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Quintana Roo : Learning &/or Honing Our Skills in Travel Writing & Having Mucho Fun in Paradise

This review isn't so much about a place as about an event. This March I attended a fantastic workshop for travel writers (both professional & novice), "The Soul of Travel Writing". It was led by travel journalist Judith Fein , her photographer husband Paul Ross (Yes, it included classes on photography) and Steve Kiesling, editor-in-chief of Spirituality & Health Magazine. An amazing workshop--we visited places and saw things you would not normally experience. We had Mayan shamans perform more...

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