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e-Marginalia :: Doug Lansky Interview, US Open, Patagonia and More
Issue #16, November 15, 2005
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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WELCOME e-MARGONAUTS :: Atlanta on my Mind 
FEATURE e-MARGONAUT :: Doug Lansky Interview
FEATURE STORIES :: Travel Tales from e-Marginalia Editors
CONTEST WINNERS :: The Stars of our 9th Travel Story Contest
FEATURE TRAVEL DEALS :: Save on Hotels, Car Rentals & More
e-MARGAUX LITE :: Quotations, Anecdotes and Humour

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WELCOME e-MARGONAUTS :: Atlanta on my Mind
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Ten minutes away from the airport and I was pleasantly surprised by how light and easy the air on the highway felt. “The air is so fresh here, Tammy,” I told my childhood friend. She laughed. We were sitting in her convertible with the top down in a freeway packed with morning traffic. But the air was fresh to me, even if there was a truck blowing exhaust in front of us. “Oh trees! Look at all these trees! The air.” I felt as if I had just been released from prison.

I had hated Georgia and vowed never to return unless it was for my dear friend Alice. I learned that she was ill a few weeks ago. Still, I weighed the importance between seeing her and finishing some work first. Sensing I was resisting the trip to Georgia, my group of older, Taipei-based friends helped put things into perspective: “Nana, have you ever known death to wait?” I booked my ticket.

Although I had planned on only staying for about five days, I extended it by two days. By the end of my first week in Atlanta, I wanted to get my driver’s license and become a Georgia resident again. “Atlanta is growing. It’s becoming an international city.” I’d heard these words from many people before, but I'd never able to fully imagine it. And the best part was my childhood history.

During my week in Atlanta I ate delicious Korean food, soul food, Mexican, Cantonese, Indian, and even biker food at the Highlander, in Midtown. Small neighborhoods have been transformed into trendy little towns. More people are moving into the city, a surprisingly green city with all sorts of trees, including the dogwood tree that flowers beautifully in spring.

Atlanta, Georgia is thriving, but my friend is not well. Fortunately, she was stable enough to take me along to watch her play violin in a rehearsal with the Atlanta Symphony.

And so it is. After arriving home in Taipei shortly, I will unpacked my suitcase and then immediately begin packing a box with summer clothes bound for Atlanta. I want to be there when the pollen dusts the asphalt, and when the spring rains wash the pollen away again, sending it swirling down the roads. I look forward to canoeing down the Chattahoochee River again and breathing fresh air, even on the highway.

After my short love affair in Atlanta, I flew into Los Angeles and stayed with my brother for a week. Last Friday, I invited our staff editor, Alice Kang, over for wine and food. It certainly was refreshing to finally meet Alice, so full of life and laughter, face-to-face after many months of "virtual" interaction. Unfortunately, our other Los Angeles-dwelling editor was unable to make it, but I'll be back and I'm holding my breath that we'll be able to rendezvous next time. I also got the chance to speak to prize-winning travel writer and editor Jen Leo ( www.jenleo.com ) about her upcoming interview with us. Jen’s new book, “The Thong Also Rises” has just come out.

Los Angeles is busy, full of highways filled with traffic and truly an anthropologic study on its own. As I stood reminiscing in line at the security gate at LAX, I turned for a last glance at my brother, briefly blocked by my hand sending him a kiss. I will return soon enough. Just one more season.

This month I bring to you, Doug Lansky ( www.douglansky.com ), our interview guest. Currently working on three new titles, including the upcoming “Rough Guide to Travel Survival: The Essential Field Manual,” Doug Lansky gives lectures on world travel at almost every destination you can imagine. Read what he’s got to say about traveling, family, and writing.

Finally, we can’t wait to share our editors’ stories with you. Have a look at what we’ve scribbled just for you. And now it’s time to stow away my notebook to prepare for landing as I see the cabin crew shuffling to their landing stations. Until next time, bon voyage and be safe.

Cordially,
Nana Chen
e-Marginalia Travel Editor
nanachen AT e-marginalia DOT com

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FEATURE e-MARGONAUT :: Doug Lansky
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After telling copy machines where to go, Doug Lansky packed his bags and took off saying goodbye to life as an intern at Late Night with David Letterman, "Spy Magazine," and "The New Yorker". That was in 1992...

Read Interview Here:
http://www.e-margaux.com/en/story/doug-lansky/index.htm 

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FEATURE STORIES :: Travel Tales from e-Marginalia Editors
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Behind the US Open 2005 Snowboarding Championships, by George Davis
I'm soaking in the Long Trail House hot tub under a crystal-clear evening sky. It's Sunday, March 20, and—like the butter cream moon hovering above Stratton—I'm waxing slowly, shedding light but faintly, obliquely on my subject. Only, with the moon, it's picturesque, even… breathtaking... I had been involved in the just-ended 2005 US Open Snowboarding Championships.
http://www.e-margaux.com/en/story/us_open_2005/index.htm

Patagonia, Land of the Big Feet and Fallen Toenails, by Nana Chen
Arriving in Patagonia, we saw mint blue lakes that made my mouth water. I had never seen such colors in nature. I wanted to wear the glacial lakes. To get to El Chaltén we had to fly to El Calafate first where we’d catch a bus. Hours later, our bus cut through the hills, following teal streams...
http://www.e-margaux.com/en/story/patagonia/index.htm

Next Stop: São Paulo, by Melody Lee
When I moved to San Francisco for college, I abandoned all driving privileges and relied solely on public transportation. I became a bus guru, navigating around the city with a tattered, well-used bus map... However, all the ticket stubs and color-coded subway lines could never prepare me for six months spent among the monstrous tangle of highways, cars, and buses of São Paulo...
http://www.e-margaux.com/en/story/sao-paulo/index.htm

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e-Marginalia Contest Winners :: The Stars of our 9th Travel Story Contest
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Congratulations to these authors of the most popular stories in our 9th e-Marginalia Travel Story Contest. You're amazing! All three will be receive cool e-Marginalia t-shirts and good old fashioned cash-o-la to reward them for their impressive writing. And, if you haven't yet noticed, we've increased the frequency of e-Marginalia contests and added several new categories (photography, poetry, travel tips and art), so check out the new guidelines.

1st Place - S.C. for In Transit
2nd Place - James Dorsey for Haida Tales
3rd Place - Elle Kwan for Sexy, Summertime London

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e-MARGAUX LITE :: Quotations, Anecdotes and Humour
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"I get lots of stories on places 'nobody has ever been'; usually there's a very good reason WHY."
Randy Curwen (1946 - ), Travel Editor of The Chicago Tribune from our upcoming e-Marginalia Interview

"A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you can control it."
John Steinbeck (1902 - 1968) from Travels with Charley: In Search of America

"A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it."
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