http://www.laurieking.com Travel Writer Fri, 30 May 2008 21:34:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a link to the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group's realtime falcon cam, showing a live peregrine falcon on a nest. http://www.laurieking.com/uncategorized/falcon-cam/ Want to be inspired? Listen to this interview with Erden Eruc, who is leaving from San Francisco next week to row—singlehandedly—across the Pacific Ocean to Brisbane, Australia. "Born in Cyprus, and a Turkish citizen, Eruc is a longtime U.S. resident who has dreamed of a human powered, self-propelled journey around ... http://www.laurieking.com/interviews/rowing-across-the-pacific/ Olive Riley is blogging (she calls it "blobbing") from Queensland, Australia. She's 107 years old. http://www.laurieking.com/uncategorized/all-about-olive/ Experienced at hands-on project management, including working with clients, creative and technical staff, and outside service providers. I understand the importance of thoughtful, informed planning and clear communication ... and I know how to develop and manage a campaign that works. My experience includes: Developing strategic marketing plans, including identifying ... http://www.laurieking.com/skills-and-expertise/project-management-advertising-and-marketing/ Have designed, implemented, and analyzed the results of multi-million piece mailings with hundreds of test cells for clients such as PC World, Pacific Bell, and Bank of America. Developed strategic marketing plans, including identifying key market segments; determining positioning, marketing objectives, and communications objectives; recommending test matrices; measuring and analyzing ... http://www.laurieking.com/skills-and-expertise/database-marketing-2/ Specialize in building business in tough, competitive markets, and have expertise in special situations like utilities deregulation and bank acquisitions. My experience spans multiple industries, including financial services, high tech, telecommunications, and not-for-profit, and includes a wide variety of successful business-to-business and consumer marketing programs. Contributions include: In my first twelve ... http://www.laurieking.com/skills-and-expertise/strategic-business-development-2/ Participated — along with owner, president, and CFO — in executive team responsible for long-term planning, policy development, product and personnel decisions, budget issues, and executive reporting at luxury educational travel company. In my first twelve months there, total bookings increased by 98.5% and fill rate increased by 27% over ... http://www.laurieking.com/skills-and-expertise/management-2/ This show aired on blogtalkradio on March 14, 2007. Popuar travel writing teachers Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Joanna Biggar are off to County Cork to enjoy the countryside, whale and dolphin watching, and excursions to castles and gardens in southwestern Ireland. (The Kinsale ghost tour sounds fascinating!) Find out more about ... http://www.laurieking.com/interviews/exploring-irelands-county-cork/ This show aired on Blogtalkradio on March 14, 2007. Our show will focuses on hauntingly beautiful Wrangel Island, where the last known woolly mammoths roamed, and where the first impacts of global warming can already be seen. Tom Brokaw and a team of four world-class scientists will travel to Wrangel Island in ... http://www.laurieking.com/interviews/global-climate-change/ "The Anti-Ugly American—Peter Voll's utopian travel vision" appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine on Sunday, March 18, 2007. Who do you call if you're working for the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and are asked to improve foreign relations? It had better be someone experienced at working in culturally ambiguous situations, ... http://www.laurieking.com/articles/the-anti-ugly-american/