Laura Kiniry, Don George and Robert Holmes are among the esteemed writers who will be on the faculty of the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference. The annual event is August 7-9 and features some of the best names in the travel journalism industry.
John Penisten has recently added some new stories to his blog, Hawaii Travelog: https://medium.com/hawaii-travelog. “Australia’s Long Waltz with Matilda” covers his search for the origins and history of Australia’s national song, “Waltzing Matilda,” and his experiences in the town of Winton, Queensland, the legendary home of Matilda. “Keukenhof Gardens” covers a visit to the colorful spring floral gardens in Holland. “Hawai’i’s Cultural Parks” give historic insight into some of the Big Island’s best cultural parks to explore. “Discovering Honolulu’s Chinatown” provides a closeup look at one of Honolulu’s most colorful, diverse and iconic neighborhoods. And “Big James” is a personal sketch of one of John’s most unforgettable characters from his Peace Corps experience in Fiji some years ago. The piece is adapted from his book Green Hills and Blue Lagoons: A Peace Corps Memoir.