Travels-with-Hian


                                                          

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Howard Hian is a credentialed journalist and a member of the North American Travel Journalists Association. He is a long-time member of the San Diego Hotel Motel Association and also serves on their Board of Directors.

Hian is a regular contributor to The Military Press, a California semi-monthly journal with a circulation of 100,000. Along with travel features, he writes a monthly California Roundup for the publication. The San Diego Jewish Journal featured his award winning The Sabra Who Cooks Cajun. His travel stories have appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri), Hanford Sentinel, Selma Enterprise and Kingsburg Recorder (all in California) as well as the Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Illinois) and the Garden Island (Kauai, Hawaii). 

Additionally, he is a regular travel commentator at On Tour with Dave and Carmel broadcasting from Sacramento, CA. 

Hian's features can also be found online at Real Travel Adventures, Travel Savvy News, Just Say Go, So Go Now, OffBeat Travel, and Travelworld International.

 

Hian was in the top ten of the East West Travel Network's Writers and Photographers Awards in 2000. The winners were selected by the Journalism Department of the College of the Desert, Palm Springs, CA.

In 2002, Hian received a second place honor, in the international category, for his newspaper article featuring Lisbon, Portugal from the North American Travel Journalists Association.

Hian received an Award of Excellence in the 2004 North American Travel Journalists Associations Awards Competition. His feature, A Cocoon of Comfort, was runner up in the Travel Tips & Advice category.

In 2007, his story, The Sabra Who Cooks Cajun, was runner up in the North American Travel Journalists Associations Awards Competition in the Personality Profile category.

In 2008, Hian's Gunkholing with Cruisewest was a Merit Award winner in the Cruise Category of the North American Journalists Association's annual writing contest.

San Diego Backyard Getaways:

        - San Diego Restaurant Week 2009

      - The Arts and How to Score Tickets

        - City Mouse/Country Mouse

        - La Jolla
        - Coronado
        - North County San Diego

A Cocoon of Comfort

A Horse Walked Into the Saloon: Only in Telluride

Sailing Summit

A Slice of Maui

Portugal Series:

        - The Alentejo and Porto
        - Lisbon and Sintra
        - Busaco and Luso

River Time on the Mighty Mississippi

"Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler" Let the Good Times Roll: A Visit to New Orleans

Las Vegas Civilized

Sexy South Beach and the Doral Resort and Country Club

Sandals Resort in the Bahamas

Rosemary Beach and Funky Highway 30A

The Historic Mission Inn and a Palm Springs Retreat

Historic Telluride Colorado

                                                                  

        

 

 






Coming Attractions:

Confessions of a TGA Groupie and Traveling Smart Head to Toe

Jazzy Temecula

Houseboatin' With My Pirate Friends

 

 

2009 California Roundup:

A List of Some of the Latest Events, Festivals and Happenings in the Golden State.

 

June

July

                                                

 

                 My Favorite Travel Photos

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Email: hian@znet.com

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