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Articles by Timothy Baker
How to Take Better Travel Photos with Your Phone
Photojournalist Tim Baker (a.k.a. Mr. Wendy Perrin) reveals simple tips to help you take better action shots, group shots, food shots, night shots, video, and more.
If You Think YOU’ve Traveled, Wait Till You Read This
Travel writer Bob Payne’s 142-country memoir may make you green with envy...
Is a River Cruise the Easiest Way to See Europe?
Wondering about the easiest way to see Europe? Get expert tips on the best European river cruises.
What Made Uzbekistan Special
Wendy’s husband, a photojournalist, shares the moments and pictures that made their family trip to Uzbekistan so memorable.
Bring Your Dancing Shoes to Uzbekistan. You’ll Need Them. We Did.
Walking home from dinner in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Tim, Wendy, and their sons were unexpectedly pulled into a giant party. This is what happened next.
Tim’s Tips for Fishing in Belize
On Wendy’s recent family trip to Belize, while she was road-testing Belize trip-planning specialists and her 14-year-old was learning to scuba dive, her husband, Tim, went fishing. Here’s his story.
Your Lost Luggage Is For Sale in This Store in Alabama
The Unclaimed Baggage Center is 40,000 square feet of your stuff, bought in bulk from the airlines’ baggage equivalent of the dead letter office.
Ask Wendy: What Type of Camera Should I Take on Safari?
A professional photographer, Wendy’s husband Tim offers advice on the best types of cameras travelers should bring on a safari trip.
How the Electronics Ban Really Plays Out: A First-Hand Account
Here's what happened when Wendy's husband arrived at Casablanca airport with all his digital camera gear, and how the electronics ban played out.
A Pro Photographer’s Solutions to the Airline Electronics Ban
Smart, practical advice for packing, protecting, and backing up your travel tech when you fly from airports affected by the electronics ban.
We Had the Best Family Trip in Whistler and We Never Put on Skis
Everyone knows Whistler’s reputation as a winter sports mecca. But did you know Whistler is an adventure-packed summer destination too?
I Can’t Believe We Did This: Mountain Climbing in Whistler
Whistler's Via Ferrata is one of the mountain’s best-kept secrets; very few locals have heard of it. So, of course, Wendy was willing to try it.
Would You Take the Plunge Into an Icelandic Volcano?
Like adventure? How about being lowered the equivalent of 40 floors—in a window washer’s scaffold—into a volcano in Iceland?
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