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--Victor Block won first place for travel features in the 2007 North American Mature Publishers Association media awards. He won for stories about Tunisia, following a TJG trip there, and York, Pennsylvania, "Factory Tour Capital of the World." The articles appeared in The Beacon newspapers in Washington and Baltimore, with a combined total readership of about 300,000.

--Photographer Blaine Harrington III reports having cover photos on: Smithsonian Magazine, (the Taj Mahal), January 2008; Renaissance Magazine, Pace Communications for Wachovia Wealth Management, (Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica), Spring 2008 issue; National Geographic Adventure, (Alaska), October 2007; and Diversion Magazine, (Hawaii), August 2007. Other photos have appeared in Smithsonian recently (several major photos of Bhutan in their March 2008 issue) and National Geographic Adventure, as well as numerous other outlets, such as New York Times Magazine and Travel & Leisure.

--Judith Fein was the keynote speaker at the annual “Taste of Honey” event in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her subject was: “Excuse Me, Is There a Lost Tribe of Israel Here?” She spoke about journeying around the world, looking for remnants of the lost tribes of Israel. Her speech was accompanied by rare video footage shot by Paul Ross on these voyages.

Judith was also a keynote speaker for the Texas and New Mexico Hospice Association. Her subject: “Indigenous Healers Around the World.” Paul Ross showed a film he made about Judith being trained as assistant to a curandera (traditional healer) in central Mexico.

--Paul Ross won an award for best travel feature at the recent Travel Classics Conference in Arizona.

TJG writers are “bella, bella.” Recently joining long-time Bellaonline.com Luxury Travel Editor, Barbara Radcliffe Rogers and Island Travel Editor, Ann Carroll Burgess, is Candyce Stapen as Adventure Living Editor. Bellaonline.com is one of the largest and most frequently visited websites presenting women’s views on a multitude of subjects.