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Hi everyone,

Please become a fan of my new writer page on facebook-->

I promise good times.

During the next year (in addition to hosting news about my Moon titles), this page will follow one writer's efforts to independently publish his first narrative (i.e. non-guidebook) book, tentatively entitled:

YOU WILL SOON BE CROSSING THE GREAT WATERS

A Love-Marriage Memoir from Pakistan, India, Ghana, and The Gambia

My book is in its final edits after three years of working on it (and not working on it). After it is completed, the manuscript still needs to be copyedited, designed, paged, proofread, cover designed, blurbed, registered, printed, distributed, amazonned, book trailered, youtube-viraled, kindle-equipped, sold, favorited, reviewed�not to mentioned, read, enjoyed, dogeared, lent, borrowed, burned, and banned.

You are welcome join in any part of the process. Thanks for your advice. Thanks for your patience. Thanks for your hugs.

Ciao pues,

don Josu�

PS: Moon Belize is nominated for a book award, but is currently getting its ass kicked by Panama. Show the strength of Tranquilo Nation� give me a little bump by voting here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bzJ2rseD44Af7IAP_2f7BE4A_3d_3d

Gracias!

#233

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Tue Jun 2, 2009 12:51 am
Subject: Nicaragua Bizarre Foods preview video

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Hey Friends,

"Hop on board for a bizarre trip through Nicaragua":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDx983uW4q4

This is the preview on YouTube -- the show airs tomorrow (Tues) night
on the Travel Channel, 10 pm EST. Do a shot every time I bite a
testicle.

Enjoy,

Josu�

#232

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Wed May 27, 2009 7:43 pm
Subject: SET YOUR TiVo: "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Nicaragua"� Tuesday, June 2, 10 pm EST

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Bizarre Evening in Boulder, Nicaragua on the Travel Channel, Fundraiser for Nica Kids:

Help me celebrate Nicaragua's appearance on the Travel Channel's highest-rated show, "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern." The show was filmed last February and is will air to the world this week (the show is seen in 70 countries)! Feel free to spread the word to your friends in Boulder.

The guidebook I coauthored with Randy Wood,�Moon Nicaragua, appears on the show and so do I, accompanying Andrew to a few off-the-beaten-path places in "the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes" � including a Nicaraguan chicken bus and my old Peace Corps village of La Trinidad, Estel�.�I think the episode captures a creative and unexpected snapshot of the country, and I'm curious to hear your reactions.�

SET YOUR TIVO:�"Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Nicaragua"��Tuesday, June 2, 10 pm EST�

If you are in Colorado, please join me for the red-carpet premiere of the episode! The event will be a benefit for the children of�Empowerment International�� 100 percent of your donations and raffle ticket fees go to EI.

When:�June 2nd
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Where:�NAMASTE SOLAR, 4571 N. Broadway,�N. Boulder, across from Amante
How much: Donation, suggested $10 (or anything you'd like to give)

MORE INFO:�http://joshuaberman.net/events.html

What:�Browse and purchase pictures taken by the Nicaraguan children in EI's photography program.�

8 pm:�EI Executive Director, Kathy Adams, will talk about the program.�I'll talk about what it was like to come up with a menu for Andrew Zimmern, "The Stomach of Steel" himself. �

9-9:45 pm: screening of "Bizarre Foods" episode

I will also raffle off a beautiful hand crafted Nicaraguan guitar, made by Sergio Zepeda (who appears in the show as "one of the most famous guitar makers in Nicaragua" before taking Andrew to eat pig face).�

WIN THIS GUITAR BY�SERGIO ZEPEDA:�

Raffle tickets are only $5 each, come early and buy as many as you want.

There's more: homemade tamales, juice, beer, and light snacks, all for donation only.

�

Contact:
Joshua Berman,�jberman@...

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Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#231

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:22 pm
Subject: June 2 "Bizarre Foods Nicaragua" North Boulder Viewing Party

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Dear Friends and Fellow Colorado Nicaphiles,

Save the Date for Nicaragua's big Travel Channel debut � Tuesday, June 2 � the premiere of "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Nicaragua." "Bizarre Foods" is the network's most popular show, seen in 70 countries around the world. I helped research and produce the Nicaragua episode last winter and am excited to announce a North Boulder Viewing Party on the above date, which will serve as a fundraiser for Empowerment International. I appear in the show as a guidebook writer and regional expert (my book, Moon Nicaragua, coauthored with Randy Wood, gets a nice product placement in the show and yes, I eat a few dishes with Andrew, including raw bull balls in my old Peace Corps village).

I'd like to offer table space to any other Nicaragua organizations out there -- do you have brigades or trips you'd like to publicize? Events or auctions coming up? Let's make this a real NicaRado community event.

The party will be located at Namaste Solar, with room for up to 100 people, probably 7-10 pm. Beer and possibly food served, all for donations. I'll give a behind-the-scenes slide show before the main event. Expect more details later in the month. Please let me know if you think you'll make it so I can start to get an idea of the numbers. There will be a modest door donation to raise money and camera equipment for the kids in Granada.

Cheers,

Josh

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Joshua Berman

Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#230

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Sun Apr 5, 2009 4:56 pm
Subject: Back in Belize

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Hidy-ho Everybody,

Things went so well in�Nicaragua last February,�that the Travel Channel hired me to help film the premiere episode of "Bizarre Worlds with Andrew Zimmern" -- in Belize!�

I'm getting ready to pick up the camera crew from the airport right now, and then I'll be working 10 straight 16-hour days ... all over the country, eating 'royal rat', forest snails, chicken intestines ... and filming 1000-yr-old skeletons in caves, Maya villages, jungle museums, and more...�

Here's a shot of me from yesterday I think you'll like:�http://www.flickr.com/photos/tranquilo/3415106282/in/set-72157594496880303/

And here's a new blog entry and flickr set:�http://blog.joshuaberman.net/09-04/back-in-belize-for-holy-week.html

I doubt I'll have much chance to post these next 10 days, but who knows... Hope you are all well, see you on the flip side,

josh

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Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#229

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:01 pm
Subject: Nicaragua with Andrew Zimmern

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http://blog.joshuaberman.net/09-02/andrew-zimmern-el-pelon-comelon-opens-wide-in-nicaragua.html

Hola Amigos,

I am on the most exciting trip to Nicaragua that I have ever taken, working with the Travel Channel on an episode of �"Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern":�

We're down to the last few days of shooting and our schedule (15-hour days, nonstop travel, etc) has been grueling. But the end result will be amazing and is schedule to air on June 2. The plan changes daily, but as of now, I will be appearing on camera, eating testicles, snake, and armadillo with Andrew.�

Hope everyone is well and doing something strange today.

Josh

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Joshua Berman

Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#228

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:03 am
Subject: Nicaragua Talk this Tuesday in Boulder

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Hey Nica-rado Friends,

First, some exciting Nica-news, hot off the presses: the Travel Channel's top-rated show, "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" is filming an episode in Nicaragua in February for the season premiere next fall, and guess who's going along as Location Scout and Nicaragua Specialist...? I am very excited for this opportunity and have already begun pre-production work to hammer the episode into shape.

Thanks to everybody who made it to my show at the Tattered Cover last week! For those who didn't, my upcoming event in Boulder is this Tuesday at 7 pm at Changes in Latitudes Travel Shop on Arapahoe Ave, between 28th and Folsom -- you'll want to arrive early for seats. Feel free to forward this to anyone who you think may be interested. More details here: http://gotonicaragua.com/content/view/112/53/

If you who work with a Nicaragua-related NGO and have upcoming events to announce, please let me know, I'd love to support your efforts! If you have brochures, I'll set aside a table for you. At the end of the show, I'll announce opportunities for Boulderites to get involved, but may need you to remind me.

See you out there,

Josh

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Joshua Berman

Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#227

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Thu Sep 4, 2008 3:15 am
Subject: Spanish teaching resources and the Butterfly Pavillion this Saturady

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Nica-rado event at the Butterfly Pavillion this Saturady

Oye Amigos,

I just started my first teaching gig in a decade (since my Peace Corps service in Nicaragua) and my skills are a bit rusty. In fact, my skillz are nonexistent, since I've never taught Spanish to grades 1-7 before. So in my first week, I've been relying heavily on dusty childrens' cancioneros and a few notes from the teacher before me. Otherwise, I'm on my own. I know a bunch of you are teachers with mucho experiencia. Anyone out there teaching this age who can share some tricks with a first-timer? I'm teaching in a Waldorf school, so I have a great deal of freedom to use music, movement, puppets, art, etc. Anything you can suggest would be appreciated.

Also, pa'los amigos en Colorado:

Cheers,

Don Josu�

#226

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Mon Aug 4, 2008 4:03 pm
Subject: Nicaragua Trip Coach tomorrow

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Have a question about your upcoming trip to Nicaragua? I am serving as Budget Travel's "Trip Coach" on Nicaragua for a live chat Tuesday at noon EST. You can ask questions today and tomorrow and I'll answer live tomorrow. Keep it clean.

In other news, lots of activity on my blog, from my brother's round-the-world expedition to more trip reports from Belize ... and more.

Enjoy and be in touch.

Josu�

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Joshua Berman

Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#225

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:38 pm
Subject: One more day in Belize ...

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Hola Everybody,

For some reason, I have never been able to sleep past first light in
Belize. The sun rose at 5:30 a.m. today, rosey red behind a bank of
clouds which have just now opened up on our beachfront veranda. More
rain. Looks like the ladies' (Sutay, Shanti, and Louise) snorkeling
trip to Laughing Bird Caye will be called off today. I'll still have
to make my rounds though, only one day to update all of Placencia for
my book ...

Lots of new pictures and updates:

http://blog.joshuaberman.net/

Enjoy and safe travels,

Josu�

#224

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Tue Jul 8, 2008 3:14 am
Subject: Baby in Belize: Part 1

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It's on, amigos! I am traveling in Belize with my daughter, wife, and mom-in-law. The adventure has begun:

The best part about traveling with an infant in Belize? Free babysitting at every restaurant! Two nights in a row, the waitress brought our food, then automatically reached for Shanti, who disappeared inside to shower everyone with smiles and giggles. Outside, Tay, Louise, and I ate and listened with pride to the sweet sound of Shanti-inspired Belizean belly laughter.

Check the blog for (hopefully) daily updates:�http://blog.joshuaberman.net/

Con Creole cari�o,

Josue

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Joshua Berman

Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#223

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:13 am
Subject: Shanti enters the blogosphere

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http://blog.joshuaberman.net/08-07/belize-with-a-baby-my-daughters-first-trip-ab\
road.html

#222

From: "Joshua Berman" <jberman@...>
Date: Thu Jun 5, 2008 7:58 pm
Subject: Tranquilo Update: Summer '08

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Howdy Everyone,

Just a quick note from the field (actually from my cubicle, but who's splittin' hairs?). Check out the new posts on The Tranquilo Traveler, especially the links and background information about my new article in Worldview magazine. Or go straight to this Nicaragua slide show that Amazon has posted of my photographs. Enjoy.

Meanwhile, in day-job news, after eight months of project editing for Perseus Books, I am, once again, embarking on a complete and total career change. Starting this fall, I will be the new Spanish teacher at the Shining Mountain Waldorf School, just down the block from our home in North Boulder. That's right, I'm trading in the red pencil for a guitar, as my main professional tool, since Waldorf is all about teaching with music, art, and movement; for the first time since my Peace Corps days, I will be up in front of children (grades 1-7) who call me "Profe"; instead of a 6-mile bike ride, my commute will be a 10-minute walk to campus, past Wonderland Lake, along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Finally, book news: My agent is still shopping around my honeymoon proposal, and we're still receiving encouraging passes. Hoping to recast the story and send it out to another round of editors this summer. Cross your fingers. For guidebooks, the fully updated third edition of Moon Nicaragua will be released this fall. Research for the eighth edition of Moon Belize begins next month when my 9-month-old daughter, my wife, and my mother-in-law join me on a research trip to Central America. Can't wait. See you down there.

But enough about me. How are you? What mountain are you climbing?

Josh

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Writer & Editor
Home: http://www.joshuaberman.net/

Author of:
Moon Belize
Moon Nicaragua
Moon Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Blog: http://blog.joshuaberman.net/
GoToNicaragua: http://GoToNicaragua.com/

#221

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Mon Apr 7, 2008 5:38 am
Subject: Birth and Yoga

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springtime saludos, y'all.

i just completed a website for my wife, sutay's yoga and childbirth classes. the site is actually a bit of a travelogue in disguise. how many countries can you spot?

http://yogasutay.com/

enjoy. (your critical feedback is welcome.)

josh

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Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#220

From: "Joshua Berman" <jberman@...>
Date: Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:11 pm
Subject: La Primavera Tranquila

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Happy Springtime Mis Amigos,

Saludos from my Colorado cubicle, the snow-capped Rocky Mountains taunting me from the west-facing windows (of my neighbors; my cube has no such vista).

And the sky was blue and the sky was blue and the sky was blue.

I forget if I've announced this or not, but my traveling days have slowed just a tad with the acceptance of my First Office Job Ever. It's a good one, too, editing nonfiction and fiction titles for Perseus Books Group, the same company that acquired Avalon Travel last year, publisher of my Moon guides. Speaking of which, the third edition of Moon Nicaragua will be out this fall; my coauthor, The Randymon in Africa, and I are finishing final corrections as we speak; I'll begin work on the eighth edition of Moon Belize this summer, for a fall '09 release. And I'm still shopping my travel memoir, You Will Soon Be Crossing the Great Waters, to publishers around NYC; I've been receiving some wonderfully encouraging rejections since November.

In Tranquilo Traveler news, my site has been nominated for a Best Travel Blog in the Blogger's Choice 2008 Awards, but only has a single vote so far: Place your vote here.

I've also begun a slow conversation with the folks at Planeta.com, that should be interesting.

I hope you are well and planning big trips. See you out there,

Josue

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Home: http://www.joshuaberman.net/
Blog: http://blog.joshuaberman.net/
GoToNicaragua: http://GoToNicaragua.com/

#219

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:55 pm
Subject: Nicaragua podcast

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http://amateurtraveler.com/2008/02/10/episode-124-nicaragua/

Hi Again, everyone. If you'd like to hear me talk about Nicaragua for 20 minutes, check out this podcast interview that went live over the weekend:

For all you Colorado people, I'll be attending a book reading this Wednesday at the Boulder Bookstore to hear Bruce Barcott read from his new title, The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman�s Fight to Save the World�s Most Beautiful Bird, a nonfiction eco-thriller about Belize. See you there.

Josu�

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Joshua Berman

Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#218

From: "Joshua Berman" <jberman@...>
Date: Thu Feb 7, 2008 5:13 pm
Subject: Rocky Mountain Sigh

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Hola Friends,

Greetings from the Perseus book factory, er, production office, here in Boulder. I've been walking both sides of the writer/editor line, working on other people's books from 9 to 5, and my own the rest of the evening. Randy Wood, my coauthor, and I submitted the manuscript for the 3rd edition of Moon Nicaragua last Friday; my honeymoon proposal is still making the rounds in New York; and the sky was blue and the sky was blue and the sky was blue.

Take a look at what's been going on in Nicaragua, Belize, and beyond: http://blog.joshuaberman.net/

See you out there,

Josue

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Joshua Berman, Writer

Home: http://www.joshuaberman.net/
Blog: http://blog.joshuaberman.net/
GoToNicaragua: http://GoToNicaragua.com/

#217

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Sun Jan 6, 2008 10:39 pm
Subject: BELIZE IN BOULDER THIS TUESDAY

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Join me Tuesday, 7 p.m., at Changes in Latitudes Travel Store in Boulder

Slides, songs, and answers to your travel questions

by the author of MOON BELIZE

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

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Joshua Berman

Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#216

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Wed Dec 5, 2007 1:31 pm
Subject: Keep the Bells Ringing: Your Tour of Granada

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Hey Amigos,

I invite you to tour Granada, Nicaragua with me this week. I've posted some photos and video:

I've been in Nicaragua less than three days, and as always, am overwhelmed by the colors, the heat, the smiles, the bombas, and the richness of the food and coffee. I'm going to Masaya today to update that chapter of my book, to see friends, and to go to a basball game (San Fernando vs. Le�n). I'm hoping to use my press pass to get some shots from behind the plate. Stay tuned.

Josu�

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Joshua Berman

Writer & Editor

Author of

Moon Nicaragua

Living Abroad in Nicaragua

Moon Belize

#215

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:17 am
Subject: Cool and Crazy Like Banana!

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Greetings from Boulder...

Oye Amigos,

Excuse me while I flex the mail muscles on my new iMac, the first desktop computer I've ever owned. Yes, after two decades lugging plastic clamshells around the world, I'm finally stepping up�and settling down. I'm happy to announce the birth of Shanti Ayla Berman, born at home on October 8, 2007, on a crisp, Rocky Mountain fall day.

Welcome messages have been pouring in from around the planet:

"Que emoci�n! Que bendic�n! Que alegr�a!" cried friends from Nicaragua. "What emotion! What blessings! What joy!"

Our safari guide, Freddie, wrote from Tanzania: "God is Great. If we belonged to Maasai tribe, according to their traditions we will be the first one to engage Shanti Ayla to our Son, Alfred Alpha. Jah Bless You All." Freddie signed off with a Swahili phrase he'd taught us (and used often) during our week with him: Powa kichizii kama ndizi! "Cool and crazy like Banana!"

We've received open-ended invitations for the three of us to visit Paris, Karachi, Calcutta, Colombia, and Colombo. We're tempted�I've even begun filling out Shanti's passport forms�but like Bob Dylan said, we "ain't goin' nowhere." Not for a few years, anyway. We'll still be on all kinds of trips and journeys, I'm sure, but for the most part, we'll be here, in Colorado.

And now, the joy of parenthood aside, I give you

Tranquilo Book News:

+ my memoir about our long honeymoon and subsequent return to grownup life in the U.S., tentatively entitled, You Will Soon Be Crossing the Great Waters: Portents and Tales from My Round-the-World Honeymoon, is currently wandering the streets of Manhattan, looking for a home. Your positive visualizations of proferred contracts and large book advances are most welcome.

+ the new edition of Moon Belize is on shelves�take it south for a spin and, if you get a minute, write a review on Amazon.

+ My story, "Casa Chepito," is part of a book of tales called (I shit you not) Americans Do Their Business Abroad: the Peace Corps Latrine Reader. It's pretty funny, and your money goes to charity; available at lulu.com.

+ Finally, if having a baby and buying a desktop hasn't convinced you I'm settling down, how about an actual 9-to-5 day job? I now spend my weekday sunrises bicycling to my new job as a project editor of nonfiction book titles for Perseus Books Group. Verso recto, trim, galleys, soft proofs, active voice, ad nauseum...

It's a brave new world for this traveler. See you all out there: http://blog.joshuaberman.net

�Josu�

#214

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:50 am
Subject: Vote for Moon Belize!

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http://www.planeta.com/planeta/07/0712bookoftheyear.html�

Hello Friends,

My latest book, Moon Belize, shipped to bookstores around the country last month and it is already up for an award -- I need your votes!

Moon Belize is a contender for Planeta'a�2007 Book of the Year Award in the place-based guidebook category. The voting is open to the public. You can cast your vote here:

Thank you! If you have seen the book already, please help out by posting a review on Amazon -- you can be the first if you act fast.�In other Belize news, I am featured in a brief Q&A here:�http://moon.com/qa/qa_belize.html

I appreciate your help -- see you on the road,

Josh

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joshuaberman.net

MOON HANDBOOKS NICARAGUA

MOON HANDBOOKS BELIZE

LIVING ABROAD IN NICARAGUA

#213

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:09 pm
Subject: Nicaragua Trip Coach Live Chat Today

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Hey Everyone,

Have a burning question about traveling in Nicaragua? Join me on BudgetTravel.com's Trip Coach today, where I am featured from noon-1 pm Eastern Time to answer readers' questions:

You can submit questions in advance. See you there,

Josu�

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joshuaberman.net

MOON HANDBOOKS NICARAGUA

MOON HANDBOOKS BELIZE

LIVING ABROAD IN NICARAGUA

#212

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:17 am
Subject: My Newest Book: Americans Do Their Business Abroad

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http://blog.joshuaberman.net/07-08/americans-do-their-business-abroad-my-newest-book.html

That's right, folks, I've been published in a bathroom book. Sort of. Written by Peace Corps Volunteers, the 17 stories in�Americans Do Their Business Abroad boast disgusting latrines, goat eyeballs, and arson in the name of hygiene. My story, �Casa Chepito,� is about a spider monkey in Nicaragua who wants my white gringo ass (excuse my Spanish):

Please purchase the book (or download it for five bucks) and enjoy. Proceeds go to charity (I didn't receive a dime for this project, but it was fun).�In a related story, a buddy of mine from college also just published a poo book, but his is a little more to the point:

What's Your Poo Telling You? By Josh Richman and Anish Sheth, M.D.

"Like a snowflake, each poo has a wondrous uniqueness.�But what does it mean?"

Hasta luego,

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Joshua Berman,�Writer:

joshuaberman.net

MOON HANDBOOKS NICARAGUA

MOON HANDBOOKS BELIZE

LIVING ABROAD IN NICARAGUA

#211

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:01 am
Subject: �Stonegrooves� is Dead--New URL for Tranquilo Traveler

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Buen' Dia, Everyone,

I'd like to offer a link exchange between any of your websites and The Tranquilo Traveler's NEW address: http://blog.joshuaberman.net (formerly blog.stonegrooves.net). If you already have my site bookmarked, please update your links and/or RSS feed to this new URL.�The Tranquilo Traveler is a celebration of voluntourism, slow travel, and other interesting ways to see the world. Updated often, it is a resource for world trippers and volunteers, a window to my ongoing journeys, and an update on my books and articles.�

Enjoy � and don�t forget to change those links.

Josu�

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Freelance Writer, Trip Leader

MY SITE:�joshuaberman.net

MOON HANDBOOKS NICARAGUA

MOON HANDBOOKS BELIZE

LIVING ABROAD IN NICARAGUA

#210

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Thu May 31, 2007 9:08 pm
Subject: New Site and More

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Hey Amigos,

For those who haven't seen it yet, I built and launched a new website:

http://joshuaberman.net/

I'm open to any feedback/suggestions you have, since I have no web design training. I'm particularly psyched about the honeymoon page, which you can keep refreshing to see photos from our trip; it�also gives you an idea of what my upcoming book will be about:�http://joshuaberman.net/honeymoon.html

In other news, I am searching for a job here in Boulder and would appreciate any ideas/leads/contacts you have, preferably something in publishing, but I'm happy fightin' fires and doing other stuff as well. For example, I'm leading a few trips for Outward Bound Wilderness, starting tomorrow -- they've hired me to do a few bilingual trips, so I'll be hiking/climbing with Colorado Latino kids this week, and next month, with Puerto Rican teachers. It's not much work though, and I need something steadier, so help a bruthah out if you can.

All you Coloradans, give me a shout.�

Cheers,

Josu�

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Joshua Berman

Freelance Writer, Trip Leader

MY SITE:�joshuaberman.net

MOON HANDBOOKS NICARAGUA

MOON HANDBOOKS BELIZE

LIVING ABROAD IN NICARAGUA

#209

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:13 pm
Subject: I'm in National Geographic Traveler

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"Sudden Journeys: Twenty-five tales of last-minute travel prove that the least-planned trips can provide our longest-lasting memories"

I got cut from the newstand edition, but made it online:

Enjoy!

Josu�

#208

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:41 am
Subject: Live, from the Front Range

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Hey Everyone,

Just a quick spring update from Boulder-town, where the flat stuff meets the Rocky stuff:

1. I've been working on a book about the extended, round-the-world honeymoon from which Tay and I returned last fall. My tentative title is "YOU WILL SOON BE CROSSING THE GREAT WATERS: Not Your Typical Round-the-World Honeymoon," which comes from this�fortune cookie. I'm not happy with the title though, and would appreciate any new ideas. I'm also considering "Honeymoon East" and "The Cockroach of Calcutta and Other Stories from My Honeymoon." Please help! I've been pitching the proposal to literary agents in New York and hope to find one soon to represent me in an effort to get it published.�

2.�I've been posting random important tidbits to�The Tranquilo Traveler. Check it out. There are reports on my recent trip to Central America (scroll down for these), as well as volunteer profiles, action opportunities on Darfur, and interesting book announcements. Enjoy

3.�The snow is still wicked deep at Loveland, with a fresh 12 inches yesterday. I'm going free-riding on the Continental Divide first thing in the morning. Down here on the Front Range though, there is a tornado watch.

That's it for now. Let me know you're out there,

Josu�

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MY SITE:�joshuaberman.net

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#207

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Sun Mar 4, 2007 5:16 am
Subject: Check-In

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Oye�Amigos,

Just a quick note before I head south, unplugged in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. After three straight months of snow, deadlines, and more snow, I just posted a flurry of entries to The Tranquilo Traveler, which I invite you to enjoy:

I hope you're all well and having good hiking. Now back to packing -- I've got a 3 a.m. taxi on the way...

Josu�

P.S. Do not respond to this, as I'll have no Internet access for a few weeks

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#206

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Mon Jan 8, 2007 2:49 pm
Subject: My AJWS Transitions Abroad article online

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http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0611/a_volunteering_honeymoon.shtml

Hey Everyone,�

"A Volunteering Honeymoon:�Traveling With The American Jewish World Service Teaches Tolerance," my article which appeared in last month's issue of Transitions Abroad magazine, just went live on their website:

The article starts with a great action shot of my wife, Sutay, during our assignment in India last year.�

Enjoy -- and greetings from under the ice and snow in Boulder,

Josue

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Freelance Writer, Photographer, & Trip Leader

MOON HANDBOOKS NICARAGUA

MOON HANDBOOKS BELIZE

LIVING ABROAD IN NICARAGUA

MY SITE:�

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#205

From: Joshua Berman <jberman@...>
Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 3:34 am
Subject: Vote for the Moon!

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