From the original idea, to getting a literary agent, to surviving a major book tour, Jill Heinerth shares her advice and tips for aspiring authors. Into The Planet, My Life...
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I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment three of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. 1. Camera Rinse – use a soft cooler or inflatable cooler to protect your camera on and off the boat. It will double as a private gear rinsing tank. 2. Luggage Protection – Coolers are lighter than Pelican hard cases and equally protective. 3. Inflatable Padding – An inflatable camping pillow serves well as protective padding for sensitive gear and camera parts. 4. Wing Safe – If you are…
I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment six of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. Toiletries 1. Small toiletries – Use contact lens cases for vitamins, creams, hair gels, and lotions. These little containers each carry a week’s supply of anything you need, and they won’t spill. 2. Toothpaste – To minimize taking a whole tube, make small dots of toothpaste and allow them to dry. Store them in contact lens cases. Put a toothpaste dot in your mouth and brush up. 3. Resist…
I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment five of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. 1. Belt – I always wear a lightweight webbed belt. Beyond holding up my pants, I can use it for yoga stretches. 2. Wool – The benefits of wearing merino wool are unsurpassed. This magic fabric is incapable of holding human body fat that causes odor. You can wear merino for a month of sweating, and the clothing will not smell. It is great for warm and cold weather….
I have left Saskatchewan as my last stop on my Underwater Canada tour. It is not known as a diving destination, but every place has a story. Locked in the...
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It is flat as a pancake where the TransCanada and the Yellowhead Highway connect. Mustard color canola fields meet Wedgewood sky punctuated by grain silos and wooden poles that run...
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Recently, I made a return trip to Bell Island, Newfoundland for some exciting wreck and mine diving with my friends from Ocean Quest Adventure Resort. We hatched a plan for...
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I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment four of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. 1. The Best Gear – My favorite piece fo gear is waterproof, silicone roll-top bag. I can use it as a pillow. I can do a load of laundry in it by filling it with water and a little soap. I can also use that water-filled laundry bag as a substitute for free weights in the hotel or camp. 2. Flashlight Safe – I use an old empty waterproof…
"We Are Cousteau" While diving at Ocean Quest Adventure Resort in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, I had a chance to sit down with Russell Clark, Editor, and Designer of DIVER Magazine,...
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