truly inspiring to see Sandy's brave mission to regain normalcy in her life as a travel writer. Group Publisher: Publishers: VP Operations: Editor in Chief: Copy Editor: NATJA Publications Helen Hernandez & Bennett W. Root, Jr. Yanira Leon Joy Bushmeyer Omar Rodriguez CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS: Nancy Besharah Laura Watilo Blake Sandy Bornstein Sue Davies Dennis Garrels Rich Grant Mike Howard Tamara MC Terri Marshall Vanessa Orr DMO CONTRIBUTORS: Let's Texas Punta Gorda Englewood Beach A TOUCH of Texas! Two for the Road in Texas! Terri Marshall & Vanessa Orr 6 6 Reasons Why I Fell in Love with Galveston Tamara MC 15 Chasing Birdies in Galveston Nancy Besharah 20 6 16 20 Joy Bushmeyer, Editor in Chief Editorial /Advertising Offices: TravelWorld International Magazine 3579 E. Foothill Blvd., #744 Pasadena, CA 91107 Phone: (626) 376-9754 Fax: (626) 628-1854 www.travelworldmagazine.com The Great Pirate Towns of the Americas Rich Grant 24 Savoring Singapore Sue Davies 32 2 Cover Photo Cover Photo provided by Terri Marshall Who could resist including giant, 35 feet tall, cowboy boots while traveling on a road trip through the Texas Hill Country searching for "the weird and wild"? Not Terri Marshall and Vanessa Orr as they describe it all in their hilarious story "Two for the Road in Texas"! Volume 2024.02 Summer 2024. Copyright ©2024 by NATJA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Advertising rates and information sent upon request. Acceptance of advertising in TravelWorld International Magazine in no way constitutes approval or endorsement by NATJA Publications, Inc., nor do products or services advertised. NATJA Publications and TravelWorld International Magazine reserve the right to reject any advertising. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and not necessarily those of Travel World International Magazine or NATJA Publications. TravelWorld International Magazine reserves the right to edit all contributions for clarity and length, as well as to reject any material submitted, and is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. This periodical’s name and logo along with the various titles and headings therein, are trademarks of NATJA Publications, Inc. PRODUCED IN U.S.A. 24 32 3
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Letter from the Editor<br />
<strong>TravelWorld</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
is the only magazine that showcases<br />
the member talents of the<br />
North American<br />
Travel Journalists Association<br />
SUMMER<br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
travelworld<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
MAGAZINE<br />
As the NATJA Conference location was Galveston,Texas this<br />
year, NATJA writers have a lot to say about their experiences in<br />
Texas! Two stallwart NATJA members and best travel buddies<br />
(also comedians), Terri Marshall and Vanessa Orr, share their<br />
search for "the weird and wild in Texas Hill Country" along their<br />
road trip enroute to the conference destination. Hilarious story!<br />
Beyond this and some other great Galveston stories, we have the<br />
usual plethora of fascinating articles from our NATJA members.<br />
There is a history of pirating around the Carribean with<br />
fabulous photography from Rich Grant, also a presesntation of<br />
humanity in Uganda by another great photographer, Dennis<br />
Garrels. Laura Watilo Blake shares Missouri's Must-Do Road<br />
Trip around the Lake of the Ozarks and Sue Davies explains<br />
why she and her wife Reggie are in love with Singapore!<br />
Two unique and special stories are Mike Howard's clever<br />
analysis of expensive versus cheap vodkas and Sandy Bornstein's<br />
openness in sharing her journey of grief after her fellow traveler,<br />
husband and love of her life recently passed away from brain<br />
cancer. It's truly inspiring to see Sandy's brave mission to regain<br />
normalcy in her life as a travel writer.<br />
Group Publisher:<br />
Publishers:<br />
VP Operations:<br />
Editor in Chief:<br />
Copy Editor:<br />
NATJA Publications<br />
Helen Hernandez &<br />
Bennett W. Root, Jr.<br />
Yanira Leon<br />
Joy Bushmeyer<br />
Omar Rodriguez<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS:<br />
Nancy Besharah<br />
Laura Watilo Blake<br />
Sandy Bornstein<br />
Sue Davies<br />
Dennis Garrels<br />
Rich Grant<br />
Mike Howard<br />
Tamara MC<br />
Terri Marshall<br />
Vanessa Orr<br />
DMO CONTRIBUTORS:<br />
Let's Texas<br />
Punta Gorda Englewood Beach<br />
A TOUCH of Texas!<br />
Two for the Road in Texas! Terri Marshall & Vanessa Orr 6<br />
6 Reasons Why I Fell in Love with Galveston Tamara MC 15<br />
Chasing Birdies in Galveston Nancy Besharah 20<br />
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16 20<br />
Joy Bushmeyer,<br />
Editor in Chief<br />
Editorial /Advertising Offices:<br />
<strong>TravelWorld</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
3579 E. Foothill Blvd., #744<br />
Pasadena, CA 91107<br />
Phone: (626) 376-9754 Fax: (626) 628-1854<br />
www.travelworldmagazine.com<br />
The Great Pirate Towns of the Americas Rich Grant 24<br />
Savoring Singapore Sue Davies 32<br />
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Cover Photo<br />
Cover Photo provided by Terri Marshall<br />
Who could resist including giant, 35 feet tall, cowboy<br />
boots while traveling on a road trip through the Texas Hill<br />
Country searching for "the weird and wild"?<br />
Not Terri Marshall and Vanessa Orr as they describe it all<br />
in their hilarious story "Two for the Road in Texas"!<br />
Volume <strong>2024</strong>.02 <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2024</strong>. Copyright ©<strong>2024</strong><br />
by NATJA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.<br />
Reproduction in whole or in part without written<br />
permission is prohibited. Advertising rates and<br />
information sent upon request. Acceptance of<br />
advertising in <strong>TravelWorld</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
in no way constitutes approval or endorsement by<br />
NATJA Publications, Inc., nor do products or services<br />
advertised. NATJA Publications and <strong>TravelWorld</strong><br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> reserve the right to reject<br />
any advertising. Opinions expressed by authors<br />
are their own and not necessarily those of Travel<br />
World <strong>International</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> or NATJA<br />
Publications. <strong>TravelWorld</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
reserves the right to edit all contributions for clarity<br />
and length, as well as to reject any material submitted,<br />
and is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts.<br />
This periodical’s name and logo along with the<br />
various titles and headings therein, are trademarks<br />
of NATJA Publications, Inc. PRODUCED IN U.S.A.<br />
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