Culinary AdventuresMarch 1, 2013

Taste for Travel: 20 Tips for Culinary Travel Adventurers

A foodie panel talks Culinary Travel at the Bay Area Travel & Adventure Show. If you’re a seasoned culinary traveler, a culinary travel wanna-be or […]

Culinary AdventuresOctober 18, 2010

Culinary Kenya: Tough old bird doesn’t cut it; Molo lamb does

Story and pics: Wanda Hennig   I didn’t go to Kenya for a culinary experience. I went with a commission to write about a nonprofit […]

BuddhismJuly 12, 2010

South Africa has it all. But — what is this?

There’s surf, sunshine, scenery, wildlife — adventure. And when you get tired of the tourist scene, there’s Buddha, dharma and sangha. Prepare to be enlightened! […]

HeadlineApril 12, 2010

Let Football Nights plan your World Cup South Africa travel

Are you going to South Africa for the 2010 world cup soccer tournament. If not, why not? The good news is, if you haven’t made […]

BuddhismFebruary 9, 2010

Zen and The Art of Vegetarian Cooking

Greens Restaurant in San Francisco has an outstanding reputation for fine produce and creative food.
Story by Wanda Hennig This story was first published in Food Illustrated magazine, London, with photography by Richard Jung

A visit to Greens in San Francisco is a celebration of the senses. Dip your spoon into a bowl of butternut squash soup and delight in the delicate harmony of lightly caramelized onions and apple confit blended with a hint of calvados. Feast your eyes on a salad that marries fresh ripe figs with Kodata, Mission and Calmyra olives, melon, watercress and creamy goat’s cheese. Inhale and delight …

HeadlineJanuary 20, 2010

Every year is Year of the Tiger at South Africa’s Tiger Canyons

Acclaimed wildlife author and photographer Daryl Balfour was in the tiger’s den at South Africa’s famed JV Tiger Canyons five hours after tiger Julie gave birth to her five cubs, including a white cub.
Story by Daryl Balfour Guest Contributor Photos by Daryl and Sharna Balfour

I spent two hours in a tiger’s den this week, watching her nurse five hours-old newborn cubs — including the first white cub born in the wild in more than 50 years.

CoachingNovember 6, 2009

Sex, Social Media and New Zealand (3): Blogs & Vlogs

Blog posts on this link were published on my San Francisco Culinary Travel Examiner link. The link was deactivated along with the site by Examiner.com […]

FeaturedNovember 4, 2009

Sex, Social Media and New Zealand (2): How to write a travel blog

Ten tips to publishing online (versus writing for a print publication). My first journalism job was on The Daily News in Durban, South Africa and […]

HeadlineNovember 3, 2009

Oakland and South Africa connect. So what does Cheetah Outreach have to do with it?

Vicki Gutgesell loves animals and she loves to travel. She goes to see wildlife, birdlife and marine life au natural wherever she can. On a […]

Erotica and RelationshipsOctober 11, 2009

Sex, Social Media and New Zealand — (Part 1)

Travel writing in the age of blogs, twitter — and when ‘viral’ is desirable.
By Wanda Hennig A veteran print journalist and editor — turned online writer, blogger and social media buff — embarks on a real-life travel writing-cum-social media project and invites you along for the ride. Tips, hints, pitfalls to avoid, good practices to aspire to, facts, fallacies and all the write stuff.
The invitation in my inbox read:
“Dear Wanda
 — Love is in the air at Air New Zealand as the airline prepares for the world’s first Matchmaking Flight. On October 13, an estimated 100 singles will journey from Los Angeles to Auckland, each with the hope of finding a match in air,

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