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OTR in the NY Times

Feb 7th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

The humble OTR got a nice plug in Joe Sharkey’s column in today’s NY Times about travel blogs. 

If you’re landed on this page after reading the Times, I apologize for making you read about the column you just came from.  A bit circular, I know.  The good (?) stuff is below…





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  1. bloggy mcblog February 7th, 2006 9:21 am :

    “Some travel blogs are all attitude and no original research, seemingly typed by hung-over media manqués whose idea of reporting is to tumble out of bed late each morning and desperately scan the newspapers for items to make sarcastic comments about”

    that doesn’t at all ring a bell

  2. Jared February 7th, 2006 10:18 am :

    I was flattered to be called a Manque. Who wouldn’t be?

    And I don’t get out of bed late.

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