Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00pm

With an eye to filling a gap in traditional guidebook publishing, a collective of online writers and photographers passionate about travel are celebrating the launch of The Traveler’s Handbook series. The first five handbooks in the series cover food, volunteer, luxury, solo and career breaks, and each is the result of diligent research and many hours of discovery on the ground. Join three of the authors for a conversation about volunteering abroad, traveling solo and eating your way around the world.

For more about the series, please visit: www.thetravelershandbooks.com

With authors:

Janice Waugh: Janice publishes Solo Traveler, the blog for those who travel alone. She has been quoted in many media outlets including CNN, the Oprah blog, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and the Toronto Star. In addition to writing, she enjoys speaking to groups about solo travel and was thrilled to be invited to do so at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

Shannon O’Donnell: Shannon O’Donnell is a travel writer, speaker, and marketing consultant. She founded A Little Adrift in 2008 and shares her stories, photography, volunteering experiences, and advice from her years traveling around the world both solo, and more recently with her 12-year-old niece. Her work has been featured in BBC Travel, Cosmopolitan Italy, and various international travel magazines and publications.

Jodi Ettenberg: Former lawyer Jodi Ettenberg is the founder of Legal Nomads, which chronicles her years of food and travel adventures. She has been featured in The New York Times, BBC Travel, Grub Street and other publications. She can often be found at a street stall in Southeast Asia.

And moderator Alex Basek, founder of Fortnighter and food and travel writer..